Mayukh Bagchi
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Technical Consulting for Radio Astronomy & Space

Expert guidance from hardware design to data analysis — backed by real balloon flights, CubeSat missions, and VLBI campaigns.

What I Can Help You Build

Specialized engineering for niche scientific and aerospace applications.

FPGA & Radio Backend

RFSoC-based spectrometers and correlators using CASPER toolflow.

  • RFSoC spectrometers & correlators
  • VLBI data acquisition chains
  • High-speed streaming (8+ Gbps)
  • CASPER toolflow implementation

Sensors & Embedded

Driver development for space-constrained sensor systems.

  • GPS, magnetometer, IMU drivers
  • Precision timing chains
  • Telemetry & commanding
  • Power management systems

Software & Pipelines

Custom GUIs and data pipelines for bandwidth-limited ops.

  • Real-time monitoring GUIs
  • Radio data analysis (CASA, AIPS)
  • Custom visualization
  • Architecture consulting

Proven Experience Across the Stack

Real flight heritage and deployed systems.

Balloon-Borne VLBI Experiment (BVEX)

Backend, timing, position tracking hardware, power distribution lead

  • Designed K-band (22 GHz) RFSoC backend achieving 8 Gbps sustained data rates
  • Implemented ultra-stable OCXO timing reference for mobile VLBI station
  • Built SSD-NIC architecture for high-throughput recording
  • NRAO/HSA VLBA proposal approved (4 hours observing time)

12U CubeSat Development (INSPIRESAT)

Starspec Technologies (MITACS Internship)

  • AI&T (Assembly, Integration & Testing) phase contributor
  • Designed custom RS232 voltage isolator PCB circuits for power-to-flight computer communication
  • Integrated space-grade magnetometers for attitude determination
  • Developing commanding middleware for limited satellite pass-throughs and data transfer
  • Working on overall testing, telemetry (TLM) and commanding systems

FPGA Development for Radio Astronomy

RFSoC & Digital Signal Processing

  • RFSoC firmware for wideband radio telescope backends
  • CASPER toolflow implementation and optimization
  • Presented at CASPER Workshop (ASTRON 2025) and international conferences
  • High-speed data acquisition systems (8+ Gbps sustained rates)

Custom Space Ops Software

Balloon/CubeSat Telemetry Commanding

  • Built lightweight Python/Qt GUIs for <1 Mbps downlink bandwidth
  • Real-time plotting and health monitoring dashboards
  • Cross-platform deployment (Linux/Windows)
  • Designed for non-expert operators (field campaigns)

Book a Consultation

Choose your session length and schedule a time that works for you.

Quick Consultation

$20USD

30 minutes

  • Rapid technical troubleshooting
  • Expert architecture feedback
  • Actionable tool recommendations
  • Detailed email summary
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Deep Dive

$30USD
1 hr(1-10 hrs)
  • Everything in Quick Consultation
  • In-depth design review
  • Hands-on technical troubleshooting
  • Custom implementation roadmap
  • Curated annotated resources

ℹ️ How it works:

  1. 1Pay via Stripe
  2. 2Book on Cal.com
  3. 3Get confirmation
  4. 4Meet via Zoom
🌍 Available globally (all time zones)

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