Grid Crest – Company Profile
Grid Crest is a leading Advanced Metering Infrastructure Service Provider (AMISP) in India. We manufacture over 5 lakh smart energy meters monthly with a fully captive ecosystem spanning Design, Development, Validation, Software, and Managed Services teams. With a turnover of ₹600 Crore and exponential growth, we are expanding into smart water and gas metering. Our secure and data-intensive ecosystem is supported by our state-of-the-art facilities in Hyderabad and Kolkata.
Role Overview
Technical authority and system architect for next-generation smart electricity, water, and gas metering platforms. Responsible for end-to-end hardware development, ensuring high accuracy, ultra-low power consumption, robust connectivity, regulatory compliance, long-term reliability (10–15 years), and manufacturing readiness.
Key Responsibilities
Define hardware architecture covering metrology AFE, MCU/So C, RF/cellular communication, power management, protection, and security subsystems. Lead precision metrology design, PCB development, EMC/EMI compliance,



thermal management, and component lifecycle strategy. Drive RF and connectivity solutions (NB-Io T, LTE Cat-M1, Lo Ra/Sub-GHz), antenna design, link-budget analysis, and communication reliability. Develop ultra-low-power architectures to achieve extended battery life and optimized energy consumption. Own product validation, reliability testing, certification, and root-cause analysis. Ensure DFM/DFA/DFT compliance, manufacturing scalability, yield improvement, calibration processes, and Bo M optimization. Enable AMI interoperability, DLMS/COSEM integration, OTA reliability, outage management, and field diagnostics. Design hardware security features including secure elements, secure boot, firmware integrity, and anti-tamper mechanisms. Analyze field performance, RMA trends, and fleet diagnostics to drive continuous product improvement. Adapt designs for regional regulatory, electrical, and environmental r

📌 Lead hardware engineer (Noida)
🏢 GridCrest by Kaynes
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