Position Title: SatCom Design Engineer - IoT Payload Design & Integration

Location: Gurgaon
Experience Required: 4-6 Years Experience
Education: Bachelor's/Master's in Aerospace Engineering, Electronics, Telecommunications, or related field.
Industry: R&D; and Manufacturing of state-of-the-art avionics-grade, defense-grade, and railway-grade equipment.
Key Roles & Responsibilities
Design and develop end-to-end satellite IoT communication systems, including space, ground, and user segments for LEO constellation
Compliance with 3GPP standards and emerging trends in satellite IoT, NTN (Non-Terrestrial Networks), and 5G/6G integration
Define system architecture for SatCom IoT solutions, including payload interfaces, network topology, and device connectivity
Perform link budget analysis and optimize communication performance for low-power, low-data-rate IoT devices
Evaluate and select suitable communication protocols (e.g., LoRa, NB-IoT, proprietary waveforms) for satellite integration
Liaise with frequency licensing and coordination bodies (e.g., ITU, IN-SPACe, WPC)



for spectrum allocation, interference mitigation, and regulatory approvals.
Actively support base terminal design and engineering teams by providing payload specs, simulation models (e.g., STK), and integration guidance.
Analyse performance metrics like BER, throughput, and latency; optimize for operational resilience.
Design and optimize waveforms, modulation schemes, and coding techniques for satellite IoT applications
Collaborate with RF teams on frequency planning, antenna design, and spectrum utilization
Work with hardware and embedded teams to define IoT terminal/device requirements and interfaces
Develop and validate network architecture, including gateways, ground stations, and cloud integration
Conduct trade studies for system performance, scalability, latency, and cost optimization
Define and manage system-level budgets (link, power, data throughput, latency)
Support development of protocols for re

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