System Engineer (Polish speaking)

• Job title: System Engineer

• Department: Missions
• Location: Warsaw, Poland
• Reports to: Director of Delivery and Support - Missions
• Employment type: Permanent
• Working type: Hybrid
• Employment is subject to applicable security screening (incl. SUPO, where required)

The Mission of the System Engineer

Are you ready to make a real impact? In this role, you'll be at the heart of our mission, working hand-in-hand with our team to deploy and operate cutting-edge ICEYE and third-party applications with customer satellites. 

You'll play a crucial part in planning and implementing system deliveries, gaining a deep understanding of how our satellite and ground systems work together. If you're passionate about innovative technology and want to contribute to mission-critical operations, this is an incredible opportunity to grow and thrive!

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 operates internationally with offices in Finland, Poland, Spain, Japan, the UAE, Greece, and the US. The company has more than 900 employees, inspired by the shared vision of improving life on Earth by becoming the global source of truth in Earth Observation.

Expected outcomes & requirements

Outcomes:

1. Successful ground system deployment and operation: Ground systems are assembled, configured, and installed correctly and efficiently at customer sites, leading to reliable processing of satellite data into images.
2. Effective customer technical interaction: Clearly explain technical concepts and work collaboratively with customer technical staff, internal stakeholders and partners, fostering strong relationships and ensuring smooth system integration.
3. Adherence to technical standards and qualifications: The role requires strong technical expertise in specified technologies (Dell VxRail, VMWare, Kubernetes) and relevant certifications, ensuring high-quality work and compliance. 
4. Adaptability and operational readiness: You must be able to thrive in a dynamic environment, adapt to occasionally changing timelines and participate in an on-call rotation after onboarding to provide continuous support. The role requires occasional traveling to customer sites. 
5. A System Engineer is expected to actively drive the continuous improvement of assembly, integration, and on-site installation processes, ensuring efficiency, quality, and adaptability to evolving project needs. This includes identifying bottlenecks in these areas, proposing practical enhancements, and fostering a culture of collaboration and knowledge sharing within the team.

Requirements

Role-specific competences

• You will need hands-on experience with on-premises hardware (servers, storage, switches, firewalls, cabling), VMWare virtualization, and Kubernetes.
• Expertise in networking troubleshooting and Linux system administration in production is required, along with proficiency in logging and monitoring solutions.
• A successful candidate will have an "Infrastructure as Code" mindset (or willingness to learn) and a strong emphasis on security.
• We expect experience with orchestration tools - e.g. Hashicorp Terraform and experience from Storage arrays administration
• Fluency in both English and Polish

Key competences

In addition to the requirements above, we evaluate candidates on these key qualities throughout the hiring process:

• Intellectual Firepower: Rapidly comprehends, structures and synthesizes complex information, draws accurate conclusions, and communicates them with clarity.
• Passion & Work Ethic: Brings sustained motivation, resilience, and high personal standards to every challenge.
• Ownership & Action: Assumes full accountability for outcomes, acting decisively, and ensuring commitments are delivered.
• Team Player: Works collaboratively across teams, contributing to shared success, and engaging in constructive debate.
• Integrity & Growth Mindset: Operates with transparency and humility, learns from setbacks, and actively seeks opportunities to grow.

Application Process

• Initial interview with talent attraction
• Technical Assignment meeting with Senior System Engineers
• Hiring Manager interview with Director of Delivery and Support
• Executive meeting with SVP (Mission Line of Business)
• Reference call

What we offer at ICEYE

At ICEYE, you will join a diverse and highly engaged team united by the ambition to make the impossible possible. We know that we will succeed only through exceptional people in our team — which is why your growth, wellbeing, and success are a priority.

As a global scale-up, we combine speed and ambition with the opportunity to take real ownership from day one. You will benefit from continuous professional development, training opportunities, and a culture that values collaboration, curiosity, and integrity. ICEYE is a place where your contributions have a visible impact, and where we celebrate success together.

Benefits

• A job that matters in a dynamic Defence Technology and Earth Observation environment with a scale-up approach
• An independent role with a supportive and diverse work environment
• A yearly benefit budget to spend as you wish (MyBenefit i.e. on sport, transport, wellness, lunch, tourism, etc.)
• Relocation support (i.e. flight tickets, accommodation, relocation agency support etc.)
• Time for self-development, research, training, conferences, or certification schemes
• Polish language lessons
• Occupational and private healthcare and life insurance 
• Inspiring and collaborating offices and silent workspaces enable you to focus