Engineering Head - Product Development - Industrial Drone Systems

Job Description:

Designation: Engineering Head - Product Development - Industrial Drone

Experience: 12+ Years

Location: Chennai, TN

Role Overview: You will play a pivotal role in transforming our prototype tethered drone platform into a commercially deployable industrial product. This position offers high ownership, rapid learning, and the opportunity to shape the future engineering team.

Key Responsibilities:

- End-to-end product development ownership.

- Enhance mechanical, electrical, and tethered systems.

- Lead prototype assembly, validation and testing.

- Translate customer feedback into engineering improvements.

- Maintain BOM, design revisions, and technical documentation.

- Coordinate with manufacturing and integration partners.

- Support certifications and improve manufacturability.

Required Skills & Experience:

- Background in Mechanical, Mechatronics, or Robotics Systems Engineering.

- Experience in Drone/UAV product development and DFMEA.

- Knowledge of flight mechanics, stability, payload calculations and thrust analysis.

- Proficiency in CAD tools (SolidWorks, Fusion 360, CATIA).

- Strong understanding of drone airframe fundamentals and propulsion systems.

- Hands-on prototyping and drone system integration.

- Flight Controller tuning (ArduPilot).

Preferred Skills (Good to Have):

- Experience with PX4, Cube Orange, MAVLink, Gazebo.

- Exposure to computer vision systems.

- Carbon fiber design and construction.

- CFD/Simulation expertise.