Senior Orbit Control Software Engineer

ICEYE; Espoo; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ICEYE in Espoo is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to own the Orbit Control software, ensuring robustness and reliability for our SAR satellite constellation. You will design, implement, test, deploy, and maintain ground segment software to control spacecraft orbits and improve telemetry, logging, and monitoring in collaboration with operations teams.

You will mentor junior engineers and help shape the technical direction, while upholding strong software practices including automated testing

Qualifications

• Proven experience across the full software lifecycle
• Strong experience with operationally critical or high-reliability software systems
• Expertise in systematic root-cause analysis, diagnostics, monitoring, and debugging of distributed systems
• Ability to evaluate technical options rigorously and guide teams toward well-considered engineering decisions
• Strong understanding of software engineering practices such as automated testing, CI/CD, observability, and operational monitoring
• Ability to lead complex technical initiatives, mentor engineers, and influence technical direction
• Strong collaboration and communication skills in cross-functional technical environments

Responsibilities

• Take technical ownership of the Orbit Control codebase, primarily written in Python, ensuring it is robust, maintainable, and operationally reliable
• Design, implement, test, deploy, and maintain ground segment software to control the orbits of our satellites
• Build and maintain verification and validation procedures for Orbit Control software in close collaboration with operations teams
• Debug system anomalies systematically and identify root causes to prevent recurrence
• Improve telemetry data analysis, processing, visualization, logging, monitoring, and alerting capabilities
• Collaborate with orbital mechanics experts, mission teams, Staff Engineers, and Engineering Leads to translate operational needs into high-quality software solutions
• Define and promote strong software engineering practices, including automated testing, CI/CD, and operational monitoring
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to the technical direction of the team

Skills

Full lifecycle software

Distributed systems

Root cause analysis

CI/CD & automation

Observability & monitoring

Team leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Kubernetes

Job description

ICEYE in Espoo is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to own the Orbit Control software, ensuring robustness and reliability for our SAR satellite constellation. You will design, implement, test, deploy, and maintain ground segment software to control spacecraft orbits and improve telemetry, logging, and monitoring in collaboration with operations teams.

You will mentor junior engineers and help shape the technical direction, while upholding strong software practices including automated testing