Quality Control Technician

Role highlights:

• Quality Control Technician - Mechanical

• Location: Valencia, Spain

• Department: Stock Management

• Reports to: Manager, Stock & Logistics Management

• Employment type: Permanent

• Workplace model: Office

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

Why this role matters:

This role is responsible for performing, visual, and mechanical inspections and quality checks to ensure that all hardware used in ICEYE satellite missions meets defined quality standards throughout the product lifecycle.

The Quality Control Technician supports the implementation of inspection plans by conducting inspections during receiving, ensuring that all components and subsystems conform to requirements prior to shipment.

The role is embedded within the production and AIT environment, working closely with Production, AIT Engineering, Mission Assurance, and Supply Chain teams to identify defects early, prevent quality escapes, and maintain compliance with space-grade standards.

Who We Are

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.

Your day-to-day responsibilities

• Conduct visual, electrical, and basic mechanical inspections and quality checks during receiving operations on electronic parts, mechanical parts, commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) items, and subsystems in accordance with inspection sheets and/or control plans

• Update material status in the ERP/MES system in accordance with inspection results;

• Report non-conformances (NCs), support root cause analysis (RCA) activities, and contribute to the implementation of corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) across production and the supply chain;

• Prepare timely and accurate reports on outstanding issues related to inspected parts and subsystems;

• Review and provide feedback on inspection sheets and/or control plans;

• Maintain and follow quarantine and scrapping procedures;

• Ensure inspection tools and equipment are properly calibrated and maintained;

• Monitor inspection, logistics, production, storage, and laboratory environments to ensure compliance with safety and quality standards;

• Contribute to continuous process improvement initiatives within the company.

What we’re looking for

Must haves:

• Degree or diploma in Electronics, Quality Control, Manufacturing, or related field

• Minimum 2 years of experience in quality control roles within aerospace, defense, or high-reliability manufacturing environments. Hands-on experience inspecting mechanical parts.

• Use of inspection tools (e.g., Microscopes, calipers, multimeters, oscilloscopes)

• Ability to read and interpret schematics, technical drawings, and Gerber files

• Awareness of PCBA and assembly processes

• Knowledge of measurement principles and calibration requirements

• Conversational level of spoken and written English

Nice to haves:

• Knowledge of IPC standards:

• Experience with ERP systems in production environments

• Exposure to AIT environments or satellite hardware

Application Process

• Talent Acquisition Interview

• Hiring Manager General Interview

• Technical Interview, including a Technical Challenge

• Peer & Culture Interview

• VP Interview

Working at ICEYE

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