Head Of Embedded Systems (C&DH Team)

GalaxEye aims to shape the future of Satellite Image Acquisition, providing the most meaningful datasets, thus helping businesses and governments make data-driven decisions based on insights from satellite imagery. We design and build advanced remote-sensing satellites and develop value-added services for geospatial analytics and infrastructure customers.

You will lead the Embedded Systems function end-to-end—architecture, firmware/software, and embedded hardware—for GalaxEye’s satellite's C&DH Team. This includes ownership of bus avionics such as the On-Board Computer (OBC/OBDH), Electrical Power System (EPS), ADCS/GNC controllers, TT&C/communications radios, data-handling, payload interfaces, and fault detection/isolation/recovery (FDIR). You’ll set the technical roadmap, grow and mentor the team, and ensure our platforms are reliable, power-efficient, and flight-ready.

Responsibilities

• Own the bus-level embedded architecture: define system/software architecture across MCU/SoC platforms, drivers, and peripherals; establish standards and best practices for all satellite bus avionics.
• Requirements Management: Lead Subsystem ConOps and requirements hierarchy; flow down from subsystems to component with full traceability and change control.
• Team leadership: hire, mentor, and lead firmware/embedded engineers; drive planning, resourcing, and delivery to schedule and quality.
• Hands-on technical leadership: board bring-up, low-level drivers, RTOS/Embedded Linux, bootloaders, diagnostics; integration with OBC, EPS, ADCS/GNC, TT&C, and payload interfaces.
• Interface & documentation: create/maintain ICDs and timing diagrams across bus subsystems and payloads; manage command/telemetry schemas and data pipelines.
• Sensor & component strategy: evaluate/select health, navigation, and timing sensors/components; manage redundancy/cross-strapping and component lifecycle.
• Quality, safety & reliability: lead V&V (HIL/SIL, flatsat/bench testing), unit/integration tests, CI for firmware; FMEA/fault protection, watchdogs, safe-mode and in-orbit update strategies.
• Budgets & performance: ensure designs meet power, data-rate, latency, and reliability targets at the satellite bus level.
• Standards & compliance: align with aerospace/avionics processes (e.g., DO-178C/DO-254/DO-278 or equivalent) and space mission practices where applicable.
• Cross-functional collaboration: partner with EE/ME, ADCS/EPS/OBC, Comms, Payload, Product, and Ops; lead design reviews; manage vendors/partners.
• Leading the efforts in Creating & Maintaining Detailed documentation regarding the satellite bus Embedded Systems.

Requirements

Must Haves

• 8+ years in embedded systems (firmware + hardware integration) for complex, safety/mission-critical products (aerospace/robotics/automotive/mechatronics); 3+ years leading teams.
• Strong C/C++ for MCUs/SoCs; experience with RTOS (e.g., FreeRTOS/Zephyr) and/or Embedded Linux.
• Proven board bring-up and lab debug (JTAG/SWD, oscilloscopes/logic analyzers); deep understanding of timing/clocking and common interfaces (I²C/SPI/UART/CAN/Ethernet, etc.).
• Delivered systems end-to-end (architecture → validation → production/flight) with clear ownership at the avionics/satellite bus level.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Strong debugging and analytical skills, verification and validation of embedded systems
• Solid understanding of timing principles, including clock domain crossing and timing closure.
• Good to Haves
• Familiarity with DO-178C/DO-254/DO-278; exposure to ECSS/NASA practices for spacecraft avionics.
• Experience with STM32, Microchip/DS-PIC, TI, Renesas, or ARM Cortex-M/A; RISC-V exposure a plus.
• Test-driven development and CI/CD for firmware; HIL/SIL and flatsat environments.
• Layered architecture for non-AUTOSAR systems; middleware and driver frameworks.
• Designing for space environments (radiation effects, thermal, EMC) and fault-tolerant, redundant architectures.

Traits We Value

• Systems thinker with strong analytical and debugging skills.
• Inclusive leader who can mentor a diverse, distributed team. Someone who can bring in the culture of ownership and responsibility to the team while by giving them technical and creative freedom with necessary guidance.
• Clear, concise communicator who builds trust across hardware and software.
• Ready to learn new concepts, stay up-to-date with the state-of-the-art in the field and implement them
• Ability to work within deadlines and dynamic projects

Benefits

Fair compensation will be provided as per market standards

Experience rapid growth and start-up culture

Flexible Working Hours

• Open to exploring, discussing and implementing new ideas and processes
• Opportunity to work closely with the Founding Team at GalaxEye
• Get a chance to work with Advisors holding senior positions and decades of experience