Lead Electronics R&D & Test Engineer for Spacecraft — Hybrid

ICEYE; United States; Hybrid; USD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

ICEYE is the world leader in sovereign intelligence from space, building a global SAR satellite constellation. We seek a Senior Electronics R&D Test Engineer to lead electrical AIT for a new generation of optical spacecraft, qualify subsystems and full satellites, and debug electronics and software issues that surface along the way.

You will design and run the EGSE campaigns, work closely with engineering teams, and translate test findings into design improvements to ensure robust production

Qualifications

• Must have hands-on experience in the development, integration, testing, or production of complex electronics systems.
• Strong debugging skills across electronics and software.
• AIT experience spanning both software and electronics.
• Working knowledge of Python.
• Good communication in English; able to work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Run subsystem qualification and functional testing, and spacecraft-level system testing for the new generation of optical satellites.
• Debug electronics and software issues, performing root cause analysis on failures.
• Design and build Electronics Ground Support Equipment (EGSE) needed to test and integrate the new spacecraft generation.
• Support next-generation spacecraft integration, creating AIT procedures and transferring knowledge to the production team.
• Feed testing and integration findings back to design engineering, driving design changes from concept to prototyping.

Skills

Electronics testing

Debugging

AIT experience

Python

English communication

Job description

ICEYE is the world leader in sovereign intelligence from space, building a global SAR satellite constellation. We seek a Senior Electronics R&D Test Engineer to lead electrical AIT for a new generation of optical spacecraft, qualify subsystems and full satellites, and debug electronics and software issues that surface along the way.

You will design and run the EGSE campaigns, work closely with engineering teams, and translate test findings into design improvements to ensure robust production