Electrical & Electronics Engineer
TYPE — FULL TIMELOCATION — Vijayawada, INDIAExperience: 5+ YearsCTC: ₹9–15 LPA
ABOUT THE ROLE
As a Electrical & Electronics Engineer, you will lead the design, development, integration, and validation of the complete electrical and avionics architecture for AnduraX's reusable re-entry vehicle. You will be responsible for developing reliable flight electronics capable of operating across the demanding environments encountered during launch, spaceflight, atmospheric re-entry, and recovery. Working closely with Systems Engineering, GNC, Flight Software, Structures, Propulsion, and Test teams, you will define the avionics architecture, electrical interfaces, onboard computing systems, telemetry, power distribution, sensors, and communication systems that form the backbone of the vehicle. This role demands strong technical expertise in aerospace electronics, embedded hardware, electrical systems, PCB design, and system integration. You will play a key role in developing reliable flight hardware for India's first privately developed reusable re-entry vehicle. This role combines office-based engineering with laboratory, electronics workshop, integration, and field-test activities. Candidates should be comfortable transitioning between circuit design, hardware assembly, testing, troubleshooting, and outdoor flight operations.
RESPONSIBILITY
Electrical & Avionics Architecture
- Define the development of the overall electrical and avionics architecture for the reusable re-entry vehicle.
- Define avionics subsystem requirements and electrical interfaces.
- Develop electrical system block diagrams and interface documentation.
- Design fault-tolerant avionics architectures with appropriate redundancy where required.
- Develop electrical architecture for future orbital vehicle evolution.
- Maintain avionics design documentation and Interface Control Documents (ICDs).
Flight Electronics Development
- Design flight electronics including onboard computers, interface boards, sensor modules, and telemetry systems.
- Develop analog and digital electronic circuits for aerospace applications.
- Design multilayer PCBs suitable for harsh aerospace environments.
- Perform component selection with emphasis on reliability, manufacturability, and availability.
- Develop sensor interface electronics for IMUs, GPS, barometers, pressure sensors, thermocouples, load cells, and other flight instrumentation.
- Support design for manufacturability (DFM) and design for testability (DFT).
Power Systems & Electrical Integration
- Develop vehicle electrical power architecture and distribution systems.
- Design regulated and unregulated power distribution networks.
- Support battery selection, charging systems, power monitoring, and protection circuitry.
- Develop wiring harnesses, cable routing, connectors, and grounding schemes.
- Perform electrical load analysis and power budgeting.
- Ensure proper electrical isolation, grounding, and redundancy throughout the vehicle.
Communication & Telemetry Systems
- Develop onboard telemetry and communication architectures.
- Integrate radios, antennas, GNSS receivers, telemetry modems, and tracking systems.
- Design interfaces between avionics hardware and ground systems.
- Support high-speed onboard data acquisition and storage systems.
- Validate communication performance during laboratory and field testing.
Hardware Verification & Environmental Testing
- Develop hardware verification and validation plans.
- Perform schematic reviews, PCB reviews, and design verification testing.
- Support EMI/EMC testing and mitigation activities.
- Conduct vibration, thermal, and environmental qualification testing.
- Develop manufacturing test procedures and acceptance criteria.
- Support Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) integration with flight software and GNC teams.
Flight Test Operations
- Support avionics integration into prototype and flight vehicles.
- Perform vehicle checkout and pre-flight electrical verification.
- Monitor avionics health during flight campaigns.
- Troubleshoot hardware issues during integration and testing.
- Analyze flight telemetry and hardware performance after each mission.
- Recommend hardware improvements based on test data.
Cross-Functional Leadership
- Work closely with Systems Engineering, GNC, Flight Software, Structures, Propulsion, Manufacturing, and Test teams.
- Mentor junior electronics and avionics engineers.
- Support engineering recruitment and technical interviews.
- Develop avionics design standards, documentation, and best practices.
- Contribute to design reviews including SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, and FRR.
REQUIREMENTS
Education & Experience
- B.Tech/M.Tech in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Embedded Systems, Aerospace Engineering, or related disciplines.
- 5+ years of experience developing electrical and avionics systems for spacecraft, launch vehicles, re-entry vehicles, UAVs, aircraft, robotics, or other complex embedded systems.
Technical Competencies
- Strong understanding of:
- Electrical System Design
- Aerospace Avionics
- Embedded Hardware Design
- PCB Design
- Digital & Analog Electronics
- Sensor Interfaces
- Electrical Power Systems
- Communication Systems
- EMI/EMC Principles
- Experience designing multilayer PCBs.
- Experience developing flight or mission-critical electronics.
- Experience debugging complex embedded hardware.
- Strong understanding of electrical integration and hardware validation.
- Excellent analytical thinking and structured problem-solving ability.
- Strong technical communication and documentation skills.
PREFERRED SKILLS
Experience With
- Experience with:
- Spacecraft avionics
- Launch vehicle electronics
- Re-entry vehicle avionics
- Flight computers
- Telemetry systems
- Payload electronics
- Electrical power systems (EPS)
- Wiring harness design
- Hardware qualification
- Environmental testing
Proficiency In
- Proficiency in:
- Altium Designer
- KiCad
- OrCAD / Cadence
- LTspice
- STM32 microcontrollers
- ARM Cortex-M architectures
- Oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and electronic test equipment
- Python
- C/C++
Familiarity With
- Familiarity with:
- CAN Bus
- RS-422 / RS-485
- UART, SPI, I²C, Ethernet
- PX4 and flight controller architectures
- Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL)
- Environmental qualification standards
- NASA, ESA, ECSS, or ISRO standards
- IPC PCB design and assembly standards
- Prior experience with Indian or international aerospace programs (ISRO, DRDO, private space tech firms, startups) will be considered an added advantage.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Additional Requirements
- Ability to work in a fast-paced startup environment where responsibilities evolve with program needs.
- Comfortable working across multiple engineering disciplines and contributing beyond a narrowly defined role.
- Willingness to travel for flight tests, supplier visits, customer meetings, government reviews, conferences, and technical demonstrations as required.
- Ability to work outdoors during integration campaigns, launch operations, and recovery activities under varying weather conditions.
- Comfortable standing, walking, bending, and working for extended periods during hardware integration and testing activities.
- Ability to safely lift and carry engineering equipment and hardware weighing up to 20 kg, with appropriate assistance when required.
- Willingness to occasionally work outside regular business hours during integration campaigns, flight tests, critical milestones, or mission operations.
- Strong commitment to documentation, configuration control, schedule discipline, and maintaining high-quality program records.
- Ability to obtain and maintain any security clearances or background verifications required for defence, strategic, or government-sponsored projects (subject to applicable regulations).
- Demonstrate a strong safety-first mindset and adherence to laboratory, workshop, propulsion, and flight-test safety procedures.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams.
- Self-driven, proactive, and capable of independently driving complex technical programs from concept through demonstration.
- Close attention to detail, excellent organizational skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
- Passion for aerospace, space exploration, reusable launch systems, and advanced flight technologies, with a willingness to continuously learn and adapt to new challenges.
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