Bengaluru, Karnataka, India; Delhi, Delhi NCR, India · Full time · Posted Jun 12, 2025
Who we are:
We are a start-up based out of Bengaluru & Delhi NCR. We are engaged in development of next generation missions and technologies (NGM&T) towards future warfare needs of the Indian defence forces. It is undertaking research towards enhancing persistence and autonomy for unmanned vehicles and robotic swarms. NRT’s product development portfolio includes a solar power stratospheric high altitude pseudo satellite (HAPS) unmanned platform and an air/ground launched stand-off autonomous system.
Roles and Responsibilities:
Manage the HW team and partners and deliver the products as per schedule
Take up complete ownership of the product and ensure that all blockers are adequately taken care of leaving no technical debt
Work with cross functional teams and vendors to ensure seamless collaboration
Evaluate new technologies and innovate to improve product competitiveness
Mentor junior engineers and guide them as needed
Must have skills:
Experience in Product design and development from requirements to detailed design and analysis spanning the complete product life cycle. Experience in design and development of products for Avionics, Defence or space applications is highly desirable.
Experience of working with multi-disciplinary team and vendors in HW/SW Co-Design
Experience in performing feasibility analysis from requirements in all phases of product design and deliver required deliverables in each phase.
Knowledge of using simulation tools
Experience of product performance evaluation (Hardware Verification) and product qualification to comply to MIL-STD and/or DO-160 standards
Experience in use of DFMEA, DFT and DFM tools. Have an understanding of what works and what does not work.
Strong problem solving skills and troubleshooting skills on electronics systems in identifying the root-cause and fixing with an efficient solution and driving the process improvement with lessons learnt.
Experience on design for EMI/EMC and solving of any issues during the product qualification. Experience in EMP protection is desirable
Strong experience in Hardware formal qualification, HW Integration and Verification Review and supporting certification requirements (DO-254 process)
Experience in driving new technologies initiative, product improvement initiative, value engineering initiatives.
Experience in Agile methodology
Experience in suggesting alternative components or parts to mitigate current supply-chain issues
Good to have skills:
Experience in Product design and development from requirements to detailed design and analysis spanning the complete product life cycle. Experience in design and development of products for Avionics, Defence or space applications is highly desirable.
Experience of working with multi-disciplinary team and vendors in HW/SW Co-Design
Experience with the Qualcomm and Nvidia ecosystem – chipsets, vendors, support etc.
Applicant should possess a Bachelors or Masters in EE or CS.
Applicant must have at least 10+ years of proven experience in managing hardware teams with good experience in all stages of a product life cycle
Ovii Interpretation
This role leads hardware product development for autonomous and aerospace-adjacent defense systems, spanning requirements, design, analysis, verification, and qualification. It combines hands-on hardware lifecycle expertise with team and vendor coordination, delivery accountability, and mentoring.
Role at a glance
Hardware product developmentHardware team coordinationProduct lifecycle deliveryDesign and feasibility analysisHardware integration and verificationProduct qualificationVendor collaboration
Guide hardware team members and partners toward scheduled product delivery.
Drive product development from requirements through detailed design, analysis, integration, verification, and qualification.
Assess feasibility and complete phase-specific engineering deliverables throughout the product lifecycle.
Evaluate product performance and support qualification against applicable military or aerospace standards.
Resolve electronics-system issues, identify root causes, and apply lessons learned to improve processes.
Coordinate across disciplines and with vendors on hardware/software co-design and delivery.
Explore technologies and product improvements, including value engineering and substitute components for supply constraints.
Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance.
Good fit signals
Brings 10+ years managing hardware teams and experience across product lifecycle stages.
Has developed products from requirements through detailed design and analysis; avionics, defense, or space experience is particularly relevant.
Can coordinate multidisciplinary teams and vendors on hardware/software co-design.
Has strong experience with formal hardware qualification, integration, verification review, and DO-254-related certification support.
Qualcomm or NVIDIA ecosystem familiarity is a useful additional signal, not a core requirement.
