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What they do

Agnikul Cosmos designs and makes rockets that carry small satellites to low Earth orbit. Its engines are single-piece and 3D-printed. Agnibaan is its orbital rocket, and SOrTeD is a sub-orbital rocket. Dhanush is a mobile launchpad. Agnikul started at IIT Madras in Chennai. In May 2024, it launched from its own launchpad at Sriharikota, the first private launchpad in India.

What they value

• Anyone who is very good at anything has a place at Agnikul.
• Work hard, and push the limits of new technology.
• Combine experience with passion.
• Build with purpose, to make space access simple.
• Launch anywhere, anytime, at low cost.
• Own a problem until it is solved.

Where they hire

All 11 Postings are full time and in Chennai. No Posting offers remote or hybrid work. Five Postings ask for extended hours when the work needs them, and two also ask for weekends. One Posting names a 6-day work week. No Posting mentions visa sponsorship or right to work.

Teams and roles

• Flight structures: a structural design engineer for metal parts and a structural analysis engineer for composite parts. Both analyze rocket structures with finite element analysis (FEA), a computer method to calculate stress.
• Test and quality: a testing engineer who plans and runs hardware tests of fluid and structural systems, and a quality and NDT engineer for composite parts. NDT is testing that does not damage the part. The quality engineer inspects parts and audits suppliers.
• Software and IT: an associate instrumentation software developer, who writes LabVIEW code for the data systems on test stands. An IT engineer runs the networks, firewalls, and CCTV at several sites.
• Business: a business development executive, who finds customers and partners, and a growth strategy associate in the office of the Chief Business Officer. The associate researches the launch market and follows Indian space policy.
• Operations: an engineering project manager, a supply chain associate who finds and negotiates with suppliers, and an administrative assistant.

What they look for

Eight Postings list 1 to 3 years of experience. The IT engineer asks for 5 to 8 years. Three Postings accept people with no work experience. Eight Postings ask for a bachelor's degree, and most engineering roles name the field. The supply chain role requires a master's degree in business or economics. Six Postings ask for good communication. Four Postings ask for strong ownership of the work. The two structures roles ask for FEA software and prefer experience with rocket structures. The business and project roles prefer experience in aerospace, defense, or other engineering industries. The quality role requires NDT Level II certification and knowledge of AS9100, a quality standard for aerospace. The software role requires the C language.