About the role
We are looking for a hands-on Embedded Systems Engineer to lead the design, board bring-up, and electromechanical integration of our airborne and gun-mounted hardware. You will own embedded electronics development end-to-end: from designing custom PCBs and power distribution boards to tuning high-power motor drivers, integrating multi-sensor arrays, and establishing rock-solid communication bus architecture.
Whether you are early in your career or bringing experience from fast-paced engineering teams, we value practical problem-solving, rapid iteration, and strong electronics and embedded fundamentals.
What you will own:
- Full-lifecycle PCB & hardware design: schematic capture, PCB layout, component selection, and DFM/DFA for microcontroller, power management, and sensor carrier boards using modern EDA tools.
- Actuation & large motor integration: interface, drive, and tune high-power motors (BLDC, brushed DC, steppers) alongside high-current motor controllers, optical encoders, and power distribution units.
- Bus architecture & protocol debugging: implement and troubleshoot robust communication buses — CAN (CANopen, SocketCAN, CAN FD) and UART/serial — for low-latency sensor and actuator telemetry.
- Sensor packaging & signal integrity: integrate multi-sensor suites (LiDAR, IMUs, cameras, hall-effect sensors) with clean routing, noise filtering, and isolation against high-power motor EMI.
- Prototyping & lab diagnostics: bring up new PCB revisions with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and multimeters; hands-on soldering, SMD rework, and harness fabrication.
- Firmware & test scripting: write low-level diagnostic firmware (C/C++) and Python/Bash automation to stress-test microcontrollers, parse log feeds, and run hardware acceptance testing.
- Designing to military standards: build electronic systems intended to meet military environmental and EMI requirements (MIL-STD-810 and MIL-STD-461 class).
Must have
* 2+ years of embedded systems engineering experience, or hands-on hardware/electronics build experience on a Formula SAE team or equivalent field-robotics project.
* Proven track record of designing, laying out, and populating custom multi-layer PCBs that interface directly with microcontrollers and power electronics.
* Practical knowledge of low-level serial interfaces (UART, CAN, SPI, I2C) and experience isolating packet drops or physical-layer faults.
* Comfortable debugging at the signal level with a scope or logic analyzer, on real boards.
Nice to have
* B.Tech in Electrical Engineering, Embedded Systems, Mechatronics, or Robotics (helpful, not required — a strong build record beats it).
* High-current motor drive experience, and layout practice for EMI-heavy environments.
* RTOS or bare-metal firmware development.
* Experience integrating cameras or vision pipelines on embedded compute.
* Any background in defense, aerospace, or field-deployed embedded systems.
Notes
Location: Hyderabad, on-site (hardware bring-up and field testing require physical presence).
Given the defense nature of the work, Indian citizenship is required, and candidates should be comfortable with the security, confidentiality, and eventual clearance/vetting expectations that come with government and armed-forces trials.
Compensation is below-market cash + meaningful ESOP (4-year vest, 1-year cliff).
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