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.
Digantara is looking for a passionate engineer who can develop reliable and robust mechanical systems for satellite subsystems.
Competitive incentives, galvanizing workspace, blazing team, frequent outings—pretty much everything you have heard about a startup + 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.
A motivated fresher with a strong foundation in optics and an interest in optical system assembly, alignment, and testing. Academic projects or laboratory exposure to electro-optical systems or telescopes is an advantage.
Assemble optical lenses, mirrors, filters and mechanical fixtures & mounts as per optical drawings and work instructions.
Apply adhesives, spacers, shims, and alignment features following process specifications.
Integrate optical assemblies into opto-mechanical structures, barrels, or sensor modules.
Perform precision alignment using collimators and optical benches.
Perform torque-controlled fastener tightening to avoid stress on lenses and mirrors.
Conduct optical tests such as MTF, centration, focus accuracy, collimation, bore sighting, stray light checks.
Verify compliance with specifications including centration error, air gaps, wavefront error, and surface quality.
Follow strict contamination control procedures when handling coated optics.
Document test results, maintain build reports, and generate inspection records
Bachelor’s / Master’s degree in Optics, Physics, Mechanical Engineering, or any related field.
Fresh graduates / entry-level candidates are encouraged to apply.
Basic understanding of geometrical optics, optical systems, and optical components.
Academic or project experience with optical benches, interferometers, collimators, MTF measurements, or optical alignment is an advantage.
Strong interest in optical system assembly, alignment, testing, and characterization.
Good problem-solving skills and willingness to learn hands-on optical testing and alignment techniques.
Understanding of optical components: Lenses, Filters, Mirrors, Apertures.
Basic knowledge of optical system assembly, alignment, and handling; hands-on academic/project experience is an advantage.
Familiarity with adhesive bonding/curing and optical alignment techniques is desirable.
Ability to read optical and mechanical drawings.
Basic understanding or academic exposure to metrology and optical testing tools, such as interferometers, collimators, and profilometers.
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
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Digantara is an Indian space technology company focused on providing satellite-based intelligence and surveillance solutions.