Engineer I (Payload & Control )

ideaForge

  • Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 10 days ago
Company ProfileideaForge is the leader in industrial and surveillance UAV manufacturing in India with more than 50% market share. The organization was established in 2007 by IIT-Bombay alumni and is based out of Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra. ideaForge co-designed India’s first Surveillance quadrotor UAV, NETRA with the Defence Research & Development Organization (DRDO) and is also responsible for engineering the then world’s lightest Autopilot.ideaForge develops completely indigenous technology for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). Our organization is the pioneer in the UAS segment in India and has multiple IPs to its credit. Our in-house R&D, design, manufacturing, software, services, and training operations give us the flexibility to customize products for an array of requirements. We are continually innovating and experimenting to transform our aerial platforms to offer greater performance, higher reliability, and autonomy.At ideaForge, our principle behind everything we design, and build is creating an impact – making the world a better and safer place. With this principle as our cornerstone, we have developed UAVs with unmatched global specifications. With this philosophy, we have consistently helped Indian Defense, Paramilitary & Police forces ensure the safety of our citizens and ultimately save precious lives.Job DescriptionThe candidate will be responsible for independently developing different Payload Subsystems, performing design and analysis to support research and development of UAV Payloads. Candidate is responsible for creating a new design from scratch or re-design an existing product and taking it through all stages of design, development and testing until final handover to production.Key ResponsibilitiesDesign & Development
  • Responsible for design and development of high precision gimbal systems.
  • Generate comprehensive trade matrices and component specifications.
  • Defining selection criteria for key components, and testing and validating them for use in different sub-systems.
  • Develop practical and innovative mechanisms for the engineering of components and systems.
  • Creating a consistent design language/theme for all aspects of a product.
Developing Best Practices
  • To work with first principles to achieve highest robustness and value addition of engineering solutions.
  • Using standardized technology/process/tool choices for continuously improving reliability, predictability and usability
  • To keep up to date with the latest materials, manufacturing technologies and methodologies
  • Establish practices and SOPs to deliver design that is highest performance, reliable, scalable to manufacture, easy to maintain and re-usable.
Skills & Qualification
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical/Mechatronics/Robotics Engineering.
  • Strong mechanical design instincts, thorough understanding of complex electromechanical design.
  • 3-5+ years of industry experience in a Design Engineer role.
  • Hands-on expertise in electromechanical assembly and integration across the entire Product Development Cycle.
  • Has a record of successful execution of hardware products/components.
  • Has experience working with gimbals, EO/IR cameras, Motors, etc. is a plus
  • Worked in an Indian or global company that delivers high quality systems integrating mechanical hardware and electronics and/or studied at a reputed academic institution while demonstrating initiative and rigor to learn and create innovative engineering solutions.
  • Has deep appreciation for technology evolution and modern engineering practices, quality assurance, testing, configuration & release management, defect management, and associated tools, deployed in world-class product development processes.
  • Exposure to Machining, Injection Molding, Sheet metal, 3D-Printing, etc. and material selection.
  • Working Knowledge of Creo Parametric Modeling and Surfacing.
  • Experience with composite materials (carbon, aramid, glass) is good to have.
Technical Skills
  • Creo Parametric (Parametric Design)
  • New Product Development/Introduction (NPD/NPI)
  • Analytical Calculations
  • Mechanical Assemblies
  • Enclosure Design
  • Structural Design and Analysis
  • Hardware Development
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • DFM/DFA
  • DFMEA
  • Control Engineering
  • Packaging
Other Skills
  • Cross Functional Collaboration
  • Methodology Development
  • Quality and Reliability
  • Technical Documentation
  • Stay Informed on New Technologies
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