We're Hiring: Mechatronics Engineer

Location: Hubli, Karnataka

Experience: 2+ years

Domain: Motion Control | Embedded Firmware | Electromechanical Systems

Freshers are not eligible.

Candidates must be willing to relocate.

About this role

You will own the motion system of a remotely operated, stabilised pan-tilt platform for defence use. That covers the hardware (motors, drives, sensors, harnessing) and the software (control loops and real-time firmware) that keep a payload pointed precisely at a target.

You need working depth in both hardware and software. Core mechanical design is handled by a separate Mechanical Design Engineer.

This is a hands-on hardware and firmware role, not a simulation or documentation role.

What you'll be doing

Hardware

Size and select motors, gearboxes, encoders and brakes against torque, speed, accuracy and weight budgets
Integrate and commission BLDC/PMSM motor drives, IMU and feedback sensors on a two-axis platform
Define wiring harnesses, connectors and power distribution for a battery-powered system
Build test rigs and measure backlash, friction, pointing accuracy and repeatability

Software

Design position, velocity and current control loops and IMU-based stabilisation
Write real-time control firmware in C/C++ on microcontrollers (STM32 or similar)
Implement operator control modes, travel limits and safety interlocks
Take low-latency tracking commands from the vision software and close the loop on them

System

Tune the complete system on real hardware for pointing accuracy and smooth tracking
Support environmental, EMI/EMC and field trials, analyse the logs and fix what they find

Mandatory skills and experience

2+ years of hands-on work on robotic or electromechanical products (robotics, gimbals, drones, automation, EV or defence), covering both hardware and firmware

Hardware

Actuator sizing and selection: BLDC or servo motors, gearboxes, encoders or resolvers
Motor drivers and interfaces: CAN, RS-422/485, SPI, UART
Able to read electrical schematics and mechanical drawings
Comfortable with oscilloscopes, power supplies and data loggers

Software

Embedded C/C++ on microcontrollers, with an RTOS or bare metal
Control fundamentals: PID, cascaded loops, feedforward, and BLDC/PMSM control including FOC
IMUs, encoders and sensor fusion (complementary or Kalman filters)
MATLAB/Simulink or Python for modelling, tuning and test scripts

Good to have

Experience with gimbals, pan-tilt units, antenna positioners, drone flight controllers or robotic arms
Working knowledge of CAD (SolidWorks or similar)
Exposure to ROS 2, MIL-grade harnessing, JSS 55555 or MIL-STD-810

Why join us

Work on real defence hardware that goes to field trials, not demos or PoCs
Own a complete subsystem from design to deployment
Work in a small team directly with mechanical, electronics and software engineers

About Astr Defence

Astr Defence is an award-winning Indian defence manufacturer building next-generation armaments and counter-UAV systems for modern battlefield requirements.

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