Systems Engineer Telescope
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 20, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 19, 2026.
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 regimes, allowing end users to have 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.
We are seeking proficient Systems Engineers to join our team. This person is expected to be passionate about the way various components and independent subsystems can be put together to achieve final system/product goals. In this role, you will lead the systems engineering for dedicated ground-based telescopes for SSA, with a future roadmap expanding into Directed Energy Weapons (DEWs), ship-based SSA observatories, and other advanced tactical technologies.
Ideal Candidate:
Work experience in systems engineering of ground-based optical observatories, anti-drone (Counter-UAS) platforms, targeting systems, or Directed Energy Weapons (DEWs).
Responsibilities:
Define, document, and manage system requirements throughout the product life cycle.
Plan, configure and allocate requirements to subsystems, ensuring coherence and traceability throughout the design process.
Perform system-level trade-off studies to optimize performance, reliability, and cost.
Architect and integrate complex electro-optical tracking systems capable of rapid acquisition and high-fidelity tracking of both orbital and atmospheric targets.
Develop system architectures that scale from static ground observatories to dynamic, ruggedized maritime environments (ship-based SSA).
Develop and maintain system-level documentation, including specifications, interface control documents, and system design descriptions.
Conduct requirements analysis, verification, and validation activities to ensure compliance with customer needs and industry standards.
Develop risk mitigation plans and monitor their implementation.
Facilitate customer and stakeholder engagement to capture and understand their needs and expectations.
Communicate technical concepts, requirements, and issues clearly and concisely to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Qualifications:
Bachelors or Masters in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electronics or a relevant discipline.
2+ years of professional experience in the defense, anti-drone (C-UAS), Space industry or affiliated industries.
Proven experience working with precision tracking systems, fast-slewing gimbals, or high-energy optical payloads.
Understanding of all the critical subsystems and segments that make up a complex electro-optical targeting or observatory mission.
Experience in engineering project management, ensuring timely delivery, resource allocation, risk management and effective team collaboration.
Preferred Qualities:
End-to-end design and realisation experience (or) Systems integration experience in a subsystem/system involving high-end optics, lasers, or DEWs.
Experience ruggedizing sensitive optical or electronic equipment for harsh environments (e.g., maritime shock and vibration standards).
Skilled in creating detailed technical reports, contents, manuals, and operational guidelines.
Experience with SysML and ECSS (or equivalent defense/MIL-SPEC) standards.
Professional certification in Systems Engineering (Ex. INCOSE).
Have a can-do spirit and good problem-solving skills.
General Requirements:
Ability to take direction and work independently.
Interpersonal skills to enable working in a diverse and dynamic team.
Maintain a regular and predictable work schedule.
Good verbal and written communication skills as well as organizational skills.
Travel occasionally as necessary.
Fluent in English.