Role: QA Lead Engineer Employment Type: Full Time Educational Qualification: B.E./B.Tech/M.S/M.Tech in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Quality Engineering, or a related field.

Work Experience: Minimum of 6 years of experience in QA within the aerospace/automotive or satellite manufacturing industry. Hands-on experience with aerospace/space quality departments is highly desirable.

Role Description:
Team lead of QA group in the Space Department of Pixxel.

Responsibilities & Duties:

• Lead and mentor a team of QA engineers specialising in aspects of both mechanical and electrical QA, ensuring discipline and high quality standards.

• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to align QA activities with overall project goals.

• Oversee QA activities across requirements, design, and manufacturing stages within electrical and mechanical engineering teams.

• Ensure compliance with industry standards (ISRO PAX, NASA/ESA PA standards and guidelines).

• Conduct detailed risk assessments, including FMECA, WCA, and reliability analysis.

• Develop and implement QA checkpoints and processes to enhance product quality.

• Lead various vendor/supplier/subcontractor-related source inspection and product assurance activities including technology/machinery audits and support ongoing supplier management in areas of product assurance.

• Generate and manage Product Assurance documentation.

• Establish and monitor processes to review and manage requests for deviations, waivers, and non-conformance of production reports.

• Establish processes within the QA team to maintain quality control data and records collected during PA/QA management activities.

• Witness manufacturing and testing activities from time-to-time, providing input as required, including at third-party facilities.

• Participate in Assembly, Integration, and Testing (AIT) activities, ensuring adherence to quality standards.

• Support the production team in establishing safety guidelines for development, manufacturing, testing, and handling of parts.

Desirable Skills & Certifications:

• We are looking for a highly disciplined and motivated individual with experience in leading quality assurance/quality control for technology companies that specialize in aerospace/automotive manufacturing.

• Expertise in both electrical and mechanical manufacturing with a solid understanding of design fundamentals, operating principles, manufacturing, and best practices.

• Strong understanding of industry standards (ISRO PAX, NASA/ESA PA standards) and a working knowledge of reliability analysis, FMECA processes, and WCA processes.

• Familiarity with 8D techniques and tools: proficient in preparing quality driven test plans, procedures, and reports for tests.

Candidate Acumen: A strong desire to work in an unstructured, high-growth, fast-paced start-up environment. Ability to deal with challenges and work out innovative solutions to tackle them. Building a team and guiding them towards success.

Benefits:

• Comprehensive insurance coverage for you and your family.

• Free access to mental health professionals and paid sick leave.

• Benefits like vaccination drives and more.

• Flexible working hours.

• Opportunity to work with top scientists and professionals in space technology.

• Exposure to the international space community and opportunities to publish research.

• Continuous learning and development opportunities.

• Collaborative and innovative work culture.

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.