Director - Payload Electronics

Neara; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive incentives

Collaborative work environment

Opportunities for innovation

Job summary

Neara is seeking a Director of Payload Electronics for its Bengaluru office. The role involves leading the design and development of satellite payload electronics, ensuring high-performance capabilities for image acquisition and processing.

The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of expertise in complex electronics systems and a strong foundation in FPGA/SoC design. Join us and work at the forefront of space technology while leading a high-performance team.

Qualifications

• Over 8 years of experience in complex electronics systems design.
• Proven experience delivering end-to-end electronics hardware.
• Strong hands-on experience with FPGA/SoC design flow.

Responsibilities

• Translate system requirements into specifications for payload electronics.
• Architect high-performance payload electronics for image acquisition.
• Lead FPGA and embedded software engineering teams.

Skills

End-to-end design and development of satellite payload electronics

High-speed interfaces (LVDS, DDR, SerDes)

VHDL/Embedded C/C++ expertise

FPGA/SoC development

Education

B.Tech/B.E in Electronics Engineering or M.Tech/M.E or PhD in Microelectronics/Embedded systems/VLSI

Tools

Vivado

Libero EDA tools

Job description

Director - Payload Electronics

Job type: Full Time · Department: Engineering · Work type: On‑Site

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

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 Director of Payload Electronics to lead the design and development of satellite payload electronics and scale a high‑performance team. The role involves end‑to‑end development of payload electronics for image acquisition and edge processing, supporting Space Situational Awareness (SSA) application.

Why Us?

• Competitive incentives, galvanizing workspace, blazing team, frequent outings—pretty much everything you have heard about a startup + you get to work on space technology.
• Hustle in a well‑funded startup allowing you to take charge of your responsibilities and create your moonshot.

Ideal Candidate

Someone with proven expertise in end‑to‑end design and development of satellite payload electronics/ground‑based imaging systems/electronic systems for high‑reliability applications.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with satellite electrical, mechanical and systems engineers to translate the system requirements into specifications of payload electronics.
• Architect and deliver high‑performance payload electronics enabling reliable on‑orbit image acquisition and edge processing.
• Review the hardware requirements, oversee schematic and PCB layout design activities and thermal management.
• Lead a team of FPGA and embedded software engineers to generate RTL/Firmware design requirements, architecture and verification plans.
• Review the verification and validation, board level test results throughout the development lifecycle.
• Plan and execute the hardware realization and interact with vendors.

Required Qualifications

• B.Tech/B.E in Electronics Engineering or M.Tech/M.E or PhD degree Microelectronics/Embedded systems/Electronics systems/VLSI.
• 8+ years of demonstrated experience in end‑to‑end design and development of complex electronics systems/satellite payload electronics/ground‑based imaging systems built around high‑speed FPGA/SoC.
• Proven experience delivering end‑to‑end electronics hardware from concept to deployment and strong experience with high‑speed interfaces (LVDS, DDR, SerDes, etc.)
• Strong hands‑on experience in VHDL/Embedded C/C++ with expertise in FPGA/SoC design flow using Vivado/Libero EDA tools.
• Strong expertise in troubleshooting hardware and firmware observations during development lifecycle.
• Experience in working with FPGA/SoC development kits and electronic test equipment.

Preferred Skills

• Experience in developing high reliable imaging systems for satellite payloads is a significant plus.
• Knowledge of the latest advancements in FPGA/SoC based satellite payload electronics development.
• Familiarity with digital image processing techniques.
• Knowledge of algorithm implementation in MATLAB/Python.

General Requirements

• 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.

Job Location

Hebbal, Bengaluru.