Lead, Satellite Electronics Production & Systems

ICEYE Oy; Espoo; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

ICEYE Oy in Espoo, Finland is seeking a Production Team Lead to modernize, scale, and own end-to-end production of satellite electronics subsystems on-site, including electronics, batteries, and flight software.

You will lead a cross-disciplinary team of 10–15 technicians, drive automated testing and data-driven manufacturing, and ensure safety, quality, and cost efficiency while delivering predictable cycle times and high throughput.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of assembly and testing experience in electronics, battery systems, or avionics.
• Proven leadership experience managing 10–15 technicians in fast-paced environments.
• Strong practical electronics skills: reading schematics, testing, and fault isolation.
• Software integration experience: firmware flashing, version control, and automated test scripts (Python).
• Lean manufacturing knowledge with focus on takt time and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead manufacturing across electronics assembly, battery fabrication, software loading, integration, and functional testing while upholding safety, quality, cost, and throughput standards.
• Standardize workflows, takt times, line layouts, and kitting to deliver predictable, repeatable cycle times.
• Scale new subsystem designs and next-gen satellite platforms from R&D to high-rate production, ensuring tooling, test, and workforce readiness.
• Champion automated functional testing, scripted software deployment, unit-level data logging, and full electronic revision traceability.
• Optimize workflows spanning assembly, functional testing, firmware flashing, and systemic validation to ensure flawless alignment between software releases and hardware revisions.
• Participate in design reviews, translating floor-level yield and test metrics into continuous design and manufacturing enhancements.
• Embed best practices for battery handling, state-of-charge management, ESD protection, FOD control, and cleanroom disciplines directly into daily operations.
• Recruit, train, certify (J-STD-001, IPC-A-610, ESD), and mentor a team of 10–15 technicians using visual management and Lean frameworks.

Skills

assembly & testing

leadership

electronics expertise

Python scripting

lean manufacturing

root cause analysis

communication in English

Tools

Firmware flashing tools

Version control

Automated test systems

Job description

ICEYE Oy in Espoo, Finland is seeking a Production Team Lead to modernize, scale, and own end-to-end production of satellite electronics subsystems on-site, including electronics, batteries, and flight software.

You will lead a cross-disciplinary team of 10–15 technicians, drive automated testing and data-driven manufacturing, and ensure safety, quality, and cost efficiency while delivering predictable cycle times and high throughput.