Satellite Systems Technician
Posted 5 Oct 2026
Advertised as “Systems and Software Validation Engineer”
BranchFactor Summary
The original posting with the fluff stripped out
- Expected experience
- 4+ yrs
- Management level
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- On-Site
- Contract
- Full-time
No salary listed for this role.
Field of studyAeronautical Engineering, Applied Physics, Electronics, Space Studies (or related)
Study levelBachelor's
Role highlights:
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Title: Satellite Systems Senior Technician
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Department: Global Manufacturing Organisation
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Reports to: Head of MAITE Spain
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Location: Valencia, Spain
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Type of Contract: Permanent
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Working model: On-site
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Employment is subject to applicable security screening (incl. SUPO, where required)
Why this role matters:
As a Satellite Systems Senior Technician, you play a vital role in bringing every satellite that reaches our Valencia production line to operational readiness. You will own the first power-on, initial software and firmware loading, and end-to-end systems verification of fully integrated SAR satellites, running automated functional, power, and bus test campaigns, diagnosing issues at the boundary between software, firmware, and electronics hardware, and ensuring configuration control on final activities. Your work lets test campaigns run independently on the line, without pulling engineers away from other teams.
**Who We Are
**ICEYE is the world leader in sovereign intelligence from space. We deliver persistent monitoring capabilities to detect and respond to changes in any location on Earth.
ICEYE owns the world's largest and most advanced SAR (synthetic aperture radar) satellite constellation. To our customers we provide intelligence with unmatched quality, latency and revisit times, in any weather, day or night. To governments who choose to operate their own constellation we provide this proven capability as a sovereign system.
ICEYE-built constellations serve customers in defence and intelligence, environmental monitoring, insurance and emergency management. We enable fast decisions that contribute to a safer future.
Founded and headquartered in Finland, ICEYE operates globally with over 1000 employees across Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific.**
Your day-to-day responsibilities**
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Execute initial satellite power-on, firmware flashing, and subsystem communication verifications.
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Run, debug, and execute automated functional, power, and bus test scripts using Python, Shell, and Linux environments.
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Work with Git repositories to manage test code, track updates, and verify software builds.