ICEYE

Technology

HeadofProduction,MAITEFinland

€120–180k ~AI est. Espoo, Finland FULL TIME
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HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Head of Production, MAITE Finland at ICEYE. Skills: Production output, Production rate, Production performance, Production quality. Lead and develop production organization. Own full production output”

What You'll Achieve.

Scale production to 120+ satellites per year; Maintain quality and discipline; Close gap between current and desired state

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Root cause analysis; Corrective action

Eligibility Requirements

Security screening, SUPO screening

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Own full production output, Manage production team leads, Set production standards, Grow team as production rate increases, Own production schedule and delivery targets, Monitor and manage key production metrics, Identify bottlenecks, risks, and constraints, Ensure production system is designed to scale, Lead transformation to pull-based system, Drive implementation of 6S, visual management, standard work, Champion shift to flow-based model, Take full ownership of production quality, Work closely with AIT Engineering and Quality, Lead root cause analysis and corrective action, Work closely with MAITE functions

What You'll Do.

Lead and develop production organization

Own full production output

Manage production team leads

Build high-performing organization

Set standard for production

Grow team as production rate increases

Ensure right structure

Drive production rate and performance

Own production schedule and delivery targets

Ensure satellites built and delivered on time

Monitor and manage key production metrics

Drive systematic improvement

Ensure production system is designed and operated to

Implement and embed world-class production principles

Lead transformation towards pull-based system

Apply Lean principles

Drive implementation of 6S

Drive implementation of visual management

Drive implementation of standard work

Drive implementation of continuous flow

Champion shift from milestone-driven to flow-based model

Own quality in production

Ensure zero tolerance for systemic quality failures

Design production system to catch defects

Design production system to prevent defects

Work closely with AIT Engineering and Quality

Ensure production procedures are robust

Ensure production procedures are repeatable

Ensure production procedures are up to date

Lead root cause analysis on anomalies

Lead corrective action on anomalies

Close loop with Engineering

Capture lessons learned

Embed lessons learned

Collaborate across MAITE organization

Ensure clear boundaries

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

MAITE functions; AIT Engineering; Smart Manufacturing; Production planner

Process & Methodology

Production schedule, Delivery targets

Full Job Description

ROLE HIGHLIGHTS: - Head of Production, MAITE Finland - Location: Espoo, Finland (on-site) - Department: MAITE (Manufacturing and AIT) — Production; Global Manufacturing Organisation - Reports to: Director of MAITE Finland - Employment type: Permanent - Workplace model: Office - Employment is subject to applicable security screening (incl. SUPO, where required) WHY THIS ROLE MATTERS ICEYE is looking for a Head of Production to lead and scale the satellite production organization in MAITE Finland. This is one of the most consequential leadership roles in the company, the person in this role will be directly responsible for taking ICEYE's production from its current rate to 120+ satellites per year, while maintaining the quality and discipline that space hardware demands. MAITE Production encompasses two major flows: subsystem production, a global supply function feeding programs across multiple international sites, and SAR satellite integration and validation, a build-to-launch flow delivering complete satellites directly to the launch manifest. Both are high-care production lines requiring the same rigorous operational discipline and production mastery. We are not looking for someone who maintains the status quo. We are looking for someone who knows exactly what world-class production looks like, can see the gap between where we are and where we need to be, and has the drive and experience to close it. 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 defe

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