Job Role: PCB Design Engineer
Location: Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai
Job Category: Project Research Staff
About the project:
The Government-funded project focuses on the development and demonstration of drone and allied technologies. With applications spanning various sectors, the initiative leverages advanced technologies and infrastructure. It aims to foster strong industryacademia collaborations to address real-world challenges and drive innovation. Comprehensive training programs are an integral component, ensuring awareness and proficiency in drone operations.
Institute: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, Mumbai
Qualification and Key Skills Required:
- PhD in a relevant experience OR
- MTech / ME or equivalent with minimum 2 years of relevant experience OR
- BTech / BE or equivalent with minimum 4 years of relevant experience.
- Experience with designing multilayer PCBs with proficiency in industry-standard PCB designing tools like Altium, OrCAD, Cadence etc.
- Strong understanding of high-speed design principles, impedance control, and diAerential pair routing.
- Experience in RF design, signal routing and hands-on testing using sophisticated lab equipment like spectrum analyzer.
- Experience of designing power electronic boards like SMPS, DC-DC converters, f ilter circuitry.
- Familiarity with electronic circuit designing and testing, microcontroller based designs, sensor interfacing, communication buses SPI, I2C, UART, CAN etc.
- Knowledge of signal integrity simulation tools (e.g., HyperLynx) is a plus.
- Experience with EMI/EMC mitigation techniques and environmental robustness (vibration, temperature). Ability to debug hardware using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and other lab tools.
- Good soldering skills even with small pitch components.
Job Profile:
- Design highly integrated embedded and RF boards used for drone flight controller systems.
- Design and simulate analog /digital circuits (e.g., power regulators, IMUs, barometers, microcontrollers, communication interfaces, etc.).
- Design multilayer PCBs with signal integrity, thermal, power distribution and EMI/EMC considerations.
- Collaborate with system architects and embedded engineers to define PCB requirements. Design for testability (DFT), and compliance with aerospace-grade standards.
- Work with fabricators and assembly vendors for prototyping and manufacturing.
- Integrate feedback from field tests into board revision cycles.
- Provide detailed technical documentation, including specifications, test reports, and user guides.
- Any other work assigned as per requirement.
