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ICEYE, the world leader in sovereign intelligence from space, is seeking a Mechanical Engineering Systems & CAD Specialist to join its Spacecraft Hardware department in Espoo, Finland. This role is critical to supporting ICEYE's expanding satellite constellation and advanced spacecraft development, ensuring mechanical design teams have the software systems, processes, and technical support needed to meet demanding aerospace quality standards.
You will serve as a bridge between engineering teams and IT infrastructure, managing the tools and workflows that enable reliable, cost-effective product development. Your responsibilities include installing, updating, and maintaining mechanical design software, FEA/CFD simulation tools, and PLM databases; providing day-to-day technical assistance and troubleshooting for design engineers; maintaining standardized CAD library components and product structure integrity; establishing best practices for CAD modeling standards and design release workflows; and coordinating with software vendors and internal IT teams on system infrastructure.
You will work cross-functionally with systems, electrical, manufacturing, and IT teams to ensure smooth product delivery from concept to qualification and contribute to continuous product improvements. This is a permanent, hybrid role reporting to the Mechanical Team Lead.
ICEYE operates globally with over 1,000 employees across Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, delivering persistent monitoring capabilities via the world's largest and most advanced SAR satellite constellation to defense, intelligence, environmental monitoring, insurance, and emergency management customers.
REQUIREMENTS:
Must-haves:
- Master's or Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Technology, or related field
- 5–10 years of practical experience in mechanical design or engineering IT/tool support
- Experience in aerospace, automotive, or related industries
- Proficiency with modern 3D CAD platforms and PLM environments, handling complex product assemblies
- Hands-on experience or proven familiarity with engineering simulation tools
- Strong analytical troubleshooting skills with a customer-service mindset toward supporting engineering end-users
- Ability to work cross-functionally with systems, electrical, manufacturing, and IT teams
Nice-to-haves:
- Experience with Autocad Inventor, PTC Creo, or Siemens NX
- Experience with PTC Arena and Altair simulation tools
- Experience with CADTALK or similar integration tools
- Ability to program simple macros and scripts
- Ability to develop simple toolkits through API interface
Note: Employment is subject to applicable security screening, including SUPO where required.
