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Manager, Flight Software
ICEYE US
$180–210K / year · Irvine, California, US
ICEYE US designs, builds and operates SAR small satellites for all-weather Earth observation, supplying radar data and space intelligence to defence, intelligence and emergency response customers.
ICEYE US is an American commercial Earth observation and space intelligence company headquartered in Southern California. It designs, builds and operates small satellites equipped with Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), which produces radar imagery regardless of weather or daylight. The firm is the American subsidiary of the Finnish parent company ICEYE, and serves as its dedicated presence in the United States and for U.S. allied nations.
Its satellite fleet forms part of the world's largest commercial SAR satellite constellation. Around these assets, ICEYE US produces radar sensor data products and space intelligence intended for intelligence professionals, warfighters, first responders and scientific researchers, with an emphasis on data quality, frequent revisit rates and rapid dissemination. The technical work spans SAR, small satellite design and manufacturing, radar imaging and data products, and persistent monitoring.
The company's customers sit largely in defence, intelligence, national security, emergency response and government work, including relationships with agencies such as the National Reconnaissance Office. Its stated focus is on sovereign intelligence capabilities for the United States and its allies, and its staff work on missions supporting warfighters, first responders and intelligence professionals across the country and in Finland.