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What they do

NewSpace Research and Technologies (NRT) builds uncrewed aircraft for defence. Its products include drone swarms, multirotor drones, tethered drones, a loitering munition, and a solar-powered aircraft for very high altitudes (HAPS). Its customers include the Indian Ministry of Defence and the Indian Armed Forces. NRT started in 2017 and has more than 600 people.

What they value

• Work at the speed of a start-up.
• Own a system from the idea to its use in the field.
• Do hands-on work with real hardware and flight tests.
• Depth of skill counts for more than a number of years.
• Build unmanned aerospace systems in India for the world.

Where they hire

All 245 Postings are in India. 218 name Bengaluru. Others name Noida in Delhi NCR, Delhi, Panchkula in Haryana, and Chandigarh, and 15 name no place. No Posting offers remote work. Flight and field roles ask you to travel, and field tests can need early or long hours. No Posting mentions visa sponsorship or the right to work.

Teams and roles

Many roles are engineering roles inside one aircraft program. The levels go from Intern and Technician to Engineer I to III, Senior Engineer, and Lead Engineer.

• Programs: ALUAD (25 Postings), N-CCAV for collaborative combat aircraft (23), MUAS for multirotor drones (18), HAPS (17), and Gryphon in Chandigarh and Haryana (5).
• Autonomy, Innovation, and Research (AIR): robotics, software, computer vision, testing, and DevOps roles.
• Robotic Systems: navigation for drones that fly where satellite navigation signals are blocked.
• Engineering groups: avionics, flight control, structures, aerodynamics, electrical power, embedded systems, FPGA, and radio communication.
• Flight operations: UAV pilots, flight technicians, and a swarm operator.
• Manufacturing: composite and electrical technicians, planning, quality inspection, stores, and purchase.
• Business: defence sales and bids in Delhi NCR, project managers, finance, HR, legal, IT, and cybersecurity.

What they look for

Most engineering Postings ask for a bachelor's degree in engineering, and many also accept a master's degree. Technician Postings ask for ITI or a diploma. Experience goes from none for interns to 15 years or more for leaders. Software and robotics roles ask for C++ or Python, Linux, and often PX4 or ArduPilot flight software and ROS. Mechanical roles ask for CATIA or SolidWorks. Many Postings ask for flight or field testing, good documentation, and good communication. Defence sales roles ask for knowledge of defence purchase rules (DAP and DPM) and prefer veterans of the Indian armed forces.