Engine Integration & Design
Lead selection, sizing, and integration of 70–100cc class 2-stroke IC engines for hybrid VTOL propulsion, balancing specific power, fuel consumption, vibration, and thermal characteristics.
Design engine mounting, vibration isolation, cooling (air/liquid), exhaust routing, and fuel delivery systems compatible with airframe and structural constraints.
Define and manage the engine-to-airframe interface control document (ICD), including mechanical, thermal, electrical, and fuel interfaces.
Work with the hybrid power architecture team to integrate the IC engine with generator/alternator units, power electronics, and battery/supercapacitor buffering.

Testing & Validation
Plan and execute engine test-bench campaigns: performance mapping, specific fuel consumption, thermal endurance, and vibration/fatigue characterization.
Support accelerated life testing and mission-profile simulation for engine and associated accessories (carburetion/EFI, ignition, starter, cooling).
Conduct combinatoric test-matrix design for flight test points (throttle, altitude, duration) and analyze telemetry data to validate performance against design predictions.
Diagnose field and test anomalies (detonation, plug fouling, vibration-induced failures, thermal derating)



and drive root-cause corrective actions.

Qualification & Compliance
Support DGQA/CEMILAC qualification activities for the propulsion system, including test plans, environmental qualification (MIL-STD-810H), and documentation.
Contribute engine-related inputs for EMI/EMC assessments (ignition-system emissions) under MIL-STD-461 as applicable to the platform.
Maintain design and test documentation to IDDM/DAP 2020 indigenous-content and traceability requirements.

Preferred / Valuable to Have
Prior experience on a certified or qualified aviation/UAV platform (DGCA, DGQA, CEMILAC, or equivalent).
Exposure to hybrid-electric propulsion architectures (IC engine + generator + battery/supercapacitor).
Familiarity with MIL-STD-810H environmental qualification and basic EMI/EMC concepts for ignition systems.
Experience with two-stroke engine tuning (porting, exhaust tuning, ignition mapping) in a motorsport or RC/UAV context.

Key Attributes
Hands-on, build-and-test mindset with comfort working in a hardware lab and at flight-test ranges.
Robust first-principles engineering judgment and structured root-cause problem solving.

📌 Engine Integration & Design Navi Mumbai
🏢 Quest Global
📍 Navi Mumbai