Mechanical Engineer

Our mission is to make a world where everyone has access to delivery. Where goods move as freely as information moves today.

This is possible. Today the cost of moving on a scooter is 2/km. Thats the cost of moving a 150kg mass from point A to B. Were bringing that mass down to less than 5kgs concurrently bringing the cost down to 10 paise/km. This is how we make deliveries a reality. This is how we create a world where were doing billions of deliveries per day.

The tech is not there. The current cost of drone delivery is 100/km. We need to completely redefine the way things are done here. Were building the worlds most efficient aircraft from the ground-up and scaling that up to beyond anything the aerospace sector has ever seen. This cannot be an iterative process. We have to tear down all conventions and build everything up from scratch.

To do this we need nothing less than the best engineers. The ones who care about building something fundamentally different who are deeply curious about understanding the fundamentals of everything theyre working on who are dreamers that believe in the impossible.

Hardware Engineering owns the aircrafts physical development from a concept sketch to a part that flies. This spans system design mechanism design and structural design: working out how something moves what its made of and whether it holds up under real load. Because most of what we design is custom it also means designing the equipment we use to prove our work rigs jigs and testers built specifically to validate a design before it goes anywhere near a real flight. Its one team across concept design initial prototyping and test: the full arc of getting a product from an idea to something that ships.

Were hiring Mechanical Engineers across all levels. Apply regardless of years of experience; well place you at the right level based on your background and how you perform through the interview process. Youll take mechanical assemblies from concept through design prototyping testing and into a shipped product working closely with flight systems composites manufacturing and external vendors along the way. Were looking for engineers whove shipped real hardware before ideally having seen a product through at least one full development lifecycle and who are comfortable owning a problem from first sketch to flying part. Were hiring for two kinds of strength on this team and you should be strong in at least one: detailed mechanism design or composites and structures.

Mechanical Systems Design

• Design and develop mechanical systems and assemblies for our aircraft from early concept through production intent

• Build and test prototypes yourself - this is a hands-on role where you will own an end-to-end mechanical system from concept through testing through production

Analysis & Validation

• Run load calculations tolerance stacks basic FEA and weight budgets to validate designs before theyre cut or molded

Manufacturing Process Collaboration

• Work with composites layup injection molding additive manufacturing and CNC machining to choose the right process for each part

Composites & Structures Track

• If focused on composites/structures: build and improve how we model and design composite structures (laminate design layup optimization and structural analysis) rather than just building to a fixed layup

Mechanism Design Track

• If focused on mechanism design: select the right actuation hardware for the job (servos stepper motors and similar) and write short scripts to drive and test them

Vendor & Stakeholder Collaboration

• Partner with external vendors and fabrication shops to get parts made to spec on time

• Translate requirements from internal teams (flight systems manufacturing product) and external stakeholders into concrete mechanical designs

• Chase down the details that make the difference between a part that works on the bench and one that survives a thousand flights

• Advanced proficiency in 2D and 3D CAD

• Working knowledge of load calculations tolerance analysis basic FEA and weight budgeting

• Ability to do first principles checks on loads forces energies with napkin calcs or free body diagrams

• Hands-on experience designing and prototyping mechanical/electromechanical assemblies for robotics applications

• Familiarity with the basics of composites layup injection molding additive manufacturing and machining

• Strength in at least one of the following:

  • Detailed mechanism design (including selecting the right actuation hardware - servos stepper motors and similar - and writing short scripts to drive and test them)

  • Composites and structures (including composite modeling and analysis not just layup execution)

• Basic project management skills - able to scope plan and run your own projects with minimal oversight

• Strong attention to detail and genuine ownership over the parts you touch

• Clear communicator comfortable working directly with both internal engineering teams and external vendors

• Willingness to go the extra mile when a project needs it

• Experience with designing / building parts for UAV or aerospace applications

• Hands-on project experience (BAJA FSAE or similar build teams) is a great substitute for professional experience especially earlier in your career

Work location: Hoskote Bangalore (Headquarters)

• Comprehensive health insurance to keep you and your loved ones covered

• Relocation assistance and a daily travel stipend to ease your commute

• Advanced salary credit to support you when you need it

A driven passionate team where youll have room to grow and thrive - this is more than just a job its a rare opportunity to build something meaningful from the ground up

• In-office role working alternate Saturdays.

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