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Power Electronics Engineer
Hybrid in València·Full-time·Added 1 month ago
Overview
Job details
Full-time hours
Per the ad.
Requirements
Have the right to work in Spain
ICEYE doesn't mention sponsorship in the ad.
Work in English
English is required, per the ad.
Work on-site in València
No relocation package mentioned.
Pay & benefits
What you'll get
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.
Visa & relocation
- Employment is subject to applicable security screening (incl. SUPO, where required)
Requirements
Nice to have
- Experience with aerospace or other high reliability electronics programs
- Familiarity with component derating methodologies and EMI/EMC design practice
- Familiarity with embedded communication protocols relevant to power system telemetry and control (e.g. CAN, I2C)
- Experience with power delivery network (PDN) analysis, including reflection/impedance testing to validate transient response and stability under load
The role
- Role: Power Electronics Engineer
- Department: HAPS
- Location: Valencia, Spain
- Reports to: HAPS Avionics Team Lead
- Working type: Hybrid
As Power Electronics Engineer on the HAPS program, you will contribute to the design of the power subsystem of ICEYE's stratospheric electric aircraft.
The role is hardware focused, spanning circuit design, lab bring-up, and test. The engineer will own defined subsystems end to end, from requirements definition through schematic design, hardware bring-up, verification testing, and documentation for readiness review.
What you'll do
- Battery testing and characterization: cell and pack level testing, including capacity, impedance, and cycling measurements, and support for safety qualification testing (e.g. short circuit and thermal runaway testing)
- Solar array integration: defining and validating the electrical interface between the solar array and the power bus, including protection circuitry and bring-up testing
- Power electronics design: designing and validating protection and power conversion circuits, including the bus tie unit (an electronically controlled high current protection device with current sensing and MCU level telemetry and control) and DC-DC converters
- System verification: board level bring-up and system integration testing to confirm the power subsystem performs to specification under nominal and fault conditions
- Documentation: producing and maintaining design documentation, test reports, and requirement compliance records
MUST HAVE SKILLS
- Demonstrated experience in power electronics design for battery powered and/or solar powered systems, including familiarity with DC-DC converter topologies
- Practical experience with hardware bring-up, debugging, and verification testing of power electronics using standard laboratory equipment (oscilloscopes, electronic loads, power supplies, battery cyclers)
- Experience with lithium-ion battery systems, including characterization, safety limits, and thermal behavior
- Technical grounding in solar/photovoltaic array integration, including electrical interfacing of a variable voltage source to a power bus
- Proficiency with schematic capture and PCB design tools, preferably Altium Designer
- Experience with embedded systems as applied to power electronics, including telemetry acquisition and control interfaces between power hardware and a microcontroller
- Strong technical writing ability, with experience producing design documentation, test reports, and requirement traceability records
- Ability to work independently against defined requirements while coordinating effectively within a small technical team
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.
Hiring process
5 steps4 interviewsa task to doseveral weeks in all
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Let's talk
With Talent Attraction Team · Video call
First video call about your experience, motivation and expectations, plus an intro to ICEYE and the role.
Meet the hiring manager
With a hiring manager
Deep dive into the impact of your past work, how you solve problems and how you would contribute.
Show us how you think
Not every role
Depending on the role, a technical assignment or case study.
Meet the team
With future teammates
Conversation with future teammates about ways of working, communication and ICEYE values.
Leadership conversation
With leadership
Final interview on strategic alignment, long-term impact and growth at ICEYE.
Decision and offer
- Most processes take several weeks from application to decision.
- Early stages are by video; later stages may be on-site depending on role and location.
- Every candidate receives feedback once a decision is made.
Hiring process
- Talent Acquisition Interview
- Hiring Manager Interview
- Technical Interview (onsite or virtual), including a Technical Challenge
- Hiring Team Interview
- Offer Decision
About ICEYE
ICEYE is a Finnish space technology company that operates a constellation of synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) satellites, providing Earth observation data and analytics to commercial and government customers worldwide. The company is a pioneer in microsatellite technology, with a focus on persistent monitoring and rapid revisit capabilities, and has grown into a globally recognized player in the satellite data industry.
ICEYE has a significant presence in Spain, with an office in Madrid that supports its European operations, including engineering, production, and business development roles. The company's work culture is international and English-first, making it an attractive destination for international professionals in aerospace, RF engineering, and satellite production. They offer a dynamic environment where engineers work on cutting-edge space technology, from satellite manufacturing to data analytics, with a strong emphasis on innovation and hands-on technical work.
- Industry
- Satellite Imaging
- Founded
- 2012
- Employees
- 500–1,000
- Headquarters
- Espoo, Finland
- In Spain
- Madrid
- Website
- iceye.com
Good to know if you are moving
- ICEYE's official working language is English, making it accessible for international professionals without Finnish language skills.
- The company offers relocation support and a multicultural, fast-paced environment typical of a scale-up.
- Spain is a key hub for ICEYE's European operations, with roles in engineering, production, and business development.
- The Madrid office works on cutting-edge space technology, including satellite manufacturing and RF systems.
- ICEYE provides a flexible and modern work environment with opportunities to work on full lifecycle satellite missions.
In their own words
About the company & team
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. ICEYE operates internationally with offices in Finland, Poland, Spain, Japan, the UAE, Greece, Germany, 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.
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.
Additional information
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, we'll do our best to help.
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