Role Overview

As Avionics Lead, you will own the end-to-end design, integration, and validation of the autopilot and flight control systems for ideaForge''s YETI UAV programme. This is a hands-on technical leadership role — you will lead a team of avionics and GNC engineers while remaining the principal technical contributor for autopilot configuration, GNC algorithm development, and flight test execution. You will work at the intersection of embedded systems, control theory, and aerospace engineering, taking the aircraft from bench integration to certified autonomous flight.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership
- Lead a team of avionics and GNC engineers — define tasks, conduct technical reviews, mentor junior engineers, and drive ownership of subsystem deliverables.
- Own the avionics system architecture: autopilot hardware selection, sensor suite, datalink, and power interfaces, from concept through certification.
- Serve as technical authority for all flight controls decisions; represent the avionics team at programme reviews, design reviews, and regulatory interactions.




- Identify and manage avionics programme risks; produce and maintain the avionics V&V; matrix aligned to certification requirements.
- Manage relationships with autopilot and avionics hardware vendors — drive issue resolution, firmware change requests, and technical escalations.

Autopilot Development & Configuration
- Configure, integrate, and tune commercial autopilot platforms for VTOL and fixed-wing flight modes, including inner-loop attitude control, outer-loop guidance, and transition management.
- Develop and validate control laws for VTOL hover, VTOL-to-FW transition corridor, and fixed-wing cruise — from initial parameterisation through flight test envelope expansion.
- Design and implement gain scheduling or adaptive control strategies for varying payload, altitude, and environmental conditions.
- Programme and validate autonomous mission modes — waypoint navigation, RTH logic,

📌 Sr Engineer (Bengaluru)
🏢 IdeaForge
📍 Bengaluru