Role : Hardware R&D; Engineer - Mechatronics & STEM (

Experience Required : Interns and Freshers/Recent Grads (Electronics, Mechatronics Engineers - Full Stack : Hardware + Software) with 0-2Yrs hands-on experience.

Location

: Bangalore (Onsite)

What You'll be Working On :

This is what we are building at GiftdMinds currently. The selected candidate will be working on one of these based on his/her skill-set level, hands-on experience and knowledge depth.

1. In house 3DPrinter with 3D Laser cutting swappable rig
2. 12 inch, collapsible, Dobsonian Telescope with automated star tracker
3. RC Plane with FPV + Head tracking camera control
4. Autonomous Unmanned Underwater Vehicle UUV / ROV (Submarine) and Swarm Drones
5. A Disney BDX droid like bipedal Robot
6. A solid motor amateur (COTS and SRAD), sounding Rocket with target apogee of 10Kms
7. A Radio and Satellite communication Ground station for HAM Radio, geo-stationary, FM satellites, International Space Station (ISS) and Radio Astronomy

Must Have Hands-on Skills (do not apply if you don't have the below skills, resume will not been reviewed)

1. Core Electronics (PCB Design / Fabrication, Avionics, Power distribution boards, Battery Management System, Bench Tools - Oscilloscopes, VNA)
2. At least 100+ hours of 3D Design (Fusion preferably) & 3D Printing (FDM) experience
3. IOT and Embedded (Arduino & Sensors, STM32, LoRA, GSM/GPS, IMUs etc)

Positive To Have Skills

1. Hands-on experience with UAVs and ROVs, Flight controllers, Ground Station, FPVs, Mission Planner
2. Advanced fabrication skills like CNC machining (3-axis or 5-axis) Sheet metal forming Carbon fiber composite fabrication
3. Hands-on knowledge of ROS2, Gazebo, URDF (must have built some working robotic/ mechatronic prototype hardware - not just simulation)





Key Responsibilities (Research & Development - Engineering) :

1. Mechatronics R&D; & Rapid Prototyping

- Assist in the design and development of robotic systems (bipedal robots, manipulators, ornithopters, bionics).
- 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

1. Robotics, Control Systems and Simulation (for Hardware Robotics Candidates)

- 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.

1. UAVs & ROVs - Drones, Fixed Wings, Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (for UAV Candidates)

- Actual flight skills : 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)

1. Impact - Make In India, Viksit Bharat Mission, Future Innovators

- All GiftdMinds Engineers dedicate 15-20% of time and effort mentoring some of the brightest young minds - GiftdMinds students (age 10-15yrs) with hands-on advanced R&D; research and practical skill development in the field of Space-Tech, UAVs, Mechatronics, Robotics, EVs and beyond.

About GiftdMinds : GiftdMinds Learning Pvt. Ltd. is recognised by NASSCOM Center Of Excellence as one of the emerging Product R&D; X EdTech startups based out of Bangalore, India.

Our product R&D; team works on products in the field of Aerospace, Rocketry, Satellite Communications, Robotics and EVs that could be game changer and could lay the foundation of our ViksitBharat@2047 Mission

Our state of the art GiftMinds R&D; infrastructure also helps young adults build a solid hands-on foundation that can provide a launchpad for their passion for Rockets, Satellites, UAVs, Robotics and more...

We are a bootstrapped, revenue generating, self sustainable startup currently on a fast-pace, high growth trajectory.

More about GiftdMinds :

LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/company/giftdminds/

Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/giftd_minds/

Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/giftdminds

GiftdMinds Website : https://www.GiftdMinds.com

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