COMPONENT ENGINEER

Role Description

Pixxel is seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Component Engineer to join our team.

Job Requirements

• Proficient in the electromechanical design as well as selection, specification, and validation of critical components such as MCUs, FPGA, DSP, Communication ICs, etc.
• Capable of analyzing component failures, identifying root causes, and implementing improvements to enhance product reliability.
• Actively participate in idea generation for cost-down possibilities, contributing to efficient product development.
• Provide support to Testing Personnel during product testing, ensuring the smooth execution of testing procedures.
• Familiarity with Product Life Cycle Change Management processes and documentation, ensuring adherence to quality standards.
• Work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary engineering development team, including system engineer, quality engineer, mechanical engineer and test/validation.
• Collaborate with supply chain teams to qualify components and assemblies, resolving issues to maintain product and project quality, cost, and deliverables.
• Ability to create the full electronic design package and ensure data integrity of schematic diagram and board layout files.
• Collaboration with circuit and mechanical designers, organizing design review meetings.
• Adherence to development procedures, design guidelines, and standards to ensure reliable product quality.
• Implementation of signal/power-integrity requirements, safety compliance requirements, and adherence to industry-specific standards.
  
  

Desirable Skills

• Proven experience in end-to-end PCB Layout engineering for electromechanical products.
• Software Proficiency: Proficient in Allegro, KiCAD and Altium for PCB Layout.
• Solid knowledge of electronics/electro-mechanical components, along with an understanding of regulations and standards such as IPC, ISRO PAX and ESCCA.
  
  

Candidate Acumen

A strong desire to work in an unstructured, high-growth, fast-paced start-up environment. The ideal candidate brings a track record of success in a similar role, strong interpersonal skills and a can-do attitude.

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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