Senior Operations Specialist (Flight Engineer)

THE MISSION OF THE SENIOR OPERATIONS SPECIALIST (FLIGHT ENGINEER)

As Senior Operations Specialist (Flight Engineer) on the HAPS (High Altitude Platform Station) program, you will help keep ICEYE's stratospheric, solar-powered electric aircraft safe, healthy and productive throughout its flights. In flight, you will be the crew's reference for the aircraft's technical condition: monitoring its systems, managing its energy and thermal balance, and turning what the aircraft tells you into clear, timely recommendations for the Mission Planner and the Autopilot Operator.

The role is deliberately broad. Beyond flight engineering, you will contribute across the Operations team: preparing and executing flight test campaigns, supporting ground control station operations, assessing flight results and feeding them back into the aircraft's development, and helping build the procedures and tools of an operations capability that will scale as the program grows.

• Monitor the health and status of the aircraft and its on-board systems in flight, detect developing anomalies or degradation early, and assess their impact on the mission.

• Manage the aircraft energy balance: battery state of charge, solar power availability and the power budget, ensuring enough stored energy to safely operate through the night.

• Monitor and manage the aircraft thermal condition to keep its systems within operating limits.

• Advise the Mission Planner and Autopilot Operator on aircraft health, available power and thermal status, and coordinate technical decisions with them throughout the flight.

• Contribute to the planning, preparation and execution of flight test campaigns, including site preparation, pre-flight checks, launch and recovery activities.

• Take on other crew positions or ground control station duties as operational needs require, building versatility across the Operations team.

• Analyse flight data after each flight, report results and translate findings into improvements for the aircraft, its systems and operating procedures.

• Develop and maintain operational procedures, checklists, emergency procedures and operations documentation.

• Develop and improve monitoring, analysis and planning tools used by the flight crew, such as telemetry dashboards and energy or thermal estimation tools.

• Support aircraft integration, ground testing and simulation activities, and contribute to the training and qualification of crew members.

• Support safety and risk assessments for operations and, when needed, coordination with aviation authorities and external partners.

• Role: Senior Operations Specialist (Flight Engineer)

• Department: HAPS

• Location: Valencia, Spain

• Working type: On site, with limited remote working

• Employment is subject to applicable security screening (incl. SUPO, where required)

• Programming or scripting skills for data analysis and tooling (e.g. Python; C/C++ a plus).

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.

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.