Role & responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end satellite system design and architecture development for CubeSat and small satellite missions.
• Translate mission objectives into system-level requirements, ensuring alignment across all subsystems (payload, power, ADCS, propulsion, communication, and thermal).
• Own and manage system budgets including mass, power, data rate, link budget, and V.
• Perform system trade-off studies to optimize performance, cost, and risk for mission success.
• Drive system integration and interface definition across multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Lead and coordinate design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR) and ensure technical readiness at each stage.
• Develop and maintain system engineering documentation, including requirements, ICDs, and verification plans.
• Ensure mission feasibility and performance validation through simulations, analysis, and testing.
• Work closely with payload and RF teams to define communication architecture, link budget, and coverage strategy.
• Support launch vehicle integration, mission planning, and on-orbit operations strategy.
• Identify and mitigate technical risks, ensuring reliability and compliance with space standards.
• Collaborate with program management to support schedule, cost, and milestone tracking.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers, fostering strong systems engineering practices within the team.

Preferred candidate profile

• Experience with mission analysis, orbit design, and simulation tools (STK, GMAT, MATLAB/Python).
• Solid understanding of CubeSat subsystems ADCS, Power, Thermal, Propulsion, and RF communication systems.
• Hands-on experience in system integration, testing, and verification (AIT/AIV) for space systems.
• Knowledge of RF systems, link budget analysis, and IoT payload design (LoRa, SDR, LPWAN).
• Familiarity with space standards and best practices (ECSS, NASA standards, INSPACe/ISRO guidelines).
• Strong skills in multidisciplinary coordination, technical leadership, and stakeholder management.