Role: Safety and QMS Engineer
Employment Type: Fulltime.
Educational Qualification: Bachelor's in mechanical, electrical or aerospace engineering
Work Experience: 5+ years of experience in a Safety or QMS (Quality Management System) role with the Aerospace/Defense/Space Quality department. Experience working on space hardware is a plus.
Role Description:
The Safety & QMS Engineer will proactively address and resolve safety related issues of the satellites as well as the personnel working on the satellites. This position collaborates closely with project teams and company's support functions to ensure Pixxel is compliant with latest ISO/Aerospace requirements.
Responsibilities & Duties:
- The Safety and QMS Engineer will take ownership of the machine and human safety assurance in satellite design, manufacturing, AIT and launch activities
- In this cross-functional role, you will work closely with both Engineering and Production teams to ensure the satellite and its subsystems are safe to handle both inhouse and at launch sites.
- You will own safety risk assessments of the satellite design in accordance with NASA/ESA/MIL standards to identify hazardous components at subsystem and satellite level and ensure precautionary measures are placed systematically
- You will also define safety guidelines for handling of hazardous components together with vendors and internal subsystem owners
- You will create procedures and workflow for executing any safety critical tasks on the satellite or on-site and ensure the established processes are adhered to
- You will own safety incident reporting & dispositions, initiate corrective actions as required, communication with stakeholders on the lessons learned
- You'll lead company's existing and new facility's preparation for ISO9000/AS9100 certification
- Liaise across subsystems to standardize organizational processes, manuals, and continuous improvement practices.
- You will conduct internal audits to verify all departments are compliant to the established processes and standards
Desirable Skills & Certifications:
- Proficiency in aerospace quality standards (AS9100, ISO 9001) and regulatory compliance.
- 5 - 7 years of experience working preferably in the space/aerospace industry with a good understanding of satellite and its subsystems
- Hands-on experience in establishing safety standards like MIL-STD-882, ISO 45001:2018, etc.
- Hands-on experience in preparing companies for a first time certification to quality standards
- Very good knowledge of NASA & ESA safety standards
- Strong collaboration skills and willingness to support teams in design and production
- Proactive mindset and comfort operating in fast-paced, continuously evolving environments.
- Ability to operate effectively and autonomously across multiple teams in situations of ambiguity, with only high-level direction.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Candidate Acumen:
A strong desire to work in a high-growth, fast-paced startup environment, with a passion for space technology and a collaborative mindset.
Benefits:
Health insurance coverage
Unlimited leaves & flexible working hours
Role-based remote work and work-from-home benefit
Relocation assistance
Professional Mental Wellness services
Creche facility for primary caregivers (limited to India)
Employee Stock Options for all hires
About Pixxel
Pixxel is a space data company and spacecraft manufacturer redefining Earth observation with hyperspectral imaging. The company's first three commercial hyperspectral satellites—Fireflies—deliver imagery at 5-meter resolution and 135+ spectral bands, providing 50x richer detail than traditional Earth observation systems and unlocking insights across agriculture, climate, energy, environment, and more.
Once fully deployed, Pixxel's constellation of 18-24 satellites will capture imagery across up to 250 bands in VNIR and SWIR ranges, with a 40 km swath and daily global revisit capability. Pixxel's most unique strength is its full-stack approach, integrating every layer of the value chain from satellite hardware and manufacturing to AI-powered analytics.
Pixxel's satellite constellation is complemented by Aurora, its in-house Earth Observation Studio that simplifies satellite imagery analysis and democratises remote sensing for all. Designed to make hyperspectral data more accessible, Aurora by Pixxel combines high-frequency imagery with AI-powered tools to generate actionable insights, even for users without technical backgrounds. The third pillar of Pixxel's ecosystem is its in-house satellite manufacturing capability. Beyond building its own spacecraft, Pixxel also provides satellite systems and subsystems to other organisations. This dual capacity sets it apart in a sector where most companies focus on either payload design or data operations, but not both.
Pixxel's team is young but deeply mission-aligned, with a culture rooted in curiosity, speed, and long-term thinking. As the company grows its constellation and expands Aurora, the focus remains on making space-based insights practical, scalable, and genuinely helpful so that the health of the planet becomes measurable and action becomes possible.
Pixxel was the only Indian startup selected for the Techstars Starburst Space Accelerator in Los Angeles and has been recognised in TIME's Best Inventions of 2023, Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies, and Via Satellite's Top Innovators list.
For more information, see ourCareers page or follow Pixxel onLinkedIn andX/Twitter.
Culture
Pixxel is an organization where we enable our employees to work on world-changing problems that they are passionate about, and a place where they can be their best selves day in and day out while ensuring they have fun every day.
Central to our employee-first ethos is a commitment to ensuring that every team member feels valued and heard. We nurture a healthy and supportive work environment where we prioritise well-being and growth in all aspects of life
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