Job Description

Title: Satellite Systems Engineer
Industry: Space Technology
Location: Ahmedabad
Role Type: Full-time
Experience: 0-2 years
About the Role:
You will join the team responsible for the end-to-end technical definition, verification, and delivery of the company's SAR satellites and the broader constellation architecture. As a Junior Systems Engineer, you will work under senior leads supporting spacecraft system design, analysis, integration, testing, and operations.
This role is ideal for early-career engineers with exposure to satellite design competitions, UAV/autonomous systems, aerospace/automotive startup engineering, or student-led mission teams.
Responsibilities:
-System Engineering Fundamentals

• Support requirements development, flow-down, and traceability for spacecraft bus and mission systems.
• Assist in trade studies across subsystems (power, thermal, ADCS, comms, propulsion, structures).
• Contribute to constellation-level modelling: coverage, revisit, power budgets, SAR duty-cycle impacts, link analysis.
• Participate in CONOPS development, mission timelines, and operational scenarios.

-Modelling, Simulation & Analysis

• Assist with modelling using STK, GMAT, Orekit, MATLAB, Python, or equivalent.
• Run simulations for: orbit propagation, power/thermal profiles, pointing requirements for SAR, satellite data budgets.

-Integration, Test & Launch Preparation

• Support environmental test planning (vibe, TVAC, EMI/EMC).
• Assist in creating ICDs, test procedures, and verification matrices.
• Participate in factory tests, pre-shipment checks, and launch campaign preparation.

-Documentation & Processes

• Maintain system requirements, ICDs, change logs, risks, and configuration documentation.
• Present updates, analyses, and test results in internal engineering reviews.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 0-2 years experience, strong fundamentals, curiosity, and discipline:
• BE/BTech in Aerospace Engineering (mandatory).
• 0-2 years full-time experience, OR student project leadership in:

-CubeSat/CanSat teams,
-UAV/autonomous systems,
-Formula Student/Hyperloop,
-aerospace robotics/space tech labs.

• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication

Knowledge & Skills:

• Basic understanding of:

-orbital mechanics & LEO operations,
-key spacecraft subsystems,
-systems engineering concepts (requirements V-model, V&V, review cycles).

• Strong technical communication and documentation skills.
• Familiarity with Python or MATLAB.

Preferred Qualifications (Nice to Have, Not Required):

• Space mission modelling tools (STK, GMAT, Orekit).
• Exposure to SAR concepts, RF systems, or payload-bus integration.
• Exposure to ECSS/NASA systems engineering processes.
• Exposure to hardware testing, HIL testing, or satellite flatsats.
• Knowledge of RF basics and T&C link behavior.
• Experience with JIRA, Git, or similar tools.

Soft Skills & Attitude:

• Fast learner with a willingness to understand multiple subsystems.
• Ownership mindset--comfortable with ambiguity and responsibility.
• Ability to work occasional off-hours during critical mission phases (AIT, launch, LEOP, anomalies).

Why Join Us?

• Work on India's next-generation commercial SAR constellation.
• Full-spectrum systems engineering exposure from day one.
• Mentorship from senior spacecraft & SAR mission experts.
• High-growth environment with increasing responsibility.

Skills Required