Robotics Engineer (Core Team): Autonomous Drone SystemsLocation: Hyderabad | On-site
Type: Full time | Core Team
Experience: Minimum 2 years of work experience on drones or similar robotic platforms, with a focus on autonomy
About the RoleYou will build the autonomy and onboard compute stack for our drones, from hardware integration to SLAM and sensor fusion software.
This is a hands-on, hardware-leaning role on a small core team, where you will own problems from design through flight testing.
What You'll Do• Develop, tune and deploy SLAM pipelines (2D/3D, lidar-based and camera-based) for real-time operation on drones.
• Build sensor fusion systems combining LiDAR, IMU, cameras and depth cameras for robust state estimation and mapping.
• Integrate and optimize onboard compute on NVIDIA Jetson and Raspberry Pi, balancing performance, power and thermals.
• Connect perception and navigation software to the flight controller (PX4 / ArduPilot).
• Work with satellite imagery and geospatial data to support localization and mapping.
• Build and maintain robotics software in ROS2, Python and C++.




• Run flight tests, analyze logs and validate performance in the field.
• Debug across hardware, firmware and software.
• Guide junior engineers and interns.

Requirements• Bachelor's or Master's in Robotics, Electronics, Mechatronics, Aerospace, Computer Science or a related field.
• 2+ years of work experience on drones or similar platforms, focused on autonomy.
• Strong hands-on experience with SLAM on real robots or drones.
• Experience with sensor fusion using LiDAR, IMU, camera and depth camera data.
• Hands-on experience with NVIDIA Jetson and Raspberry Pi as companion computers.
• Working knowledge of PX4 and/or ArduPilot.
• Experience with satellite imagery and GDAL.
• Proficiency in Python and C++.
• Working knowledge of ROS2.
• Hands-on drone hardware experience: building, integrating and debugging real systems.
• Solid fundamentals in state estimation, coordinate frames

📌 Robotics Engineer (Hyderabad)
🏢 PhoQtek labs
📍 Hyderabad