Senior Software Engineer - Satellite Fleet Planning
About this role
Role highlights:
Senior Software Engineer - Satellite Fleet Planning
Location: Espoo, Finland
Department: Fleet Control and Satellite Communications
Reports to: Engineering Manager
Employment type: Permanent
Workplace model: Hybrid
Employment is subject to applicable security screening (incl. SUPO, where required)
Why this role matters:
As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll design and build the systems that plan and optimize the operation of ICEYE's SAR satellite fleet. Your work ensures that satellites capture the right data at the right time, directly enabling mission-critical insights for governments and commercial customers. You will solve complex algorithmic and optimization challenges constrained by both physics and business priorities, contributing to ICEYE's mission to become the global source of truth in Earth Observation.
Responsibilities
- Senior Software Engineer - Satellite Fleet Planning
- Location: Espoo, Finland
- Department: Fleet Control and Satellite Communications
- Reports to: Engineering Manager
Requirements
- Employment type: Permanent
- Workplace model: Hybrid
- Employment is subject to applicable security screening (incl. SUPO, where required)
About ICEYE
ICEYE delivers space-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities to governments and allied nations. This includes sovereign and turnkey ISR missions leveraging ICEYE's world-leading synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite technology, as well as access to data from the world's largest SAR satellite constellation. These capabilities enable partners to detect and respond to critical changes anywhere on Earth with unprecedented speed and accuracy, day or night and in any weather, supported by ultra high-resolution imagery and high-frequency revisits. As a trusted partner for defense, intelligence, security, and maritime domain awareness, ICEYE's near real-time data creates a tactical advantage for mission-critical operations. Designed for dual use, the platform also serves civil protection and commercial users for natural-catastrophe intelligence, insurance, maritime monitoring including oil-spill detection, and finance, contributing to global security and community resilience. ICEYE is headquartered in Finland and operates globally across Europe, North America, the Middle East