Senior Ground Systems Engineer — Hybrid Hardware

ICEYE; Warszawa; Hybrid; PLN 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

ICEYE is seeking a Senior System Engineer (Ground Systems Hardware) to design, integrate and validate ground hardware that enables satellite operations. You’ll define interfaces, perform system modeling, and own validation tests in collaboration with product, manufacturing and operations teams.

The role is hybrid with offices in Espoo and Warsaw. Requires 5–8+ years in hardware systems engineering, strong VMware/vSAN, networking, storage, and environmental testing experience; English fluency

Qualifications

• 5 to 8+ years of experience in systems engineering for hardware-based products.
• Strong experience with virtualization technologies such as VMware, including vSAN and HCI.
• Strong networking knowledge including switches, VLANs, routing, and firewalls.
• Experience with storage systems such as Cloudian or Dell, including object storage concepts.
• Experience with server hardware platforms and rack-level design considerations.
• Strong background in hardware integration, validation, and environmental testing.
• Experience defining and managing technical specifications and system interfaces.
• Strong documentation, configuration management, and communication skills in English.

Responsibilities

• Design, integrate, and validate ground hardware systems at system level.
• Define and maintain hardware specifications, interfaces, and performance requirements.
• Conduct system modeling and identify design gaps and improvement opportunities.
• Own validation and acceptance testing, including test plans, setups, and final sign-off.
• Collaborate with product, systems, manufacturing, and operations teams to align designs with requirements.
• Ensure documentation accuracy, configuration control, and version management.
• Apply expertise in compute, power, and environmental systems to ensure reliability in operations.
• Drive continuous improvement of integration and testing processes.

Skills

Systems engineering

VMware/vSAN

Networking

Storage systems

Hardware integration

Documentation

English proficiency

Tools

VMware

vSAN

HCI

Job description

ICEYE is seeking a Senior System Engineer (Ground Systems Hardware) to design, integrate and validate ground hardware that enables satellite operations. You’ll define interfaces, perform system modeling, and own validation tests in collaboration with product, manufacturing and operations teams.

The role is hybrid with offices in Espoo and Warsaw. Requires 5–8+ years in hardware systems engineering, strong VMware/vSAN, networking, storage, and environmental testing experience; English fluency