Role highlights:
AIT Engineer - SAR
Location: Japan
Department: Global Manufacturing Organization
Reports to: Team Leader, AIT Engineering
Employment type: Permanent
Workplace model: Office
Employment is subject to applicable security screening (incl. SUPO, where required)
Why this role matters:
As a AIT Engineer - SAR, you’ll help bring ICEYE’s next generation SAR satellites into production. You will play a critical role in assembling, integrating, and testing satellites while ensuring designs transition smoothly into reliable, repeatable manufacturing. Your work directly supports ICEYE’s ability to scale its satellite constellation and deliver timely Earth observation data that strengthens global security, disaster response, and maritime awareness.
Who We Are
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, and Asia-Pacific. We have more than 900 employees, united by a shared vision: improving life on Earth by becoming the global source of truth in Earth Observation.
Your day-to-day responsibilities
- Execute hands-on satellite assembly, integration, and testing (AIT) activities for production satellites
- Act as a technical point of contact for subsystem integration, ensuring manufacturability, testability, and configuration consistency across builds
- Perform system-level verification and validation including functional, environmental, and EMC testing
- Troubleshoot integration issues and collaborate with engineering, production, and quality teams to resolve anomalies and maintain build schedules
What we’re looking for
Must haves:
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in satellite development, integration, testing, or production environments
- Strong multidisciplinary engineering background with deep expertise in at least one domain such as mechanical, electronics, RF, or software
- System-level understanding of complex hardware systems or satellite architectures
- Experience supporting integration, verification, production ramp-up, and configuration management in high reliability hardware environments
Nice to haves:
- Experience in space industry AIT environments including satellite integration or spacecraft testing
- Background enabling design for manufacturing (DFM) and design for testability (DFT)
- Experience troubleshooting integration issues and performing root cause analysis in complex systems
Application Process
- Talent Acquisition Interview
- Hiring Manager General Interview
- Technical Interview (onsite or virtual), including a Technical Challenge
- Hiring Team / Leadership Interview
Working at ICEYE
At ICEYE, you’ll join a diverse and highly engaged team united by the ambition to make the impossible possible. As a global scale-up, we combine speed and ambition with the opportunity to take real ownership from day one. Your growth, wellbeing, and success are a priority, with continuous professional development, training opportunities, and a culture where collaboration is how we win.
How We Work (Our Values)
- Make the impossible possible: We set ambitious goals and stay calm under pressure. We bring grit, optimism, and ownership when things get hard, and we keep moving until we find a way.
- Be curious: Go deep, ask questions, listen carefully, and think critically. Understand the why behind decisions.
- See the big picture: Stay close to what’s happening across the company so you can make better decisions. Consider how your work affects others.
- Drive effective teamwork: Create psychological safety, invite different perspectives, and build inclusive teams. There are no bad questions.
- Act as one team: We win together. We match tasks to the right owner and stay agile as priorities shift.
- Have fun: What we do matters and it should be enjoyable. Celebrate progress, take pride in results, and share the wins.
Our benefits are designed to support your health and wellbeing, at work and beyond. We keep improving them based on employee feedback, and offerings vary by location. Talent Acquisition will confirm what applies for this role and location during the process.
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
We want ICEYE to be a place where people can be themselves and do great work. Different backgrounds and perspectives make us stronger, which is why we work to create an environment where people feel included, respected, and able to speak up. Whatever your background, we want you to bring your authentic self to the table.
We’re committed to fair, inclusive hiring and equal opportunity. Everyone is welcome to apply. If you need any adjustments or support during the recruitment process, tell us and we will do our best to help.
Apply now to start your ICEYE journey and help us continue to make the impossible possible together. Read more about ICEYE and working with us at iceye.com.
