Pixxel is seeking an experienced engineer to design, prototype, test, and validate digital hardware for spacecraft and payloads. The role involves PCB design, component selection, and collaboration with subsystems for space missions. The candidate will ensure system reliability and safety across all phases of satellite development and operations.
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Educational Qualification : BE/BTech or ME/MTech/MSc Electrical/Electronics Engineering or related discipline.
Responsibilities & Duties
- As a part of Pixxels Electronics group, you will be responsible for the design, prototyping, testing, assembly, and validation of the spacecraft/payload digital hardware.
- Youll perform analysis and trade studies on digital avionics subcomponents and work on their procurement from vendors.
- Youll also be responsible for the design and realization of PCBs for all digital electronics, that will fly to space and perform critical operations onboard our satellites, as well as handle high data-rate applications on the payload.
- Youll work closely with other subsystems to generate software requirements and interface control documents.
- Youll work on test plans and test procedures and develop spacecraft and equipment operating procedures for the safe, efficient, and reliable operation of the systems, during all phases of spacecraft design, development, integration, testing, and the launch and post-launch operations, in various environments including inside labs, cleanrooms and test facilities.
- Youll be working on component selection, FMECA, derating and worst-case analysis for internal AVI parts as well as board level schematic designs.
- 5+ years of experience working hands-on with projects that involve building robust digital electronics systems in terms of schematics design, component selections, PCB realization, and testing.
- Experience in designing high-reliability and fail-safe hardware is preferred.
- Proficiency in PCB design should enjoy getting their hands dirty working with electronics hardware.
- Thorough understanding of concepts involved in designing digital systems for electronics
- Knowledge of digital and communication protocols such as SPI, I2C, SpaceWire, LVDS,
- Strong understanding of Digital Electronics and RTL design, including customizations of IP
- Strong experience in testing and debugging circuits, and proficiency in using test equipment,
multimeters.
- Knowledge of ESD phenomena and best practices to prevent ESD.
- A strong desire to work in an unstructured, high-growth, fast-paced start-up environment.
- The ideal candidate brings a track record of success in a similar role, strong interpersonal
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.
- Pixxel is a space data company, building a constellation of hyperspectral earth imaging
- Pixxels constellation is designed to provide global coverage every 24 hours and help detect, monitor, and predict global phenomena across agriculture, mining, environment and energy use cases.
- Pixxel is on a mission to build a health monitor for the planet through a constellation of
- This unique hyperspectral capability will be the key to unearth underlying, unseen problems that are invisible to satellites in orbit today.
- Pixxel has collaborated with prominent organizations such as the Indian Space Research Organization, NASA JPL, and SpaceX among other leaders in the space industry.
- The organization is backed by Lightspeed, Radical Ventures, Relativity's Jordan Noone,
- Recently, Pixxel successfully raised $36 Million in its Series B funding round, with participation from new investors like Google, alongside existing investors, bringing the company's total venture funding to $71 Million.
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