Senior Mechanical Design Engineer ( New Product Development) Location: Experience: 2-5 Years in New Product Development (Experience in Service based industry or other domains does not count)

You will be responsible for leading Design and Development of mechanical systems for our cutting-edge defence products.
We are seeking a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer who thrives on owning projects end-to-end—from ideation to deployment. As a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, you'll work on actual hardware from day one — designing, prototyping, testing, and breaking things that the Armed Forces might use tomorrow. You'll be part of the R&D; team behind our next-gen defence products, contributing to everything from sketches to field tests.

Brainstorm & sketch concepts based on first principles (we don't do copy-paste design).
Design 3D models and detailed mechanical parts using SolidWorks or Fusion 360 considering DFM, DFMEA, DFA.
Rapid prototype using 3D printers, CNC Milling, and other machines in our in-house R&D; lab.
Work closely with electronics and software teams to bring hardware to life.
Analyze and Simulate the models in ANSYS and MATLAB




2–5 years of experience in mechanical new product development.

- Proficiency in CAD software (e.g., SolidWorks, Fusion 360) and simulation tools (e.g., Ansys, MATLAB).
- Robust understanding of materials, tolerances, and manufacturing processes such as CNC machining, and 3D printing.
- Passion for hands-on projects — show us what you've built!

We are looking for candidates with experience in product development startups or industries (not service-based industries).
What we're building demands hard work, tenacity, ownership, creativity, and significantly more man-hours than an average job. You'll break things, fix them, burn midnight oil, and still stay hungry.
Freedom to experiment, fail, learn, and ship
The satisfaction of building something that actually works in the field

Astr Defence is a current-age Indian defence tech company building next-gen products for the modern battlefield — from anti-drone systems to future-ready weapons.
We're not just building hardware.
We're building India's defence future — and it's anything but ordinary.

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