AOCS Engineer

Educational Qualification: Bachelors / M.Tech / MS / Ph.D in Aerospace Engineering, Physics, Controls or equivalent

Work Experience : 3+ years of relevant work experience (as a GNC or an AOCS engineer)

Role Description :
This role will contribute towards the development of attitude and orbit control subsystems for a LEO imaging satellite constellation. If you love working at the cutting edge of technology and want to contribute towards making the world a better place by bringing down the benefits of space down to earth, this is the place for you.

Responsibilities & Duties :

• Design, model and develop Attitude Determination and Control system for LEO spacecrafts

• Collaborate with systems and mission teams to scope capabilities and requirements for the AOCS system

• Perform trade studies and select the necessary sensor and actuator suites to meet the subsystem requirements

• Design and implement algorithms to support various pointing modes and attitude control scenarios

• Implement control algorithms into modular, scalable and maintainable mathematical models

• Work with the flight software team to deploy the models against the simulation software

• Developing plans for end-to-end integration, test, and calibration.

• Develop and maintain technical documentation for spacecraft AOCS architecture definition, design, and development.

• Take end-to-end ownership of the subsystem development from design through implementation, testing, deployment and commissioning

Desirable Skills & Certifications:

• Strong understanding of satellite systems, orbital mechanics, classical dynamics and the low-earth orbit environment

• Strong understanding of spacecraft control and determination hardware and its implementation

• Experience with orbital manoeuvring theory, flexible body control, sensor/navigation filters, and flight software development.

• Proficiency and Practical experience developing in Matlab & Simulink, and Python

• Strong programming skills in at least one high level programming language (Python preferred)

• Ability to understand, break down, and solve complex problems independently

• Good communications skills (verbal and written), ability to work collaboratively in a team environment

• Mission design and orbit simulation experience using software tools (STK, FreeFlyer, Orekit, GMAT etc.) or custom software is preferred

• Full lifecycle development experience of LEO spacecraft

• Hardware-in-the-loop and monte carlo simulation experience

Knowledge of Development tools

• Version control (Git)

• Project Management (Jira)

Candidate Acumen

Benefits:
Health insurance coverage
Unlimited leaves & flexible working hours
Role-based remote work and work-from-home benefit
Relocation assistance
Professional Mental Wellness services
Creche facility for primary caregivers (limited to India)
Employee Stock Options for all hires