Role: Hardware Design Engineer
Location: Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India (On-site)
Employment type: Full-time
Industry: Space Technology
About Catalyx Space:
We're building AWS for spaceproviding in-space experiments and tech demos across LEO, deep space, and lunar orbit. Our offerings include unmanned labs, testbeds for rideshare and dedicated missions, and re-entry capsules for payload return. We simplify access with end-to-end solutions, no minimum mass limits, zero integration fees, and fast deployment (6 months), serving biopharma, semiconductors, materials science, defense, and more.
Role:
Design, develop, and qualify spacecraft avionics hardware end-to-endtaking designs from concept through schematics, PCB layout, testing, qualification, and flight readinesswhile ensuring compliance with space standards and mission requirements.
What you'll do:
- Design schematics for OBC, EPS, communications, ADCS, and payload interfaces.
- Develop, simulate, and validate power regulation, signal-conditioning, and digital/analog interfaces.
- Own PCB lifecycle: schematic capture, layout, component selection, BOM, and documentation.
- Perform FMECA and worst-case analysis on all designed hardware.
- Procure components (space-grade/Hi-Rel), manage vendor qualification, and track availability.
- Run internal/cross-functional design reviews against mission & system requirements.
- Collaborate with mechanical/thermal teams for board integration into spacecraft structure.
- Create test procedures; validate via functional, TVAC, vibration, and EMI/EMC testing.
- Interface with software teams for hardware-software co-design and integration.
- Maintain complete design, test, and results documentation for traceability and mission heritage.
Minimum qualifications:
- B.E./B.Tech or M.E./M.Tech in ECE/EE/Avionics (or equivalent experience).
- 26 years designing hardware for aerospace/defense/embedded systems.
- Strong digital/analog design, microcontrollers, and sensor interfaces.
- Hands-on with Altium/KiCad/OrCAD/Cadence Allegro.
- Circuit simulation with LTspice/PSpice (or equivalent).
- EMI/EMC, grounding, and signal-integrity best practices.
- Knowledge of space-grade/radiation-tolerant parts, derating, and reliability analysis.
- Proficiency with FMECA, worst-case analysis, and component reliability assessment.
- Lab instrumentation: oscilloscopes, logic/spectrum analyzers, power supplies.
- Strong documentation and configuration-control discipline.
Nice to have:
- FPGA/CPLD design and hardware-software co-design.
- Familiarity with ECSS/NASA/IPC standards for space hardware.
- System-level avionics integration and bring-up.
- CubeSat/smallsat avionics experience.
- CAD exposure (SolidWorks/Fusion 360) for board-mechanical integration.
Compensation & benefits:
- Competitive salary (details will be shared with shortlisted candidates),
- health insurance
- Provident fund.
How to apply:
Apply via Zoho Recruit: https://catalyxspace.zohorecruit.in/jobs/Careers/193193000000349923/Hardware-Design-Engineersource=CareerSite
We only contact candidates from @catalyx.space emails.
No fees are required at any stage of our hiring process.
Equal Opportunity: Catalyx Space is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on any protected characteristic.
