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 various regimes, allowing end-users to gain 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.
Why Choose Us?Join a well-funded, fast-growing startup at the forefront of space technology. At Digantara, you’ll work on groundbreaking projects that ensure orbital safety and sustainability. We offer competitive incentives, a collaborative environment, and opportunities to innovate from day one.
Ideal candidate:We are looking for a Data Scientist with strong expertise in building, validating, and deploying AI models for space applications.
Responsibilities:• Design, develop, test, and maintain statistical or AI/ML models for space
operations.
• Design and implement scalable, cloud-based solutions for efficient satellite data
processing.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including data scientists, software
engineers, astrodynamics engineers and operations team to integrate data,
including images, processing pipelines into production systems.
• Conduct research to enhance optimization and estimation techniques relevant to
astrodynamics applications.
• Prepare technical documentation, reports, and visualizations to communicate
results to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Required Qualifications:• B.E./B.Tech., Master’s, or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, or related fields. Ph.D. candidates require no prior industry experience; Master’s candidates should have at least 1 year of industry experience; and B.E./B.Tech. candidates should have at least 3 years of industry experience.
• Proficiency in Python (NumPy, SciPy, Pandas, PyTorch/TensorFlow) and SQL.
• Experience working with large datasets, data preprocessing, algorithm validation, and implementing CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience using version control systems (Git) and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or
GCP).
• Strong foundation in statistics and data science related concepts.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Desired Skills:• 2+ Years of proficiency in high-performance computing (HPC), specializing in performance
optimization through GPU acceleration and parallel processing frameworks.
• Proven experience in optimization algorithms and operations research.
• Experience with OpenCV.
General Requirements:• Strong adaptability and ability to thrive in a start-up environment.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team.
• Critical thinking and decision-making abilities.
• Ability to write and deliver technical documents and briefings.
Job Location: Hebbal, Bangalore (On-site)Skills Required
- B.E./B.Tech., Master's, or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, or related fields with specified experience levels (Ph.D.: 0 yrs; Master's: ≥1 yr; B.E./B.Tech.: ≥3 yrs)
- Proficiency in Python (NumPy, SciPy, Pandas, PyTorch or TensorFlow)
- SQL
- Experience working with large datasets, data preprocessing, and algorithm validation
- Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines
- Experience using version control systems (Git)
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
- Strong foundation in statistics and data science concepts
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
- Ability to work on-site in Hebbal, Bangalore
- 2+ years experience in high-performance computing (HPC) with GPU acceleration and parallel processing frameworks
- Proven experience in optimization algorithms and operations research
- Experience with OpenCV
What We Do
Digantara is an Indian company specializing in space situational awareness, intelligence, and surveillance. It develops infrastructure and data solutions for monitoring objects and traffic in Earth orbit, and is expanding its capabilities into missile defense.
