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.
Ideal Candidate: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.
Responsibilities: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.
