Role: Mission Design Engineer
Employment Type: Full Time
Educational Qualification: Bachelors / M.Tech / MS / Ph.D in Aerospace Engineering, Physics, Controls or equivalent

Work Experience: 2+ years of industry experience

Role Description:
We are seeking a passionate and innovative Mission Design Engineer to join our Mission Planning team. In this role, you will be at the forefront of shaping the future of our satellite missions. You will be responsible for the entire lifecycle of mission development, from initial concept and feasibility studies to detailed mission design and operational support. Your work will be crucial in balancing mission objectives with spacecraft capabilities and system constraints. This role requires strong analytical thinking, hands-on mission design tooling, and the ability to clearly communicate trade-offs and design decisions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities & Duties:
- Mission & Orbit Design
- Design and optimize satellite orbits, maneuvers, and mission profiles to meet mission objectives and constraints.




- Perform orbit and constellation design, maneuver planning, coverage analysis, and revisit studies for defined mission
scenarios.
- Support all mission phases including launch, commissioning, and deorbit planning.
- Interpret analysis results to provide multiple viable mission design options with explicit trade-offs.
- System-Level Analysis & Trade Studies
- Conduct system-level trade studies across mission architectures, operational concepts, and spacecraft configurations.
- Perform day-in-the-life simulations, sensitivity analyses, and feasibility assessments.
- Quantitatively balance performance, cost, risk, and operational complexity.
- Clearly document trade outcomes and support technical decision-making in program and design reviews.
- Cross-Functional Systems Integration
- Collaborate closely with subsystem teams including Systems Engineering, AOCS/GNC, EPS, Propulsion,
Communications, Payload,

📌 Mission Design Engineer (Bengaluru)
🏢 Pixxel
📍 Bengaluru