Mission Design

Space Systems Engineer (Jr.)

Work Type: Full Time

Who we are: Upgraha Space Technologies, a Bengaluru-based start-up, offers comprehensive small satellite solutions and services that empower governments and businesses to access reliable data from space. This data has wide-ranging applications, including weather forecasting, precision farming, and environmental monitoring, and plays a crucial role in enhancing our quality of life on Earth.


Roles & Responsibilities: 

  • Design and Definition of architectures for the Satellite and Payloads

  • Help define technical specifications, provide the team with orbital and mission analysis

  • Perform system-level trade studies to evaluate and negotiate different technical solution proposals

  • Continuously provide analysis of the performance of the system in terms of error budgets, power, communications capabilities, mass, etc.

  • Manage internal and external stakeholders, maintain clear interfaces with all the elements of the mission



Skills Desired

  • Hands-on experience in a satellite mission, ideally of the entire lifecycle of a spacecraft/instrument.

  • Expertise in one of the following domains: AOCS/GNC, optics, mechanics, and or electronics design for : Space, Satellite Testing, Control Engineering, or Signal Processing

  • Knowledge of technical software and tools such as: STK, GMAT, Matlab/Simulink, Solid Works


Educational Requirement: 

Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree (Aerospace) in Engineering

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