Job DescriptionGridCrest – Company Profile
NGridCrest 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.
NRole Overview
nTechnical 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.
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Define hardware architecture covering metrology AFE, MCU/SoC, RF/cellular communication, power management, protection, and security subsystems. N
Lead precision metrology design,



PCB development, EMC/EMI compliance, thermal management, and component lifecycle strategy. N
Drive RF and connectivity solutions (NB-IoT, LTE Cat-M1, LoRa/Sub-GHz), antenna design, link-budget analysis, and communication reliability. N
Develop ultra-low-powerarchitectures to achieve extended battery life and optimized energy consumption. N
Own product validation,reliability testing, certification, and root-cause analysis. N
Ensure DFM/DFA/DFT compliance, manufacturing scalability, yield improvement, calibration processes, and BoM optimization. N
Enable AMI interoperability, DLMS/COSEM integration, OTA reliability, outage management, and field diagnostics. N
Design hardware security features including secure elements, secure boot, firmware integrity, and anti-tamper mechanisms. N
Analyze field performance, RMA trends, and fleet diagnostics to drive continuous product improvement.

📌 Hiring: Lead Hardware Engineer Faridabad (India)
🏢 GridCrest by Kaynes
📍 India