Lead Mechanical R&D & AIT for Spacecraft

ICEYE; Warsaw (IN); Hybrid; USD 64,156 - 96,235; Full time

Job summary

ICEYE is seeking a Mechanical R&D Test Lead to own end-to-end Mechanical AIT for our next-generation optical spacecraft. You will lead the team, manage qualification campaigns, and stay closely connected to the hands-on work—qualification tests, MGSE, and feedback loops to design.

You will represent findings to design groups, drive necessary design changes, and mentor a growing engineering team. Hybrid work, security screening where required, and a path toward leadership await.

Qualifications

• Must have experience leading people or be ready to move into leadership.
• Hands-on mechanical AIT and test campaigns experience.
• Experience organizing work end-to-end.
• Strong hands-on engineering mindset and ability to work in a team.
• Ability to work under pressure during test campaigns.
• Experience with vibration testing and mechanical validation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the mechanical AIT team, organizing its work and owning the end-to-end mechanical AIT process for new spacecraft and subsystems.
• Oversee qualification and acceptance vibration test campaigns for new satellites and subsystems, and the satellite‑level qualification mass models used to run them.
• Own the design, build, and upkeep of the Mechanical Ground Support Equipment (MGSE) the team relies on for testing and integration.
• Lead flight model integration for the new spacecraft generation, ensuring AIT procedures are created and properly handed over to the production team.
• Represent the team's testing and integration findings back to the design engineering groups, from early concept through late prototyping, and drive the resulting design changes.

Skills

Leadership experience

Hands-on AIT

Vibration testing

MGSE design

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Finite Element Analysis

Job description

ICEYE is seeking a Mechanical R&D Test Lead to own end-to-end Mechanical AIT for our next-generation optical spacecraft. You will lead the team, manage qualification campaigns, and stay closely connected to the hands-on work—qualification tests, MGSE, and feedback loops to design.

You will represent findings to design groups, drive necessary design changes, and mentor a growing engineering team. Hybrid work, security screening where required, and a path toward leadership await.