Overview

Role : Full Time, Onsite (Bangalore)

Responsibilities

• Hands-on experience in Core electronics, embedded systems and firmware development (STM32, ESP32, IOT Sensors)
• Assist in wiring, testing, and integrating microcontrollers, power systems, drivers, and sensors.
• 2 and 3 Layer PCB prototyping skills (EasyEDA or KiCad)
• Using 3D Design and 3D Printing skills for rapid prototype development
• Track Robotics : Robotics, Control Systems and Simulation
• Implement and tune PID and model-based controllers for robotic actuation.
• Work with simulators such as Gazebo, Webots, Isaac Sim, or custom simulation environments.
• Perform kinematic, dynamic, and structural analysis to validate designs.
• Implement ROS1/ROS2 nodes, topics, services, and actions.
• Integrate sensors (IMUs, encoders, force sensors, cameras) and actuators (servos, BLDCs, ESCs, linear actuators).
• Develop URDF/SRDF models and integrate them into simulation.
• Track UAV & ROVs:
• 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥 — DGCA Remote Pilot Certificate, OR 50+ genuine flying hours you can demonstrate. We will ask you to fly.
• Hands-on building of quadcopters / multirotors from the frame up
• Deep working knowledge of flight controllers (Pixhawk, SpeedyBee, Cube, etc.), ESCs, power distribution boards, and telemetry systems.
• Drone calibration, tuning, and ground station setup (Mission Planner / QGroundControl)
• Comfortable with ArduPilot / PX4 / Betaflight / INAV and MAVLink.
• Experience with building and flying RC Planes (Aeromodelling)
• Track Aerospace : Amateur Rocketry & SatComm
• As a head of subsystems in your college amateur rocketry team - your hands-on knowledge and experience in Propulsion / Aero-structures / Avionics / Payload & Recovery shall be utilised to help GiftdMinds build it's own 3K and 10K sounding rockets (COTS + SRAD)
• Hands-on experience with RF circuitry and components design and testing, Oscilloscopes, Spectrum Analysers, Signal Generators and VNAs
• Preferred : Hands-on Experience as a Licensed Amateur HAM Radio operator with HF, VHF and UHF radio (HAMSATs) and satellite communication (AMSATs)
• Good To Have : Stargazing and Visual Astronomy - Hands-on experience with Newtonian, Dobsonian Reflective Telescopes, Astrophotography

Qualifications

• Email your resume along with a GDrive link that contains pictures and videos of all our past hardware projects (Fusions 3D design, PCB Designs, IOT projects, Drone builds etc)
• Select which track you are more excited to be part of (and show us the hands-on skills abd experience you have that makes you a perfect candidate for that track)
• Any National and International level Rocketry, UAV, CubeSat, Formula Automotive competition participation and wins will highly increate your probability of selection so dont forget to mention that
• In your email mention the following :
• Earliest possible date you can join (we will give preference to candidates who can join immediately or just within few weeks)
• If you are seeking internship, what's the duration of that internship you are looking for
• Mechanical + Core Electronics
• At least 100+ hours of 3D Design (Fusion preferably) & 3D Printing (FDM) experience
• IOT and Embedded (Arduino & Sensors, STM boards, LoRA, GSM/GPS, IMUs etc)
• PCB Design and Fabrication hands-on skills
• In house 3DPrinter with 3D Laser cutting swappable rig
• 12 inch, collapsible, Dobsonian Telescope with automated star tracker
• RC Plane with FPV + Head tracking camera control
• Autonomous Unmanned Underwater Vehicle UUV / ROV (Submarine) and Swarm Drones
• A Disney BDX droid like bipedal Robot (MicroDuck)
• A solid motor amateur (COTS and SRAD), sounding Rocket with target apogee of 10Kms
• A Radio and Satellite communication Ground station for HAM Radio, geo-stationary, FM satellites, International Space Station (ISS) and Radio Astronomy