Quality Control Engineer- Mechanical

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 a Supplier Quality Engineer with a strong background in Quality Control to join our team specializing in the fabrication of satellites and payloads. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with a variety of measuring instrument, a deep understanding of Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T), and a proven track record in maintaining and enforcing industrial standards. This position involves regular interaction with external manufacturing vendors, developing and implementing quality standards, and ensuring strict compliance throughout the supply chain. 

• 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. 

Someone with professional experience manufacturing industry with experience in inspection, receiving inspection, reporting and quality control. 

• Conduct detailed inspections, audits and tests on fabricated parts to verify compliance with drawing and other technical specifications. Verification of inspection report, material certificates, special process certificates for compliance as per standard. 

• Regularly follow up with outsourced manufacturing partners to monitor progress, address non-conformities, and ensure timely delivery of quality products along with the supply chain team.  

• Performing receiving inspection with inhouse measurement of the mechanical, optical and electronics hardware. Preparation of detail receiving inspection report. Maintaining inhouse traceability and inventory of the manufactured and COTS components. 

• Participate and verify Assembly, integration and testing of the space and ground-based systems.  

• Preparation of balloon drawing, inspection report format for the supplier. 

• Diploma, B.Tech/B.E, in Mechanical/Aerospace/Related Engineering field. 

• Minimum 2-3 years of hands-on experience in quality control, inward inspection, inspection using manual instrument (2D Height gauge, vernier calliper, gauges, etc) along with CMM and VMM, preferably, in high-precision manufacturing or aerospace industry. 

• Understanding of engineering drawings, GD&T, special processes, knowledge of ASME or ISO standards. 

• Familiarity with various manufacturing processes (turning, milling, grinding, etc) 

• Strong analytical, documentation, and communication skills. 

• Hands on experience of manual measuring instrument, CMM and VMM. 

• Familiarity with quality management systems (QMS), inspection methodologies, inward inspection, traceability, NC management, inventory management, etc. 

• Working knowledge of CAD software (NX/SolidWorks), MS Office  

• Ability to work in a quality-focused, fast paced 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 communications skills as well as organizational skills.  

• Travel to supplier facility occasionally.