Senior Staff Engineer Avionics

Big Bang Boom Solutions; Chennai; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Big Bang Boom Solutions in Chennai, India, seeks an experienced spacecraft avionics engineer.

You will work on avionics architecture, on-board computer, power electronics, telemetry/telecommand, and interfaces (CAN, SpaceWire, RS-422, LVDS, Ethernet).

Experience: 10–20 years in spacecraft avionics with flown hardware; knowledge of radiation-tolerant parts, ECSS and IPC/ECSS is a plus; familiarity with high-power COTS compute and EMI/EMC considerations.

Qualifications

• 10–20 yrs in spacecraft avionics with flown hardware.
• Preference for advanced degrees in Electronics (M.Tech/PhD).
• Certifications or coursework in space electronics or IPC/ECSS workmanship are a plus.

Skills

Avionics architecture

On-board computer

Power electronics

Telemetry & telecommand

Interfaces (CAN, SpaceWire, RS-422, LV

Ethernet

Mixed-signal, high-speed digital

PCB design and sign-off

Radiation-tolerant parts selection

ECSS / IPC alignment

EMI/EMC design

High-power COTS compute integration

Thermal interfaces & latch-up risk

Space-grade FPGAs / image sensors (adv

Education

B.E./B.Tech in Electronics or Electrical

M.Tech or PhD in Electronics (preferred)

Tools

Altium

OrCAD

Cadence

SPICE / LTspice

Vivado

Libero

Python

C / Embedded C

IPC ECSS workmanship standards

MIL-STD-461/883

Space IPC J-STD-001

Job description

Skills: 1. Avionics architecture on-board computer, payload processor, power electronics, telemetry and telecommand, and interfaces (CAN, SpaceWire, RS-422, LVDS, Ethernet). 2. Mixed-signal, high-speed digital and power electronics board design and sign-off. 3. EEE part selection (COTS vs radiation-tolerant), derating, and TID/SEE analysis and mitigation. 4. Integrating high-power COTS compute (GPU/AI accelerators) power delivery, thermal interfaces, latch-up protection and fault management. 5. Harness, grounding, bonding and EMI/EMC design. 6. Electronics qualification campaigns thermal vacuum, vibration, EMI/EMC and radiation. 7. Experience with image sensor electronics or space-grade FPGAs is an added advantage.

Good to have skills: Altium / OrCAD / Cadence (PCB design), SPICE / LTspice, SI/PI analysis tools, Vivado / Libero (FPGA), C / Embedded C, Python, ECSS, MIL-STD-461/883, IPC J-STD-001 (space addendum).

Qualifications: B.E./B.Tech, M.Tech or PhD in Electronics (preferred)/Electrical. Certification or course credits in space electronics, radiation effects or IPC/ECSS workmanship will be a plus.

Experience: 10–20 yrs in spacecraft avionics, with hardware that has flown.