Mechanical Engineer

We're hiring Mechanical Engineers across all levels. Apply regardless of years of experience; we'll place you at the right level based on your background and how you perform through the interview process. You'll take mechanical assemblies from concept through design, prototyping, testing, and into a shipped product, working closely with flight systems, composites, manufacturing, and external vendors along the way. We're looking for engineers who've shipped real hardware before, ideally having seen a product through at least one full development lifecycle, and who are comfortable owning a problem from first sketch to flying part. We're hiring for two kinds of strength on this team, and you should be strong in at least one: detailed mechanism design, or composites and structures.

Design and develop mechanical systems and assemblies for our aircraft, from early concept through production intent

Build and test prototypes yourself - this is a hands-on role where you will own an end-to-end mechanical system from concept through testing through production

Run load calculations, tolerance stacks, basic FEA, and weight budgets to validate designs before they're cut or molded

Work with composites layup, injection molding, additive manufacturing, and CNC machining to choose the right process for each part

If focused on composites/structures: build and improve how we model and design composite structures (laminate design, layup optimization, and structural analysis) rather than just building to a fixed layup

If focused on mechanism design: select the right actuation hardware for the job (servos, stepper motors, and similar) and write short scripts to drive and test them

Partner with external vendors and fabrication shops to get parts made to spec, on time

Translate requirements from internal teams (flight systems, manufacturing, product) and external stakeholders into concrete mechanical designs

Chase down the details that make the difference between a part that works on the bench and one that survives a thousand flights

Experience with designing / building parts for UAV or aerospace applications

Hands-on project experience (BAJA, FSAE, or similar build teams) is a great substitute for professional experience, especially earlier in your career

Work location: Hoskote, Bangalore (Headquarters)

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