Hardware Design Engineer

Role: Hardware Design Engineer

Location: Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India (On-site)

Employment type: Full-time

Industry: Space Technology

About Catalyx Space:

Catalyx Space is building the world's best reentry systems. Our reusable ReX vehicles return payloads from orbit at unprecedented scale, up to 12 tons and 60m³ of cargo, while operating the full mission lifecycle from launch to recovery. Our core innovation is a Origami-inspired deployable heat shield that combines the scalability of an inflatable system with the robustness of a rigid structure. Built from commercial off-the-shelf components, it enables the world's widest heat shields, the largest payload return volumes, and a scalable pathway for returning everything from commercial cargo to future space nuclear assets.

Role:

Design, develop, and qualify spacecraft avionics hardware end-to-end—taking designs from concept through schematics, PCB layout, testing, qualification, and flight readiness—while 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).
• 2–6 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.