Junior Hardware Test Engineer

Digantara is a leading Space Surveillance and Intelligence company focused on ensuring

orbital safety and sustainability. With expertise in space-based detection, tracking,

identification, and monitoring, Digantara provides comprehensive domain awareness across

regimes, allowing end users to have actionable intelligence on a single platform. At the core of

its infrastructure lies a sophisticated integration of hardware and software capabilities aligned

with the key principles of situational awareness: perception (data collection), comprehension

(data processing), and prediction (analytics). This holistic approach empowers Digantara to

monitor all Resident Space Objects (RSOs) in orbit, fostering comprehensive domain

awareness.

Digantara is seeking a detail‑oriented Junior Hardware Test Engineer to own board bring-

up, hardware qualification and production test execution for satellite payload electronics. The

candidate is also responsible to develop Python-based test automation and maintaining

lab/GSE readiness to improve test coverage, robustness, and production workflows.

Someone with 1 to 3 years of hands-on experience in end-to-end hardware testing and

automation for Satellite payload/bus/launch vehicle avionics or high-reliability embedded

systems.

• Carryout acceptance and qualification testing campaigns for satellite payload

  electronics and generate test reports, qualification documents, and non-conformance

  reports.

• Develop and maintain Python-based automated test sequences and data-logging

  pipelines for board bring-up, functional, regression, and environmental tests.

• Collaborate with systems, hardware and firmware design teams to define integrated

  test sequences, checklists, automation, and lab workflows and capture lessons learned,

  and drive continuous improvements to procedures.

• Maintain electronics lab and Ground Support Equipment infrastructure (equipment

  configuration, calibration schedules, cabling, ESD-safe workstations) to ensure

  continuous readiness for qualification and production.

• Perform basic PCB assembly, soldering, rework, and test fixture builds to support

  prototyping and board-level repairs.

• Bachelor’s/Master's degree in Electronics /Electrical/Instrumentation, or a relevant technical discipline.

• 1 to 3 years(maximum) of hands-on experience in electronics hardware testing,

  validation, or production in satellite/launch vehicle avionics, or other high-reliability

  domains preferred.

• Proficiency in using lab equipment i.e., oscilloscopes, power supplies, electronic

  loads, and digital multimeters for board bring-up, debug and functional testing.

• Understanding of data communication protocols SPI, I2C, UART, RS422/485,

  LVDS, Camera link and Gigabit Ethernet.

• Experience in executing structured test plans and documenting results with strong

  traceability and attention to detail to identify the anomalies.

• Working proficiency in Python for test automation and data handling.

• Hands-on soldering and rework skills including through-hole and surface-mount

  components for prototyping, repair, and test fixture assembly.

• Experience in end-to-end life cycle of Satellite payload/bus subsystem testing campaign

  is a significant plus.

• Certification in IPC-A-610/IPC J-STD-001/IPC-7711/7721 is an advantage.

• Experience with thermal vaccum/thermal cycling and environmental tests on the

  hardware.

• Familiarity with version control (Git) and basic configuration management for test

  scripts and setups.

• Familiarity with the cleanroom protocols and handling optical payload is an added

  advantage.

• Ability to work in a mission-focused, operational environment.

• Ability to think critically and make independent decisions.

• Interpersonal skills to enable working in a diverse and dynamic team.

• Maintain a regular and predictable work schedule.

• Writing and delivering technical documents and briefings.

• Verbal and written communications skills as well as organizational skills.

• Travel occasionally as necessary.