Global Manufacturing Infrastructure

📋 Job Overview

As a Deployment Manager within ICEYE's Global Manufacturing Infrastructure team, you are the central project lead responsible for ensuring satellite integration facilities are delivered on time, within budget, and in full technical alignment across ICEYE's global footprint. You own the end-to-end deployment plan from kickoff through to facility handover—driving progress, managing risks, and resolving blockers. This role is critical to ensuring ICEYE's global production capability scales reliably and efficiently.

🏢 About ICEYE

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.

🎯 The Role

Manage the end-to-end project delivery of assigned satellite integration sites, from initiation to handover. Own the deployment schedule, budget, and work breakdown, ensuring all milestones are met and aligned with ICEYE's production roadmap. Coordinate with supply chain, logistics, and local stakeholders to ensure timely availability of equipment, materials, and contractor support. Track and maintain a detailed deployment schedule, managing dependencies across civil works, facility installations, and IT/security readiness. Proactively identify and escalate risks, resolve delays, and ensure transparent cross-functional communication. Collaborate closely with the Global Manufacturing Facilities Architect to ensure technical scope is delivered as defined. Drive accountability across internal and external stakeholders and serve as the central coordination point during deployment.

✅ Key Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end project delivery of assigned satellite integration sites, from initiation to handover.
• Own the deployment schedule, budget, and work breakdown, ensuring all milestones are met and aligned with ICEYE's production roadmap.
• Coordinate with supply chain, logistics, and local stakeholders to ensure timely availability of equipment, materials, and contractor support.
• Track and maintain a detailed deployment schedule, managing dependencies across civil works, facility installations, and IT/security readiness.
• Proactively identify and escalate risks, resolve delays, and ensure transparent cross-functional communication.
• Collaborate closely with the Global Manufacturing Facilities Architect to ensure technical scope is delivered as defined.
• Drive accountability across internal and external stakeholders and serve as the central coordination point during deployment.

📌 Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Operations Management, or a related field.
• 5–8+ years of experience in infrastructure, manufacturing, or facility deployment project management, ideally in aerospace, automotive, or high-tech sectors.
• Strong command of project management tools and methodologies (Gantt, WBS, Critical Path, risk logs, etc.).
• Proven experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder infrastructure or industrial deployment projects.
• Strong project management capabilities, including scheduling, cost tracking, and risk mitigation.
• Ability to operate autonomously in highly dynamic environments while coordinating across cross-functional and global teams.
• Experience working with supply chain, logistics, and external vendors for equipment and facility readiness.
• Clear communication skills and a structured approach to reporting, prioritisation, and stakeholder management.
• Fluent in English, with strong documentation and stakeholder management skills.

⭐ Desirable Experience

• Experience with international site deployment or construction coordination.
• Familiarity with manufacturing infrastructure, cleanroom requirements, or technical integration environments.
• Background in aerospace or space sector facility deployments.

🎁 Benefits

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 & Eligibility

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