Director, Satellite On-Board Computer(OBC)
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 highly skilled
Director, Satellite On-Board Computer (OBC) to join our dynamic team to conceptualize, architect and lead the development of OBC. The candidate will be responsible for leading a team of embedded hardware and embedded software engineers to design, develop and realize state of art OBC for cubesat/microsat bus.
Why Us
- Competitive incentives, galvanizing workspace, blazing team, frequent outingspretty 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 expertise in design, development of OBC for Cubesat/Microsat satellites designed to operate in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), with strong focus on miniaturisation and fault-tolerance.
Responsibilities
- Architect the Cubesat/Microsat OBC and optimize its configuration to meet the satellite bus and payload requirements.
- Generate the hardware, flight software requirements in collaboration with subsystem and payload design engineers/customers.
- Lead the team of analog, RTL design and firmware engineers to develop an OBC capable of telemetry, telecommand handling, AOCS interface and payload data management.
- Develop the robust flight software architecture, FDIR requirements and software verification and validation strategy.
- Review the schematics, software , simulation results and test procedure for subsystem level and satellite level interface tests.
- Guide the development of test systems for OBC, evolve comprehensive test philosophy and resolve observations during integration and test phases.
Qualifications
- B.Tech/B.E in Electrical/Electronics Engineering or M.Tech/M.E or PhD degree in VLSI /Electronics design/Microelectronics.
- 8+ years of demonstrated experience in design, development of OBC for LEO satellites.
- Expertise in implementing fault-tolerant embedded systems with knowledge of CCSDS standards for telemetry, telecommand and payload data handling.
- Strong proficiency in bare-metal and RTOS programming for embedded systems, with expertise in real-time scheduling and interrupt handling
- Experience in Embedded C/C++, software configuration management and defect tracking tools
- Strong understanding in data communication protocols such as I2C, UART, SPI, Space wire, and interfaces LVDS, RS422/485, etc
- Knowledge in understanding and implementation of EMI/EMC control with best design practices.
Preferred Skills
- Exposure to VHDL/Verilog and high-level synthesis.
- Working knowledge of MATLAB/Simulink and PCB design tools.
- Knowledge of the latest trends in miniaturization of avionics for cubesat/microsat.
- Good understanding of satellite subsystems and systems-first development approach.
- Familiarity with satellite electrical ground support equipment for OBC testing.
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 communications skills as well as organizational skills.
- Travel occasionally as necessary.
Join Digantara and be part of dynamic team pushing the boundaries of satellite technology!
Job Location: Hebbal, Bengaluru.
