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The Role
Own end-to-end development of industrial tethered drone systems, improving mechanical, electrical, propulsion, and tethered subsystems. Lead prototyping, assembly, validation, flight testing, system integration, and manufacturability improvements. Translate customer feedback into engineering changes, maintain BOMs and technical documentation, coordinate manufacturing partners, support certifications, and contribute to commercial deployment.
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Senior Engineer - Product Development- Industrial Drone Systems
Location: Bengaluru / Chennai
About Our Client:
Our Client is developing industrial-grade tethered drone platforms for façade cleaning, solar panel cleaning, surveillance, industrial inspection, and future autonomous applications. We are looking for passionate builders who thrive in multidisciplinary environments and enjoy taking products from prototype to commercial deployment. Role Overview As one of the first core engineering hires, 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.
Skills Required
- Background in Mechanical, Mechatronics, or Robotics Systems Engineering
- Experience in drone or UAV product development
- Experience with DFMEA
- Knowledge of flight mechanics, stability, payload calculations, and thrust analysis
- Proficiency with CAD tools including SolidWorks, Fusion 360, or CATIA
- Strong understanding of drone airframe fundamentals and propulsion systems
- Hands-on prototyping and drone system integration experience
- Experience tuning flight controllers using ArduPilot
- Experience with PX4, Cube Orange, MAVLink, or Gazebo
- Exposure to computer vision systems
- Experience with carbon fiber design and construction
- CFD or simulation expertise
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The Company
What We Do
AKMV Consultants Pvt. Ltd is a boutique financial service provider and strategic consulting firm founded in 2018. It specializes in driving business growth through a wide range of services, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, business strategy, market research, and financial analysis. The firm caters to diverse sectors, with a particular focus on security, facility management, and manpower industries, providing customized solutions for every business.
