Digantara is a leading Space Surveillance and Intelligence company focused on ensuring orbital safety and sustainability. With expertise in space-based detection, tracking, identification, and monitoring, Digantara provides comprehensive domain awareness across regimes, allowing end users to have actionable intelligence on a single platform. At the core of its infrastructure lies a sophisticated integration of hardware and software capabilities aligned with the key principles of situational awareness: perception (data collection), comprehension (data processing), and prediction (analytics). This holistic approach empowers Digantara to monitor all Resident Space Objects (RSOs) in orbit, fostering comprehensive domain awareness.

Digantara is seeking a Senior Satellite RF/ Communication Systems Engineer to conceptualize and architect the CubeSat/MicroSat Telemetry Tracking and Command (TTC) and data transmission systems. You will leverage your experience leading a team of engineers to design, develop, and realize state-of-the-art TTC transceivers and data transmitters for CubeSat/MicroSat.

Why Us?

• Competitive incentives, galvanizing workspace, blazing team — pretty much everything you have heard about a startup + you get to work on space technology.

• Hustle in a well-funded startup allowing you to take charge of your responsibilities and create your moonshot.

Ideal Candidate

• Someone with deep expertise in leading the design and development of Cubesat/Microsat Telemetry Tracking and Command (TTC) and Data transmission systems with a strong focus on miniaturization, performance, and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Architect the S-band TTC transceiver and X-band data transmitter subsystems and optimize their configuration for Cubesat/Microsat satellites in Low Earth Orbit.

• Carry out system-level trade-off studies in collaboration with other subsystem and payload engineers and maintain specifications and interface control documents.

• Lead a team of engineers specializing in the design of TM transmitters, TC receivers, payload data transmitters, and antenna systems.

• Develop and analyze the Link budgets and collaborate closely with ground station operators.

• Select components to develop robust and miniaturized S-band TTC transceivers and X-band data transmitters.

• Execute comprehensive tests at the subsystem and satellite levels and resolve the observations during the development lifecycle, integration, and test phases.

Qualifications

• B.Tech/B.E in Electronics and Communication Engineering or M.Tech/M.E or PhD degree in Communication/RF systems engineering.

• 6 to 10 years of proven track record in designing and developing TTC/data transmission systems for Low Earth Orbit satellites.

• Deep understanding of RF transceiver architectures, RF front-end design, digital signal processing, and satellite RF systems development life cycle.

• Proficiency in MATLAB/Simulink, Software Defined Radio (SDR) implementation, and PCB schematic design tools (OrCAD/Altium designer, ADS, etc).

• Knowledge of CCSDS standards and experience with ground station compatibility tests.

• Strong expertise in understanding and implementing EMI/EMC control with best design practices.

Preferred Skills

• Knowledge of satellite launch, early orbit phase, and normal phase operations.

• Working knowledge of satellite ground station operations and inter-satellite links.

• Proficiency in VHDL/Embedded C is an advantage.

• Knowledge of the latest trends in miniaturizing communication systems for CubeSat/MicroSat.

• Good understanding of satellite subsystems and systems-first development approach.

• Familiarity with Electrical Ground Support Equipment (EGSE) to test RF/ communication subsystem.

General Requirements  

• Ability to work in a mission-focused, operational environment.

• Ability to think critically and make independent decisions.

• Interpersonal skills to enable working in a diverse and dynamic team.

• Maintain a regular and predictable work schedule.

• Writing and delivering technical documents and briefings.

• Verbal and written communication skills as well as organizational skills.

• Travel occasionally as necessary.

Join Digantara and be part of a dynamic team pushing the boundaries of satellite technology!