u/Plenty_Pie_3051

📍 Bangalore (On-site only)
This is a hands-on engineering role involving firmware, electronics, hardware integration, mechanical assembly and field testing. It is not a remote or software-only position.

This Role Is Strict No If
•⁠ ⁠Your experience is limited to simulation or development boards
•⁠ ⁠Your hardware experience is primarily hobby Arduino projects
•⁠ ⁠You're looking for a software-only role
•⁠ ⁠You prefer working only on firmware while others handle hardware integration
•⁠ ⁠You haven't personally assembled, wired and commissioned complete hardware
•⁠ ⁠You are a fresher without independently built hardware projects
•⁠ ⁠You have atleast 2 year experience in embedded system (paid projects only, strict no to internship or academia or hobby etc…) 

Application Requirements (Mandatory) - Applications will not be reviewed unless they include all of the following:
1.⁠ ⁠A link to one hardware project you personally built end-to-end (GitHub, photos, write-up or video).
2.⁠ ⁠One sentence describing the hardest firmware, hardware or power-related issue you debugged on real hardware.
3.⁠ ⁠A brief breakdown of what you personally worked on in that project (firmware, Linux, electronics, PCB, wiring, mechanical assembly, enclosure, deployment).
4. Its immediate and without any notice period etc… 

Experience: 2–4 years (hands-on embedded/hardware engineering)
Location: Bangalore (On-site) 
DM me directly with your resume and other details.

About the Role
We're looking for an engineer who enjoys building complete embedded systems—not just writing firmware or software.
You'll take projects from components and schematics to fully assembled, tested and deployed hardware. This role requires ownership across embedded firmware, embedded Linux, electrical systems, mechanical integration and field validation.
If you enjoy building real products with your own hands, debugging across hardware and software, and taking ownership of an entire system, you'll fit well here.

Responsibilities
•⁠ ⁠Develop embedded firmware in C/C++ 
•⁠ ⁠Develop Linux-based applications and services in Python 
•⁠ ⁠Design and integrate battery-powered embedded systems
•⁠ ⁠Build and test complete hardware prototypes
•⁠ ⁠Integrate sensors, cameras, communication modules and actuators
•⁠ ⁠Design reliable power distribution and protection circuits
•⁠ ⁠Assemble, wire and commission hardware systems
•⁠ ⁠Perform mechanical integration, enclosure assembly and cable management
•⁠ ⁠Troubleshoot issues across firmware, Linux, electronics, power and mechanical systems
•⁠ ⁠Deploy and validate hardware in real-world environments

Required Experience
Embedded Firmware
•⁠ ⁠2–4 years of hands-on embedded development
•⁠ ⁠Embedded C/C++
•⁠ ⁠ESP32, STM32 or similar MCUs
•⁠ ⁠GPIO, PWM, UART, I2C, SPI
•⁠ ⁠Interrupt-driven firmware
•⁠ ⁠Watchdogs and fail-safe design
•⁠ ⁠Real hardware debugging

Embedded Linux
Experience with:
•⁠ ⁠Raspberry Pi, Orange Pi, BeagleBone or similar
•⁠ ⁠Python
•⁠ ⁠systemd
•⁠ ⁠Serial communication
•⁠ ⁠USB peripherals
•⁠ ⁠Camera or sensor integration
•⁠ ⁠Flask or equivalent lightweight web frameworks •⁠ ⁠Linux networking

Electrical Engineering
Hands-on experience with:
•⁠ ⁠Battery-powered systems
•⁠ ⁠Fuse selection
•⁠ ⁠safety/ protection
•⁠ ⁠Boost/ converters
•⁠ ⁠Voltage rail design
•⁠ ⁠Current budgeting
•⁠ ⁠Wiring and connector selection

Hardware & Mechanical Assembly
You should be comfortable with:
•⁠ ⁠Soldering
•⁠ ⁠Crimping
•⁠ ⁠Cable management
•⁠ ⁠Multimeter-based debugging
•⁠ ⁠IP-rated enclosure assembly
•⁠ ⁠Cable glands
•⁠ ⁠Mechanical assembly using brackets, bearings and fasteners
•⁠ ⁠Basic fabrication and modification of enclosures

Networking
Working knowledge of:
•⁠ ⁠MQTT
•⁠ ⁠TLS
•⁠ ⁠Cellular networking
•⁠ ⁠NAT and outbound device connectivity

