Head of Global Manufacturing Capability & Training

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Description Role highlights: Head of Global Manufacturing Capability & Training Location: Espoo, Finland Department: Global Manufacturing Infrastructure (GMI) / Global Manufacturing Organization Reports to: Head of GMI Employment type: Permanent Workplace model: Office / Hybrid Employment is subject to applicable security screening (incl. SUPO, where required) Requirements Why this role matters: ICEYE is scaling global manufacturing and local operational capability across ICEYE sites, joint ventures, and customer-hosted locations. To deliver reliably at that scale, we need a capability system that makes teams productive fast, keeps quality high, and remains consistent as procedures, tooling, and products evolve. As the Head of Global Manufacturing Capability & Training, you’ll build that system end-to-end: defining role-based competencies, creating world-class training paths (hands-on + blended), standing up a staged training center, and ensuring new and existing teams—across AIT, supply chain, quality, and production operations—are trained, certified, and ready to execute. This is a leadership role for someone who can combine industrialization mindset + hardware manufacturing credibility + learning system design, and who is motivated to build something foundational for ICEYE’s next growth phase. Who We Are ICEYE delivers space-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities to governments and allied nations. This includes sovereign and turnkey ISR missions leveraging ICEYE’s world-leading synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite technology, as well as access to data from the world’s largest SAR satellite constellation. These capabilities enable partners to detect and respond to critical changes anywhere on Earth with unprecedented speed and accuracy – day or night and in any weather, supported by ultra high-resolution imagery and high-frequency revisits. As a trusted partner for defense, intelligence, security, and maritime domain awareness, ICEYE’s near real-time data creates a tactical advantage for mission-critical operations. Designed for dual use, the platform also serves civil protection and commercial users for natural-catastrophe intelligence, insurance, maritime monitoring (including oil-spill detection), and finance, contributing to global security and community resilience. ICEYE is headquartered in Finland and operates globally across Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific. We have more than 900 employees, united by a shared vision: improving life on Earth by becoming the global source of truth in Earth Observation. Your day-to-day responsibilities Own the global capability model: define role taxonomy, competency frameworks, training matrices, and certification criteria across manufacturing and production support roles (AIT, supply chain/logistics, quality, stock management, etc.). Reinvent the training operating model: create a modern training system (blended learning + hands-on lab + supervised practice) that measurably reduces time-to-competency and improves first-pass quality. Stand up a staged training center: design and execute an MVP training center that solves immediate ramp needs, then evolve it into a scalable “academy” with clear governance, capacity planning, and content lifecycle management. Enable global deployments: plan and deliver training for new sites and localization programs (ICEYE sites, JV operations, customer locations), including onboarding, role qualification, and readiness sign-off aligned to site go-live schedules. Build scalable content and delivery: develop training modules, practical exercises, and assessment tools; establish a train-the-trainer network and ensure materials remain aligned with current procedures and tooling. Partner across functions: work closely with production/AIT engineering, quality, supply chain, program teams, and site leadership to identify skill gaps, prioritize training investments, and prevent ramp disruption. Measure and continuously improve: define KPIs, track completion and certification status, audit training records, and drive continuous improvement based on feedback and operational outcomes. What we’re looking for Must haves: Proven experience building and scaling technical capability programs in hardware manufacturing environments (e.g., aerospace, high-reliability electronics, automotive, robotics). Strong understanding of production ramp-up / industrialization and what it takes to make teams operational quickly without compromising quality. Demonstrated ability to create competency frameworks, skill matrices, role authorization criteria, and structured certification pathways. Hands-on credibility with production operations (AIT/integration/test, production support workflows, quality systems, logistics/stock management interfaces). Ability to operate at both strategy and execution level: build an MVP quickly while designing for long-term scalability. Strong stakeholder leadership: can alig