Senior Engineer III - Robotics Systems

NewSpace Research and Technologies; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

NewSpace Research and Technologies is seeking a Senior Engineer - Robotic Systems Engineering to own system requirements, architecture, interfaces, and verification strategies for autonomous flight systems. You will lead cross-disciplinary development spanning R&D algorithms, flight-control firmware, robotics software, and embedded platforms.

You will oversee integration, testing planning, and field validation, ensuring deployable, reliable systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s/Master’s/PhD in Robotics, Mechatronics, Electrical/Electronics, Aerospace or related field
• 6+ years (Bachelor’s) or 5+ years (Master’s) or 1+ years (PhD) of systems engineering and integration in aerospace/robotics
• Experience owning a complete system or major subsystem from requirements through integration and field validation
• Strong requirements engineering, interface management, verification, configuration control, and risk management
• Experience with vision/navigation, GNSS-Denied PNT solutions, RF localization, and robotics sensors

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain system requirements, architecture, interfaces, operating concepts, and baselines
• Translate objectives into subsystem requirements, verification methods, and acceptance criteria
• Maintain compute, timing, latency, bandwidth, power, and thermal budgets
• Define integration, simulation, bench, HIL, ground and flight test strategies
• Lead reviews, trade studies, and cross-functional issue resolution
• Coordinate interfaces with Navigation, Sensor Fusion, GNC, Vision, Radar, and Flight-Control teams
• Own deployment plans, flight-test objectives, and technical acceptance criteria
• Mentor Systems Engineers across Robotics Software, Embedded Software, and Integration

Skills

System architecture

Embedded systems

Robotics software

Flight control

Technical leadership

System integration

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s/PhD in Robotics or related field

Tools

ROS/ROS2

PX4/ArduPilot

MAVLink

Job description

Denied Operations Division > GNSS-Denied

Domain:

Robotic Systems

What this Role Offers

• Opportunity to lead the system architecture, integration, verification, and field acceptance of advanced autonomous flight systems.
• End-to-end technical ownership across R&D algorithms, flight-control firmware, robotics software, embedded systems, and deployment.
• Hands-on exposure to ground testing, flight testing, failure investigation, and real-world system validation.
• Collaboration with Navigation, Sensor Fusion, GNC, Vision, Radar, CRPA, Avionics, Cybersecurity, and RF/EMI-EMC teams.

About the Role

The Senior Engineer - Robotic Systems Engineering role is a senior, hands-on position responsible for ensuring that independently developed technologies operate as a coherent, deployable, and field-validated system. The engineer will own system requirements, architecture, interfaces, integration strategy, verification planning, configuration baselines, and system-level technical acceptance.

The role connects specialized R&D, flight-control firmware, software, embedded systems and company-wide technical units, ensuring that independently developed capabilities become reliable, deployable products. This role is ideal for engineers who enjoy solving cross-disciplinary problems and taking complex systems from development to reliable field operation.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and maintain system requirements, architecture, interfaces, operating concepts, and technical baselines.
• Translate program objectives into measurable subsystem requirements, verification methods, and acceptance criteria.
• Maintain relevant compute, timing, latency, bandwidth, power, thermal, and system-performance budgets.
• Define integration, simulation, bench, HIL, ground test, and flight test strategies with the technical owners.
• Lead technical reviews, trade studies, failure investigations, and cross-functional issue resolution.
• Establish requirements to test traceability, approve system-level verification evidence, and release baselines.
• Coordinate interfaces with Navigation, Sensor Fusion, GNC, Vision, Radar, CRPA, and Flight-Control Firmware teams.
• Coordinate with Avionics, Cybersecurity, and RF/EMI-EMC units without duplicating their specialist ownership.
• Own deployment plans, flight-test objectives, known system limitations, and technical acceptance criteria.
• Mentor Systems Engineers working in Robotics Software, Software Platform, Robotics Integration, and Embedded Software.
• Communicate technical risks, evidence, decisions, and system status to management and Program Management.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD degree in Robotics/Mechatronics, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering Design, or Aerospace Engineering
• 6+ years (Bachelor’s) or 5+ years (Master’s) or 1+ years (PhD) or more years of industrial experience in systems engineering and integration affiliated to aerospace, UAVs, robotics, or complex embedded products; demonstrated architecture ownership and technical depth are more important than a strict year count
• Demonstrated experience owning a complete system or major subsystem from requirements through integration and field validation
• Strong understanding of requirements engineering, interface management, verification, configuration control, and technical risk management
• Strong log analysis, debugging, root-cause investigation, and technical decision-making skills.
• Strong technical writing, review, mentoring, and stakeholder communication skills
• Experience in either of the following: vision-aided navigation, radar-aided navigation, GNSS-Denied PNT solutions, or RF-based localization in mobile robots
• Hands-on experience with industrial machine-vision cameras, IMU/INS, embedded computers, microcontrollers, TOF sensors, and 3D LiDAR
• Experience working with ArduPilot/PX4, ROS/ROS2, MAVLink, Mission Planner or QGroundControl
• Experience working on timing and synchronization in embedded systems
• Application knowledge of Linear Algebra, Probability, and Statistics in robotics

Preferred Qualifications

• Application knowledge of time-series analysis
• Technical depth in model-based systems engineering and system identification
• Working knowledge of antennas, GNSS receivers, and RF spectrum
• Experience with SIL/HIL simulation, automated regression, flight-test planning, and incident investigation
• Experience in multi-agent systems and dynamic game theory
• Experience in V2X, energy optimization, and electronic circuits
• Familiarity with safety analysis, failure modes, degraded operations, or qualification of airborne/robotic systems
• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams in a startup or fast-moving product environment

Additional Considerations for PhD Graduates

Candidates with a PhD may be considered for an enhanced designation or role variant (e.g., Lead Engineer) based on:

• Depth of thesis/research experience in robotics, UAV autonomy, control systems, state estimation, navigation and planning, or perception
• Research internships or lab experience involving UAV testing and system integration
• Ability to take ownership of specific subsystem modules or small projects early in their tenure
• Strong publication track record (IEEE Transactions, IJJR, Science Robotics, ICRA, IROS, CoRL, CVPR, ECCV, JoFR)

Working Hours

• Standard working hours are 9:30 AM to 6:30 PM, Monday to Friday
• Field-testing activities may require early-morning or extended hours, depending on mission requirements

Compensation Range

• Competitive compensation aligned with industry standards, including performance-based incentives
• Exact salary ranges will be customised according to experience
• Detachment allowance

Required Skills

Robotics simulation software : Gazebo, V-REP, or Unity3D FCU system Embedded Systems Robotics Systems Design System integration