RF / Avionics Engineer – UAV Systems

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Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and validate

  RF and Avionics systems

  for

  Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)

  — including transmitters, receivers, antennas, and RF front-end modules.
• Develop

  high-speed communication interfaces

  such as Ethernet, LVDS, MIPI, and SpaceWire for drone data and telemetry systems.
• Integrate and test

  flight control systems (PX4 / ArduPilot)

  with onboard compute modules (Jetson Orin, Raspberry Pi, etc.) ensuring seamless communication and latency optimization.
• Design

  custom RF PCBs

  for telemetry, control, and payload links, ensuring signal integrity, safety, manufacturability, and compliance with RF emission standards.
• Develop and optimize

  DSP / embedded firmware

  for RF signal processing, modulation/demodulation, and link reliability.
• Collaborate with

  Electrical, Software, and Mechanical teams

  for end-to-end avionics integration, including power, telemetry, and sensor fusion modules.
• Conduct

  RF testing and validation

  using spectrum analyzers, VNAs, and field signal strength tools.
• Ensure compliance with

  FCC, CE, WPC, and MIL-STD EMI/EMC

  standards for airworthiness and export safety.
• Create and maintain

  detailed technical documentation

  , simulation logs, test reports, and compliance checklists.
• Perform

  field validation, regression, and stress testing

  of embedded avionics systems.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• B.Tech/M.Tech

  in Electronics, Electrical, Aerospace, Robotics, Mechatronics, or Embedded Systems.
• 2+ years hands-on experience in

  RF design, avionics integration, or embedded firmware

  (preferably in UAVs or aerospace systems).
• Proficiency in

  Altium / KiCad

  with strong PCB rule, stack-up, and constraint management for RF layouts.
• Experience with

  DSP / Embedded C / C++

  , microcontrollers (STM32 / ESP32), and

  FPGA/MCU platforms

  .
• Familiarity with

  communication protocols

  (CAN, UART, SPI, I2C, MAVLink).
• Hands-on experience with

  RF instruments

  — spectrum analyzers, VNAs, logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, JTAG debuggers, and protocol analyzers.
• Experience developing

  automated test scripts

  using Python or Embedded C for signal or telemetry validation.
• Strong understanding of

  antenna types, placement, and radiation constraints

  for airborne platforms.
• Excellent debugging, troubleshooting, and documentation skills in both

  lab and field environments

  .

Preferred (Bonus) Skills

• Familiarity with

  radar, telemetry, SDR (Software Defined Radio)

  , or

  MIMO systems

  .
• Experience with

  RF simulation tools

  (CST, HFSS, ADS, or similar).
• Prior work on

  defense-grade or iDEX/DRDO UAV systems

  .
• Understanding of

  secure data links, frequency hopping, and encryption methods

  for tactical communications.

Benefits

• Work on next-generation

  UAV communication and avionics systems

  shaping the future of Indian defense technology.
• Competitive salary and performance-linked incentives.
• Access to

  cutting-edge test labs

  and

  DRDO/iDEX-grade projects

  .
• Fast-paced, collaborative R&D culture with real flight-testing exposure.