Meet Newspace
NewSpace Research and Technologies (NRT) is a Bengaluru-based aerospace and defence R&D company developing autonomous and uncrewed systems for military and civilian missions. Its work spans persistent UAVs, High-Altitude Pseudo-Satellites, swarm robotics, collaborative combat aircraft, loitering systems, unmanned ground vehicles, GPS/GNSS-denied navigation and AI-enabled autonomy. Publicly identified users and collaborators include India's Ministry of Defence, Indian Army, Indian Navy, DRDO, National Disaster Response Force, Ministry of Home Affairs and Department of Telecommunications. Its programs combine aircraft design, robotics, sensor fusion, computer vision, machine learning and distributed autonomous systems for surveillance, communications, logistics and precision-mission applications.
Founded
2017
Company size
501-1,000 employees
Company stage
Not known
Headquarters
Bengaluru, India
Why work here
NewSpace offers engineers direct exposure to aerospace and defence R&D involving autonomous UAVs, swarm robotics, GNSS-denied navigation, HAPS, computer vision, sensor fusion and AI at the edge. Current roles publicly reference C++, Python, ROS/ROS2, PX4, ArduPilot, PyTorch, OpenCV, CUDA, TensorRT, NVIDIA Jetson and Docker, indicating substantial hands-on work across software, hardware and flight systems. Its technology has been used in Indian defence programs, including DRDO's ULPGM-V3 trials, and the company is actively expanding its engineering workforce. Candidates should also consider the realities of a defence-focused growth company: many roles are onsite, programs can involve field deployments, and government procurement and long R&D cycles can create execution variability.
Industry
Aerospace & Defence - Autonomous and Uncrewed Systems
SJSameer JoshiCo-Founder, CEO and DirectorView bioHide bio
Co-founder and CEO. Joshi is a former Indian Air Force fighter pilot who served during the Kargil War and later worked with TeamIndus and Threye Interactive. His experience spans aviation, defence technology and unmanned systems, and he leads NewSpace's strategy around autonomous aerospace and future-warfare technologies.
JAJulius AmritCo-Founder, COO and DirectorView bioHide bio
Co-founder, COO and Director. Amrit previously co-founded TeamIndus and held leadership roles at Wincere, Avendus, Morgan Stanley and Standard Chartered. He studied at IIT Delhi and IIM Calcutta and brings experience across aerospace ventures, operations, finance and company building.
JMJaideep MaolankarExecutive Vice President - Technology DevelopmentView bioHide bio
Leads technology development at NewSpace. A retired Commodore with more than 35 years in Indian Naval Aviation and flight testing, including service during the Kargil conflict, he contributes operational and flight-test expertise to autonomous and mission-critical aerospace systems.
NNNaveen NavlaniHead of Business Development & SalesView bioHide bio
Leads business development and sales at NewSpace. An Army veteran of Operation Vijay, Navlani has experience in defence project management, electronics-warfare programs, alliances and technology sales, connecting NewSpace's engineering programs with defence and institutional customers.
NewSpace tests RATO booster on Sheshnag-150 long-range strike drone
IDRW·
NewSpace's GryphonWorks team successfully tested a rocket-assisted take-off booster for the Sheshnag-150 one-way attack drone. The capability is intended to enable runway-independent launches and more flexible deployment of the long-range unmanned platform.
Newspace Research in talks to raise $35-40 million from 360 One, Avendus, others
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NewSpace was reported to be seeking $35-40 million in Series C financing through a combination of equity and debt. Existing investor 360 ONE Asset had provided a term sheet, while other investors and family offices were participating in discussions.
DRDO completes development trials of ULPGM-V3 integrated on NewSpace UAVs
Press Information Bureau, Government of India·
DRDO completed development trials of the ULPGM-V3 precision-guided missile in air-to-ground and air-to-air configurations. The Government of India confirmed that the system used UAVs developed by NewSpace Research and Technologies for the trials.