Engineer I (Design)

Job Description

The candidate will be responsible for aerostructure design to support research and development of UAV’s. 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, testing until final handover to production.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and Development: Conceptualize and develop designs for various aircraft components like wings, fuselage, tail and landing gear. 
• Drawings and Documentation: Prepare detailed drawings and other engineering data for manufacturing. 
• Collaboration: Work with cross-functional teams, including aerodynamics, propulsion, avionics, and manufacturing, to develop and integrate systems. 
• Problem-Solving: Identify and propose design solutions for new components or modifications to existing ones, considering factors like cost, quality, manufacturability, and serviceability. 
• Compliance: Ensure designs meet safety regulations and industry standards (e.g., CEMILAC / DGCA/MIL etc.). 
• Design Reviews: Participate in design reviews and provide technical reports to stakeholders. 
• Configuration Management: Manage configuration of aircraft structures. 
• Prototyping and Testing: Support the development and testing of prototypes. 
• Developing Best Practices: 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

Skills & Qualification

· Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical/ Aeronautical Engineering

· Strong experience with aerostructure design, materials, and manufacturing processes.

· 3+ years of industry experience in a Design Engineer role

. Exposure in Aerospace / UAS / UAV system will be preferred

. Hands-on experience with aerospace CAD software tools (e.g., CATIA, Creo, SolidWorks, Siemens NX) and PLM tools (e.g., Windchill, Enovia, Teamcenter)

. Familiarity with regulatory compliance and standards in the aerospace industry

. Ability do hand calculation for solving technical problems and deliver innovative solutions

· Experience with composite materials (carbon, aramid, glass)

. Exposure to use DFMA, GD&T and Tolerance stack-up analysis.

Skills