Role: Lead - Satellite Checkout Engineer

Employment Type:Full Time

Educational Qualification: B.E./B.Tech/M.S/M.Tech in Electrical & Electronics (or Instrumentation) Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.

Work Experience: Minimum 10-12 years of experience in Checkout / Embedded Software Quality Engineering & Assurance / Software AIT within the aerospace, satellite manufacturing,automotive or defence industries. Experience in establishing and managing teams at an organisational level is highly desirable.

Role Description:
Team lead of the Checkout group in the Space Department of Pixxel.

Responsibilities & Duties:
- As a part of Pixxel’s Production group, you will be responsible for the integration and testing of all spacecraft systems software.
- You’ll develop and implement comprehensive system test plans, perform analysis, and document outcomes at different stages of satellite integration. You'll play a pivotal role in recording and categorizing defects, while also summarizing test results for clear communication.




- You’ll investigate and analyze defects, reproducing scenarios using ground-based rigs to aid Root Cause Analysis (RCA). Develop and implement tests to address defects effectively in collaboration with the design team.
- You will be expected to continuously optimize the checkout process and philosophy to be lean, easy, and reliable.
- You would be expected to lead various satellite test campaigns like - Thermo Vacuum Cycling campaigns, Hardware-In-Loop Tests, Day-In-Life Tests, EMI/EMC Campaign etc.
- You will be responsible for configuration managment of the deployment software for production satellites.
- You will be responsible for creation and maintenance of documentation of all test activities performed by the checkout team.

Leadership & Strategy
- You will lead, guide and manage a team of 5+ checkout engineers, assuming responsibility for both their technical leadership and personnel management. You will also be responsibl

📌 Lead - Satellite Test Engineer (Embedded) (Bengaluru)
🏢 Pixxel
📍 Bengaluru