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A satellite SAR company is putting interns directly onto live mission delivery for government customers, with security screening (including Finland's SUPO) required, suggesting it is pulling early-career talent into defense-adjacent operational work rather than keeping interns on the sidelines.
Role highlights
Role: Missions Intern, ICEYE Intern Lab
Location: Espoo, Finland (onsite)
Department: Missions
Employment type: Fixed-term, fully paid internship (3-6 months, flexible)
Start: April / early May 2027
Employment is subject to applicable security screening (incl. SUPO, where required)
Few people get to start their career delivering satellite missions. You will.
ICEYE Intern Lab is a fully paid, onsite internship for high-potential students who want to see how complex satellite missions are delivered on real programs. You don’t need space industry experience to apply. We’re looking for curious, fast-learning students with a strong academic record and a hands-on, ownership-driven mindset.
You’ll join one of our Missions teams as a contributing team member, working on live work with real customers, with a dedicated manager and a mentor. You’ll work alongside program managers, engineers and senior leaders, and see how a mission moves from signed contract to an accepted operating system.
The internship is fast and demanding, and it will stretch you. After 90 days, your manager and HRBP review your progress and discuss potential full-time opportunities where there is an approved opening.
Spots are limited and we review applications on a rolling basis, so apply early.
Missions turns every signed contract into an accepted, operating mission. We are hiring interns into three teams. You tell us which ones interest you in the application, and we match you based on your background and what the teams need.
Delivery Engineering: Own a piece of the technical thread of a customer mission, from requirements through verification to acceptance. Work on processes or tools that help engineers deliver missions predictably. Best fit if you study aerospace, space, physics, engineering or a related technical field and have hands-on analysis experience from coursework, a thesis or projects.
Program Management: Join the program teams and the PMO that keep missions on track. Help build plans, track risks and dependencies, and support improvement initiatives across Missions Programs. Best fit if you study engineering, industrial engineering and management, business or a related field, and have led a student organization, run events or delivered a project with a deadline and several stakeholders.
Delivery and Support: Help deliver, update and support the ground systems our customers run. You may start in software testing and QA and grow towards DevOps as you learn our software platform. Best fit if you study computer science, software engineering or a related field.
Sales and commercial operations: Join the team behind our sales leaders and the sovereign satellite deals they pursue. Help coordinate strategic campaign reviews, keep pipeline and deal data accurate, build reports and dashboards, and research markets and customers. Best fit if you study business, economics, industrial engineering and management, geography, political sciences, or a related field, and excel at communicating with senior stakeholders, have analyzed data, supported a sales effort, or run a project with several stakeholders.
Depending on your team, you will:
Own a defined, scoped piece of a live mission or program, with outcomes agreed with your manager on day one
Talk to engineers, program managers, customers and internal experts to understand the problem, and turn what you learn into clear plans, requirements or fixes
Work with software, hardware, operations and commercial teams to keep delivery on trackUse data and AI tools to analyze status, spot issues early and explain the tradeoffs behind your recommendations
Prepare for and join internal reviews and, where relevant, customer meetings
Present your work in weekly reviews and demo days
Learn how satellite missions are delivered, from contract to operation
Must haves
Currently enrolled as a Bachelor’s student (3rd year or later) or Master’s student, ideally in engineering, space, physics, computer science, industrial engineering and management, business, geography, political sciences or a related field; recent graduates are also eligible
A strong academic record and a track record of standing out, for example through projects, internships, thesis work or student communities
You can break a complex problem into parts, work out what matters and test your assumptions
You learn fast and are comfortable digging into how complex systems work with engineers
You take ownership and can move work forward without formal authority
You have an AI-native way of working: you use AI tools (for example AI assistants and coding agents) to accelerate research, analysis and problem solving, and you can give examples
Strong communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences, written and spoken
Fluent written and spoken English
Eligible to work onsite in Finland (EU/EEA citizen, or able to secure an appropriate visa with ICEYE’s support)
Able to obtain a security clearance where required
Nice to haves
Hands-on project experience, for example a student satellite or rocketry team, a startup, a consulting or industry internship, or leading a student organization
Experience with requirements, verification and testing, planning tools, spreadsheets, SQL or Python
Experience with CRM tools (for example Salesforce), sales or business development, or data analysis and reporting
Knowledge of software, hardware or embedded systems
Background in Earth observation, SAR, remote sensing or satellite ground segments
Interest in space, defence or other mission-critical industries
You...
are not afraid to ask a lot of questions
are proactive, resourceful and a hands-on problem solver
manage your time well in a fast-paced, high-impact environment
are comfortable giving and receiving feedback
A paid internship with a dedicated manager and a mentor
Live projects with real customer impact
A 90-day review and a conversation about full-time opportunities if you excel in the role
Applications close on December 20th. We review applications on a rolling basis, so apply early. The internship starts in April / May 2027.
Application: Submit your CV and answer a few short questions instead of a cover letter (about 30 minutes). You tell us which teams interest you.
Peer interview (30 min): A chat with a current or former ICEYE intern about how you work, learn and collaborate.
Team interview (60 min): A conversation with the team you are matched to, including a short take home task and presentation. We care more about how you approach the problem than about getting a perfect answer.
Decision and offer.
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 learning and a culture where collaboration is how we win.
How we work (our values)
Make the impossible possible: We set ambitious goals, stay calm under pressure, and keep moving until we find a way.
Be curious: Go deep, ask questions, listen carefully and understand the "why" behind decisions.
See the big picture: Stay close to what's happening across the company and consider how your work affects others.
Drive effective teamwork: Create psychological safety and invite different perspectives. There are no bad questions.
Act as one team: We win together and stay agile as priorities shift.
Have fun: What we do matters, and it should be enjoyable.
We want ICEYE to be a place where people can be themselves and do great work. We're committed to fair, inclusive hiring and equal opportunity, and everyone is welcome to apply. If you need any adjustments or support during the recruitment process, tell us and we'll do our best to help.
Apply now to start your ICEYE journey, and help us continue to make the impossible possible together. Read more about ICEYE and working with us at iceye.com.
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