Mechanical Engineer - Internship

To do this, we need nothing less than the best engineers. The ones who care about building something fundamentally different, who are deeply curious about understanding the fundamentals of everything they’re working on, who are dreamers that believe in the impossible.

About Hardware Engineering

Hardware Engineering owns the aircraft's physical development, from a concept sketch to a part that flies. This spans system design, mechanism design, and structural design: working out how something moves, what it's made of, and whether it holds up under real load. Because most of what we design is custom, it also means designing the equipment we use to prove our work — rigs, jigs, and testers built specifically to validate a design before it goes anywhere near a real flight. It's one team across concept, design, initial prototyping, and test: the full arc of getting a product from an idea to something that ships.

About the Role

We're hiring a Mechanical Engineering Intern - for freshers and university students who've built things with their own hands, not just studied how to. No prior professional experience is required; what we're looking for instead is real, hands-on project experience: BAJA, FSAE, robotics teams, personal builds, or similar.

Key Responsibilities

Mechanism & Assembly Design

Support the design and development of mechanisms and mechanical assemblies for our aircraft, from early concept through production intent

Build and test prototypes yourself — this is a hands-on role, not a design-and-hand-off one

Analysis & Validation

Assist with load calculations, tolerance stacks, basic FEA, and weight budgets to validate designs before they're cut or molded

Manufacturing Process Exposure

Work with composites layup, injection molding, additive manufacturing, and CNC machining to learn how to choose the right process for each part

Composites & Structures Track

If focused on composites/structures: help us model and design composite structures — laminate design, layup optimization, and structural analysis — rather than just building to a fixed layup

Mechanism Design Track

If focused on mechanism design help select actuation hardware — servos, stepper motors, and similar — and write short scripts to drive and test them

Qualifications

Must-Have

Currently pursuing, or recently completed, a degree in mechanical engineering or a related field

Real hands-on project experience (BAJA, FSAE, robotics, or similar build teams) that demonstrates genuine mechanism design or composites/structures work, not just coursework

Working familiarity with 2D and 3D CAD

Basic understanding of load calculations, tolerance analysis, and weight budgeting

Strength in at least one of the following:

Detailed mechanism design (including actuation hardware selection and basic scripting to drive and test it)

Composites and structures (modeling and analysis, not just layup execution)

Strong attention to detail and a willingness to get hands-on with hardware

Clear communicator, comfortable working with both internal teams and external vendors

Willingness to go the extra mile when a project needs it

Work location: Hoskote, Bangalore (Headquarters)

What We Offer

Comprehensive health insurance to keep you and your loved ones covered

Relocation assistance and a daily travel stipend to ease your commute

Advanced salary credit to support you when you need it

“A driven, passionate team where you’ll have room to grow and thrive - this is more than just a job, it’s a rare opportunity to build something meaningful from the ground up”

Work Schedule:

In-office role, working alternate Saturdays.

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