Preferred
•⁠ ⁠Servo or stepper motor control
•⁠ ⁠Mechanical CAD (Fusion 360, SolidWorks, Onshape or equivalent)
•⁠ ⁠Basic PCB design (KiCad or Altium)
•⁠ ⁠3D printing •⁠ ⁠Computer vision on embedded Linux
•⁠ ⁠Battery or solar-powered systems
•⁠ ⁠Outdoor IP65/IP67 hardware deployments
•⁠ ⁠Experience independently delivering complete hardware products

We are an early-stage Indian defense-tech startup building indigenous, AI-enabled hardware for the armed forces. We work directly with serving Army officers on requirements, and have multiple systems validated past POC stage. Urgent hiring — Bangalore, in-person.

What we need:

• 1+ years of hands-on experience in hardware/embedded/electronics engineering (RF, embedded systems, mechanical/mechatronics, or computer vision — open to your specific background)
• Someone who can take a design and execute it with minimal guidance — you should be comfortable owning a problem end-to-end, not waiting for step-by-step instructions
• Hardworking, self-driven — this is a startup, not a 9-to-5 with a comfortable buffer
• Proactive — if you're blocked, you ask for help immediately rather than sitting on it or guessing
• Low handholding needed — our technical lead has a lot on his plate, so we need people who can move independently once the direction is set

What this is NOT:

• Not a role for freshers or anyone needing close supervision to get started
• Not a role for someone looking for a slow ramp-up — we need contribution from week one

Compensation: Open to discussion based on experience and fit.

Location: Bangalore — in-person role, urgent requirement.

If this sounds like you, DM with your background and experience. IF YOU HAVE INTEREST AND ALSO MAY HAVE MOVED IN DIFFERENT DIRECTION IN CAREER BUT ELECTRONICS IS YOU GO TO, DM Me! Serious applicants only.

Looking for:

- Students or early-career folks in RF/electronics, embedded systems, mechanical/mechatronics, computer vision/AI, or robotics
- Final-year engineering students looking for a serious thesis/capstone project with real-world application
- Anyone with sourcing/manufacturing/vendor-side experience willing to help part-time
- People comfortable working under NDA — a lot of what we do isn’t public

Who this is NOT for:

- If you need a paycheck right now, this isn’t the right fit — be upfront with yourself about that before reaching out
- If you’re only looking for a resume line without actually contributing, skip this

If you’re curious, motivated, and want to build real defense hardware from the ground up — comment or DM with your background and what you’re looking to learn/contribute. Happy to have a call.

- We work directly with serving Army officers and requirement-generating channels — our roadmap isn’t guesswork, it’s built off real operator problem statements.
- Multiple systems are past concept stage — working POCs with video demonstrations, not slideware.
- We already have a live production software deployment with a state police force, so this isn’t our first shipped product.
- Current focus areas span counter-UAS, autonomous ground platforms, tactical communications, and soldier-level situational awareness tech — all Made-in-India, aligned with Atmanirbhar Bharat priorities.

We’re not going to lay out specifics here — most of this is under direct-engagement NDA given the sector, and some of it is intentionally kept off public channels for OPSEC reasons. Happy to walk serious folks through it privately.

Why we’re posting: we’re raising a small early round (grant + angel + strategic) to convert validated POCs into deployable units and get through the govt tender/iDEX pipeline faster. If you’re an investor, angel, or connector active in Indian defense-tech / deep-tech, or know someone who is — drop a comment or DM and I’ll share more.

Not looking for general advice threads — genuinely looking for capital and warm intros. Thanks for reading.

I visited Indian Army offices and saw various technologies, was really in awe that we have progressed so much but a little dismay too that we are at least 5 years behind the major powers.

More startup’s should come up in this sector now that Indian Govt has started PPP and also encouraged young founders and startup’s.

It’s the right time to pitch in at any capacity. Tacetlabs.in

We are a team of two, business and engineering guy. Last 7 months we have put effort to build MVPs centrally C-UAS. Now we have product designs and BOM finalised on air and land surveillance systems.

However though I know people who can buy it from us are not ready to fund the POC. So every time we start working poc with our money, we tend to stop it in between with lack of funds.

I’m stuck to understand how to raise funds for validated idea and validated demand.