Thermal Engineer - Satellite Payload Digantara

3.0 - 7.0 years

0 Lacs

karnataka

On-site

Digantara is a leading Space Surveillance and Intelligence company focused on ensuring orbital safety and sustainability. With expertise in space-based detection, tracking, identification, and monitoring, Digantara provides comprehensive domain awareness across all regimes, enabling end-users to access actionable intelligence on a single platform. At the core of its infrastructure lies a sophisticated integration of hardware and software capabilities aligned with the key principles of situational awareness: perception (data collection), comprehension (data processing), and prediction (analytics). This holistic approach empowers Digantara to monitor all Resident Space Objects (RSOs) in orbit, fostering comprehensive domain awareness. Why Us Competitive incentives, galvanizing workspace, blazing team, frequent outings pretty much everything you have heard about a startup + plus you get to work on space technology. Hustle in a well-funded startup, allowing you to take charge of your responsibilities and create your moonshot. Ideal Candidate: Someone with professional experience in the design, analysis, and implementation of thermal control systems for satellites operating in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). Responsibilities: - Select and implement active/passive thermal components to achieve optimal thermal performance in LEO. - Analyze thermal interfaces, heat sinks for electronic packages/avionics, and develop appropriate thermal control schemes. - Generate thermal control system requirements in collaboration with system, mission, structures, and avionics engineers, and perform design trade-off studies. - Generate test plans and execute tests to validate the thermal performance of subsystems. Required Qualifications: - B.Tech/B.E, M.Tech/M.E, or PhD in Mechanical/Thermal/Aerospace Engineering degrees in physics, materials science, or electrical engineering, or any branches (with a focus on thermal management), can also be relevant if the incumbent has experience in thermal analysis and modeling. - 3+ years of professional experience in thermal design and analysis of complex engineering systems. - Strong understanding of different heat transfer modes, i.e., conduction, convection, radiation. - Understanding of thermal management and implementation techniques. - Proficiency in working with thermal analysis software packages, i.e., NASTRAN, ESTRAN, IDEAS, Thermal Desktop, Ansys, NX Space Systems Thermal, or any equivalent. Preferred Skills: - Experience with thermal modeling, simulation, and validation through qualification tests, i.e., thermal vacuum, thermal cycling, etc. - Understanding of thermal design for electronic packages and avionics, including thermal properties of materials and space environment considerations. - Strong first principles thinking with a deep understanding of thermal design, analysis, implementation, and testing. - Familiarity with the unique challenges of the space environment and a basic understanding of orbital mechanics. - Experience in testing your own thermal designs. General Requirements: - Ability to work in a mission-focused, operational environment. - Ability to think critically and make independent decisions. - Interpersonal skills to enable working in a diverse and dynamic team. - Maintain a regular and predictable work schedule. - Writing and delivering technical documents and briefings. - Verbal and written communication skills, as well as organizational skills. - Travel occasionally as necessary. Location: Hebbal, Bengaluru.,

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