Job Description

• Provide strategic and technical leadership in the conceptualization, initial sizing, and preliminary design of eVTOL aircrafts. Drive innovation, ensure compliance with global certification standards, and position the OEM as a leader in urban air mobility solutions.

• Define aircraft configurations (multirotor, lift+cruise, tilt-rotor, hybrid).
• Conduct mission analysis, payload-range trade-offs, and performance benchmarking.
• Translate customer and regulatory requirements into design specifications.

• Lead weight estimation, power-to-weight ratio analysis, and propulsion sizing.
• Perform energy storage and battery sizing studies, including thermal management.
• Establish baseline aircraft parameters for feasibility and certification readiness.

• Oversee aerodynamic modeling, CFD/FEA simulations, and structural layouts.
• Integrate avionics, distributed propulsion, and safety-critical subsystems.
• Ensure compliance with DGCA, EASA SC-VTOL, FAA Part 23, and emerging eVTOL standards.

• Build and mentor a multidisciplinary design team.
• Establish design review processes, risk management frameworks, and TRL-based development.
• Champion digital twin adoption and model-based systems engineering.
• Work closely with R&D, manufacturing, certification, and supply chain teams.
• Partner with academia, startups, and global OEMs for advanced technologies.
• Represent the OEM in industry forums, regulatory discussions, and customer engagements.
• Drive adoption of lightweight composites, advanced battery chemistries, and hybrid propulsion.
• Benchmark against global eVTOL leaders and incorporate best practices.
• Promote sustainability and indigenous technology development.

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering
• Master’s degree or PhD in Aerospace preferred.

• 10 - 12 years of progressive engineering experience in the aerospace industry.
• Expertise in aerodynamics, propulsion (electric/hybrid).
• Proficiency in tools: CATIA, ANSYS, CFD, FEA, NPSS, GasTurb, MATLAB/Simulink.
• Familiarity with battery modeling, thermal management, and distributed propulsion.
• Exposure to certification pathways for novel aircraft (DGCA, EASA SC-VTOL, FAA Part 23).
• Proven track record in conceptual/preliminary design of aircraft, UAVs, or eVTOL systems.

• Strong executive leadership and decision-making abilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to balance innovation with regulatory and safety requirements.
• Strategic thinker with hands-on technical credibility.