Hardware Design Engineer

Job Description:

This profile seeks to hire a competent Embedded Hardware Design Engineer to work on Skyroots onboard Avionics modules. This will be an individual contributor role, where the selected candidate is expected to design, implement, and test Avionics modules that go onboard the launch vehicle.

Responsibilities:

Design, development, and testing of Avionics boards going as on-board modules onto the launch vehicle.

Hardware schematic design, component selection, prototype board bring-up, and debugging issue tracking. functional verification, integration & qualification

Ensure hardware qualification for the launch vehicle environmental specifications.

Interact with vendors for procurement and development activities.

Work closely with firmware/software development engineers.

Requirements

Skills / Requirements:

Bachelors / Masters in Electronics Engineering or equivalent (ECE / EEE / EIE / Mechatronics) with 2-3 years of relevant work experience.

Professional experience with designing FPGA/SoC-based digital, mixed-signal boards.

Experience with hardware/software toolchains:

Excellent proficiency with schematic capture and PCB design tools.

Dexterity with test equipment (Oscilloscopes, Signal Generators, Digital Multi Metres, etc.) is required.

Proficiency in C, VHDL, and LabVIEW is a big plus.

Core skillset:

Good understanding & experience in designing sub-sections of boards like power supply, micro-controller, ADC/DAC, protection circuits, isolation circuits, etc.

Extensive knowledge of various electronic components available in the market.

Understanding of various standard like automotive grade, MIL grade, industrial grade electronics component.

Good understanding of Aerospace grade Avionics systems, signal integrity, reliability, grounding, and isolation guidelines.

Good understanding of various figures of merit (specifications) in datasheets

Good understanding of all basic circuit configurations: Voltage divider, Pull-up / Pull-down circuits, Inverting / Non-inverting amplifier, RC / LC filters, MOSFET-based switches, AC coupling techniques, Biasing techniques, Buck / Boost converters, etc.

Soft skills:

Methodical work culture, documentation & tracking is a must

Articulate written & verbal communication

Ability to work in a fast-paced and demanding start-up atmosphere

Ability to work with minimal supervision on complex problems and good debugging skills.

Passion for advancing the commercial space industry in India