Group: Mission Planning Group (MPG)
Summary
Location: Bengaluru
Job type: Full time
Work Policy: 100% in-office
Joining Date: Immediately
Minimum Experience: 2 - 5 yrs, CS background with space domain experience preferred
CTC: Don’t worry we value your talent
About the Role
We are building the next-generation Global Satellite Constellation for highly precise and secure Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) using Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites. We are seeking a motivated Flight Software Engineer who ****is responsible for developing and validating the software, procedures, and operational logic required to operate the payload throughout the mission lifecycle. The role acts as the technical interface between the payload subsystem teams (FPGA and embedded software), the satellite bus team, and the ground segment, ensuring seamless end-to-end integration, command and telemetry compatibility, mission planning, operational readiness, and support during integration, commissioning, and in-orbit operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Mission sequence and modes: Define the sequence of payload operations from launch through commissioning and routine operations.
- Coordination with Bus team: Define command and telemetry interfaces, decide on packet formats, coordinate power-on/off sequences, participate in integration testing.
- Telecommand and Operation Database: Maintain command databases, define telemetry parameters, create event and alarm definitions. configure operational limits.
- Coordination with Payload Team: Work with payload software team to ensure seamless integration with the platform software team.
- Operational Software Mode Definition: Take ownership of software modes of the spacecraft, define the entry and exit modes from software perspective.
Required Skills & Experience
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Aerospace, etc.
- 2 – 5 years of relevant work experience in the space domain.
- Solid foundational understanding of space systems, software system architecture, software testing, etc.