The Mission
OroraTech is developing a constellation of nano-satellites with thermal infrared cameras for automated wildfire detection, severe weather warnings, and many other applications. After our FOREST-1 mission (launched in January 2022) and FOREST-2 (launched in June 2023), the next step is to scale the production and launch the first constellation plane of 8 systems. Additionally, another 8 satellite system based on our bus will be built for Greece, led by the Greek Ministry of Digital Governance and the Hellenic Space Center.
We are looking for talented engineers to support us with the design and testing of our newly developed satellite platform. They will be joining a very motivated and highly enthusiastic team of experts in the fields of mechanical, optics, electronics, spacecraft, and software engineering.
What you’ll be doing
As an Electronics Technical Purchaser you will:
- Manage procurement of electronic components and materials for upcoming satellite missions.
- Handle electronics fabrication-files and follow the Altium design flow.
- Ensure compliance with IPC-classes and design rules, especially IPC-Class3 purchasing.
- Conduct lifetime and obsolescence risk management for components.
- Develop multi-sourcing strategies and conduct price negotiations.
- Backtrack and resolve quality issues with suppliers and manufacturers.
- Manage availability and planning of electronic components and PCB design.
- Perform quality inspections of incoming materials.
- Maintain contacts and leverage experience with manufacturing houses, especially in Greece.
- Handle a variety of projects with small order numbers.
Relevant Skills
Practical experience (acquired at prior jobs, internships, university projects, etc.) in:
- Electronics fabrication-files, Altium design flow, and IPC-classes
- Design rules and IPC-Class3 purchasing
- Lifetime and obsolescence risk management
- Multi-sourcing and price negotiations
- Backtracking of quality issues and availability management
- Planning and quality inspection of electronic components
- Contacts and experience with manufacturing houses, especially in Greece
- Design experience is appreciated.
We Offer
At OroraTech, you can expect a down to earth yet high-caliber work environment. You will be part of the OroraTech team - a talented, international, open-minded team that is highly motivated to create impact. OroraTech allows you to grow on a professional and personal level. Benefits include:
- Be part of the solution to climate change
- Ambitious and entrepreneurial company culture with very high standards
- Insights into the most exciting new technologies and business models
- A great remote/hybrid office culture, which allows you to be very flexible. Take care of your family? Late sleeper? Early riser? Prefer to work from outside from time to time? We can make all that work.
If you apply: Please always include references of your prior work (for example, your thesis, talks, papers, code repositories, websites, write-ups, articles, apps, exposes, anything), if permissible. Please avoid detailed grade reports and online certificates. We value well-crafted motivation letters stating how you learned about OroraTech, why you think you would be a great addition to the team and why you want to work at a NewSpace start-up. Please also list your earliest starting date and expected salary.
