Job Description
GridCrest – Company Profile GridCrest 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/SoC, 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-IoT, LTE Cat-M1, LoRa/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 BoM 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 envir

📌 Lead Hardware Engineer (Kurukshetra)
🏢 GridCrest by Kaynes
📍 Kurukshetra