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Space Engineer with a Chalk
Dr. Sujit Bhattacharya
PhD, ME, BE, PGDoM, SMIEEE, FIETE, MIET
Space Engineer with a Chalk
Dr. Sujit Bhattacharya
PhD, ME, BE, PGDoM, SMIEEE, FIETE
Engineering research and hands-on experience of more than 36 years with specialisation in Signal Processing at leading International Space Research Organisations and Radar manufacturing companies. Principal designer for the payloads of ISRO’s remote sensing and communication satellites including RISAT, INSAT, GSAT and OceanSat, ESA’s SolarOrbiter and Principal Technical Lead at BAE Systems, UK.
Active STEM ambassador, educator, entrepreneur and open source advocator with a mission to inspire the next generation of innovators.
Enthusiastic academician intensively involved in mentoring students through several online courses including Electronics, Robotics, Machine Learning, Signal Processing, Python and FPGA.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Senior R&D Engineer and Project Manager (ASIC) in Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for 16 years.
Design Engineer for ESA SolarOrbiter satellite.
Radar Systems Design Authority at Blighter Ltd, UK.
Consultant Signal Processing for Space & Defence, UK
Principal Technical Lead for Space at BAE Systems, UK
Founder and CEO of Cambridge Digital Consultancy.
EDUCATION & RESEARCH
PhD (Electronics & Signal Processing), University of Edinburgh, UK.
ME (Signal Processing), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, India
BE (Electronics & Communication), BIT, Mesra, India.
Research Fellow at Queens University Belfast.
Research Fellow at Imperial College London.
Visiting Faculty at various Engineering Universities.
EdTECH AFFILIATIONS
Member of Board of Trustees, STEM Ambassador
Founder and Mentor of Cambridge Electronics and Robotics Club (CERC), Cambridge, UK
Founder and Mentor of Cambridge Electronics and Robotics Academy (CERA), Cambridge, UK
Founder and Mentor of Cambridge Innovation Foundation (CiF), Cambridge, UK
STEM Ambassador for East England Hub, UK
Mentor for Nuffield Research Placement
Enterprise Adviser for Form the Future, UK
Member of the Panel for the Crest Award, UK.
Judge for FIRSTLego League and PiWars National competitions.
Governor of CamTrust, Cambourne, UK
Micro:bit Champion 2022, 2023 and 2024
Professional Experience
- Senior R&D Engineer and Project Manager (ASIC) in Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for 16 years.
- Design Engineer for ESA SolarOrbiter satellite.
- Radar Systems Design Authority at Blighter Ltd, UK.
- Principal Technical Lead (Space) BAE Systems UK
- Founder and CEO of Cambridge Digital Consultancy.
Education & Research
- PhD (Electronics & Signal Processing), University of Edinburgh, UK.
- ME (Signal Processing), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, India
- BE (Electronics & Communication), BIT, Mesra, India.
- Research Fellow at Queens University Belfast.
- Research Fellow at Imperial College London.
EDTECH AFFILIATIONS
- Member of Board of Trustees, STEM Ambassador
- Founder and Mentor of Cambourne Electronics and Robotics Club (CERC), Cambourne, UK
- Founder and Mentor of Cambridge Electronics and Robotics Academy (CERA), Cambridge, UK
- Founder and Mentor of Cambridge Innovation Foundation (CiF), Cambridge, UK
- STEM Ambassador for East England Hub, UK
- Mentor for Nuffield Research Placement
- Enterprise Adviser for Form the Future, UK
- Member of the Panel for the Crest Award, UK.
- Judge for FIRSTLego and PiWars National competitions.
Associated Organisations
University of Edinburgh
Indian Institute of Science
Birla Institute of Technology
Imperial College London
Queen’s University Belfast
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
European Space Agency (ESA)
IEEE, USA
Micro:bit Educational Foundation
Achievements
- Commonwealth PhD Research Scholarship
- South Cambridgeshire District Council (SCDC) Outstanding Youth Initiative Award 2018
- ISRO-IISc Masters Scholarship
- Global Micro:bit Champion 2022, 2023 and 2024 from the Micro:bit Educational Foundation
- Best STEM Youth Initiative Award from Cambridge Independent 2023.
Address
54 Bisley Crescent
Upper Cambourne
Cambridge CB23 6JA
United Kingdom
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