Manager/Lead - HRBP

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 hiring a Manager/Lead – HRBP to build High performing Engineering Organisation.

Why Us

• Build and scale the core Engineering team of a space-tech company solving real-time surveillance, intelligence, and sustainability challenges on a planetary scale.

• Work directly with function heads to build mission-critical High performance Team.

• High-autonomy, mission-first culture with opportunities for rapid personal and professional growth.

Key Responsibilities

• End-to-end HRBP for the Hardware Engineering BU - hiring, onboarding, performance, promotions, exits, Employee Experience on key moments

• Drive productivity initiatives - work with engineering leads on org structure, workflow bottlenecks, capacity planning

• Own people programs for the BU - engagement, L&D, career frameworks, Productivity

• Drive culture on the ground - regular floor/lab time with engineers, not just calendar syncs

• Partner with BU leadership on org design and workforce planning, backed by data and Outside in pov

• Ensure every employee experience reflects Digantara's core values and future-forward vision.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• 3-7 years as HRBP/HR Generalist

• Experience in hardware engineering, manufacturing, or another build/product environment - not only software/IT

• Startup or fast-paced company background

• Strong stakeholder management with engineering leadership and ICs

Preferred Skills and Qualifications

• Prior experience in space-tech, defense, high-performance R&D, or dual-use technology startups.

• Personal passion for space, national security, or sustainability.

Location : HebbalWork Mandate : 5 days from office