About The Guild

Ethereal Exploration Guild (The Guild) was founded in 2022. It is building Razor Crest Mk-1 (RCM1), the world’s first fully reusable medium-lift launch vehicle, where both stages fly back and fly again.

The team brings more than 350 years of collective space-industry experience and a combined flight heritage of over 75 PSLV and GSLV launches. Most vehicle-critical work is done in-house, including:

- Propulsion: The Guild built India’s first reusable rocket engine. It is also developing a patented full-flow staged-combustion feed cycle, which makes it possible to recover and reuse the upper stage, not just the booster.
- Avionics: the flight computer, engine control units, power systems and GNC are designed in-house.
- Infrastructure: The Guild is building The Anchorage, a 149-acre site at Space City, Andhra Pradesh, about an hour from SDSC SHAR. Engine testing, stage qualification, manufacturing and vehicle integration will all happen there.

Role Summary:

As an Avionics Hardware Engineer, you will take end-to-end ownership of flight and ground avionics hardware for a fully-reusable, two-stage-to-orbit launch vehicle - from system requirements and architecture to qualified, production-ready hardware. In a startup setting, you will work across FPGA-based digital systems, high-speed and mixed-signal electronics, PCB design, and RF and antenna subsystems, building robust, fault-tolerant hardware for demanding aerospace environments.

Core Responsibilities

- FPGA & Digital Systems Design
- Design and verify FPGA-based digital systems in VHDL/Verilog for data acquisition, telemetry processing, command and data handling, sensor/actuator interfaces, and real-time control logic
- Develop RTL testbenches, run functional and corner-case verification, and own synthesis, static timing analysis, and timing closure
- Implement robust design practices for fault tolerance and reliable operation
- PCB & Electronics Design
- Architect high-reliability multilayer PCBs: system partitioning, schematic capture, component selection, power architecture, stack-up, controlled impedance, and routing constraints
- Design high-speed digital, analog, mixed-signal, and power electronics with robust interfaces to processors, FPGAs, sensors,



and vehicle subsystems
- Define power distribution, grounding, shielding, harnessing, and connector architectures for flight and ground systems
- RF, Telemetry & Antennas
- Design and validate TT&C; RF systems: transmitters, receivers, PAs, LNAs, filters, couplers, switches, matching networks, and RF front ends
- Select and integrate vehicle antennas (patch, helical, blade, conformal) for telemetry and GNSS
- Perform link-budget analysis, antenna coverage, radiation-pattern, polarization, and placement studies
- Analysis, Reliability & Qualification
- Perform SI/PI, EMI/EMC, thermal, and electrical stress analysis
- Apply component derating, worst-case circuit analysis (WCCA), FMEA, and reliability engineering practices
- Design for launch vibration, shock, pyro shock, thermal cycling, thermal vacuum, and acoustic environments
- Develop and execute verification, qualification, and acceptance test plans, including environmental, EMI/EMC, and RF performance testing
- Bring-Up, Integration & Test Campaigns
- Lead board bring-up, debugging, and characterization using oscilloscopes, spectrum analysers, VNAs, logic and protocol analysers
- Support hardware-software integration with embedded software and FPGA teams: interfaces, timing, data paths, and boot sequences
- Support engine and vehicle ground tests, with real-time troubleshooting, failure analysis, and post-test assessment
- Drive root-cause analysis of intermittent faults, SI issues, RF anomalies, and power failures through verified resolution
- Documentation, Configuration Control & Cross-Functional Impact
- Maintain schematics, PCB layouts, BOMs, electrical ICDs, specifications, test procedures, and qualification reports
- Maintain configuration control, design traceability, and engineering change processes throughout the lifecycle
- Work with software, FPGA, GNC, mechanical,



propulsion, systems, and test teams to resolve vehicle-level integration issues
- Contribute to reusable, scalable avionics architectures with emphasis on testability, manufacturability, and modularity

Educational Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree or higher in Electronics & Communication/Electrical/Electronics/Aerospace Engineering or related field
- Master's degree (M.Tech/M.E./M.S.) in Avionics, Electronics, Embedded Systems, Electrical, or RF/Microwave Engineering is preferred
- Robust fundamentals in digital and analog electronics, electromagnetics, and signal processing

Required Technical Skills

- Must-Haves
- 3+ years of hands-on experience in avionics, embedded electronics, or hardware design
- Demonstrated experience in:
- Board bring-up, integration, debugging, and characterization
- Component derating, WCCA, FMEA, and reliability assessment
- Hardware documentation, design reviews, and configuration management
- FPGA & PCB Design
- Proficiency in:
- VHDL and/or Verilog: RTL, simulation, synthesis, STA, and timing closure
- AMD/Xilinx Vivado, Intel Quartus, or Microchip Libero
- Altium Designer, Cadence Allegro/OrCAD, or Siemens Xpedition
- Strong understanding of stack-up design, controlled impedance, SI/PI, grounding, decoupling, and high-speed interfaces
- RF & Test Equipment
- Working knowledge of:
- S-parameters, impedance matching, RF path analysis, and link budgets
- Antenna integration for aerospace or telemetry applications
- VNAs, spectrum analysers, signal generators, oscilloscopes, and electronic loads
- Environmental Qualification
- Knowledge of vibration, shock, pyro shock, thermal cycling, thermal vacuum, and EMI/EMC requirements for aerospace hardware

Preferred Skills & Experience:
- Experience in launch vehicles, rockets, spacecraft, defence, or other high-reliability aerospace systems
- Experience with FPGA SoC design, high-speed digital systems, or RF/microwave engineering
- Familiarity with structured aerospace hardware development, qualification, and environmental testing practices
- Master's research or projects in avionics, signal integrity, embedded electronics, or aerospace hardware

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