Payload Systems Engineer - Satellite System Development

Role: Senior Payload Systems Engineer 
Employment Type: Full Time
Educational Qualification: Master’s or Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related field

Work Experience: 5+ years of experience in satellite payload systems design and development with a demonstrated expertise in optical, thermal, RF, or other payload systems, including detectors, optics, electronics and mechanisms.

Role Description:
This role involves leading the design, development, and integration of advanced payload systems for satellite platforms. The candidate will work across multidisciplinary teams to deliver cutting-edge payload solutions, ensuring compatibility with spacecraft buses and ground systems.

Responsibilities & Duties:

• Work on end-to-end development of satellite payload systems, from requirements definition to integration.
• Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, and software teams to optimize payload performance.
• Perform trade studies and system-level analysis to balance technical performance, cost, and schedule.
• Manage payload system interfaces and ensure compatibility with spacecraft and ground systems.
• Oversee integration and testing, including environmental testing, calibration, and validation.
• Troubleshoot issues and ensure successful mission outcomes.
• Stay updated on advancements in payload technologies and incorporate best practices.

Desirable Skills & Certifications:

• Expertise in payload analysis tools and system engineering practices
• Knowledge of satellite mission planning and operations
• Experience with hyperspectral imaging systems or similar technologies
• Strong communication and leadership skills, especially in a fast-paced startup environment

Candidate Acumen:
A strong desire to work in a high-growth, fast-paced startup environment, with a passion for space technology and a collaborative mindset.

Benefits:
Health insurance coverage
Unlimited leaves & flexible working hours
Role-based remote work and work-from-home benefit
Relocation assistance
Professional Mental Wellness services
Creche facility for primary caregivers (limited to India)
Employee Stock Options for all hires

About Pixxel

Pixxel is a space data company, building a constellation of hyperspectral earth imaging satellites and the analytical tools to mine insights from that data. Pixxel’s constellation is designed to provide global coverage every 24 hours and help detect, monitor, and predict global phenomena across agriculture, mining, environment and energy use cases.

Pixxel is on a mission to build a health monitor for the planet through a constellation of cutting-edge hyperspectral small satellites. This unique hyperspectral capability will be the key to unearth underlying, unseen problems that are invisible to satellites in orbit today. 

Pixxel has collaborated with prominent organizations such as the Indian Space Research Organization, NASA JPL, and SpaceX among other leaders in the space industry. The organization is backed by Lightspeed, Radical Ventures, Relativity's Jordan Noone, Seraphim Capital, Ryan Johnson, Blume Ventures, Sparta LLC and Accenture among others.

Recently, Pixxel successfully raised $36 Million in its Series B funding round, with participation from new investors like Google, alongside existing investors, bringing the company's total venture funding to $71 Million.

To know more about us, visit https://www.pixxel.space.

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