Company Description: Finova Motors is dedicated to advancing electric motor technology for high performance, delivering specialized solutions for Satellite and Electic Vehicle applications. Finova Motors emphasizes innovation, quality, and efficiency in all its products and development efforts. Team members join a mission-driven environment that is committed to cleaner, more efficient motors. The organization offers opportunities to contribute to cutting-edge projects that shape next-generation motor technology.
Role Description: We are looking for an AIT Engineer who owns the complete physical lifecycle of our space products, from pre-build structural and thermal analysis through precision manufacturing, assembly, integration, environmental test campaigns, validation, and handoff to launch service providers. This is not a support role. You will have full ownership of hardware readiness from TRL-3 through TRL-9, with direct responsibility for ensuring every unit that leaves our facility is test-proven and fully documented.
Location: Hyderabad, Telangana, India (on-site)
Employment Type: Full-time
No of Positions: 1 to 2
Starting Date: Sept 1st or earliest Possible.
Starting Salary: 12 CTC for hands-on experienced candidate + ESOP
What You Will Do
Design Analysis - Pre-Build
- Perform structural FEA analysis on assembled motor and reaction wheel units - rotor containment at high RPM, bearing seat integrity, launch load survival, and vibration mode prediction across the frequency range of the launch spectrum
- Conduct thermal modeling - identify heat dissipation pathways, predict thermal equilibrium under continuous motor operation, and evaluate worst-case hot spots at the winding, bearing, and housing interfaces
- Validate design intent against analysis results before committing to physical build - flag structural, thermal, or integration failure risks early and work with the motor design engineer to resolve them
- Manufacturing drawings for assembly feasibility and tolerance stack-up before release for machining
Assembly & Integration
- Design, develop, and fabricate mechanical sub-components - housing structures, mounting brackets, bearing assemblies, test fixtures, and handling tooling - required for prototype and qualification unit build
- Lead the full physical assembly and integration of all motor sub-systems: spin motor, flywheel, bearing assembly, encoder, gimbal and nutation motor, launch lock mechanism, and structural enclosure
- Develop and maintain assembly procedures, work instructions, and inspection records for every build - ensuring full traceability from component receipt to completed unit
- Coordinate hands-on with electrical engineers during build phases to resolve integration issues as they arise - connector routing, wire harness management, grounding, sensor alignment
- Maintain clean-room discipline and ESD protocol during all assembly operations - ISO Class 8 minimum
Testing & Validation
- Design and execute test campaigns for assembled units - functional bench testing, dynamometer characterization, thermal vacuum, vibration, shock, and EMI/EMC
- Own all test procedure documentation - test plans, test setup descriptions, test reports, non-conformance reports, calibration records, and corrective action logs
- Analyze test data and compare against pre-build predictions - identify discrepancies, investigate root causes, and close the loop with design and analysis
- Support handoff of validated hardware to third-party launch service providers and POEM integration teams - ensuring all documentation meets external interface and acceptance requirements
- Track and report hardware readiness status across the TRL progression from engineering model (TRL-3/4) through qualification (TRL-6/7) to flight model (TRL-8/9)
What We Are Looking For
Education
- B.E. / B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or Manufacturing Engineering - essential
- M.Tech / M.Sc in Structural Analysis, Aerospace Structures, or Manufacturing - preferred
- PhD candidates with relevant research in space hardware, precision mechanisms, or structural dynamics - welcome
- Freshers with strong internship or project experience in hardware assembly, FEA analysis, or aerospace testing are encouraged to apply
Experience
- Hands-on experience in precision mechanical assembly - ideally in space, aerospace, or high-precision manufacturing environments
- Practical experience running structural or thermal FEA analysis and using the results to make design decisions - not just generating outputs
- Exposure to environmental test campaigns - vibration, thermal vacuum, shock - in any industry
- For freshers and postgraduate students: demonstrated project or thesis work in structural analysis, mechanism design, thermal management, or precision assembly is accepted in lieu of industry experience
Software Skills - Essential
- Structural FEA: ANSYS Mechanical, SolidWorks Simulation, ABAQUS, or equivalent
- Thermal modeling: ANSYS Thermal, SolidWorks Flow Simulation, or equivalent thermal analysis tool
- CAD: SolidWorks, CATIA, or equivalent - for fixture design and drawing review
- GD&T and tolerance stack-up analysis tools
Technical Knowledge
- Understanding of launch environment specifications - random vibration, shock, sinusoidal sweep, acoustic - and how they drive structural design decisions
- Thermal management principles for space hardware - conduction-dominant heat transfer, radiation in vacuum, outgassing-safe materials
- Bearing assembly and preload principles for high-RPM precision rotating machinery
- Familiarity with space hardware standards - ECSS-E-ST-10, ECSS-Q-ST-70, or equivalent - a strong advantage
- Knowledge of balancing procedures for rotating assemblies - G1.0 target for reaction wheel applications
- Understanding of clean-room protocols, ESD protection, and contamination control
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Pay: From ₹1,200,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Provident Fund
Application Question(s):
- Describe a piece of hardware you have physically assembled or integrated. What was the most challenging assembly or integration problem you encountered, and how did you resolve it?
- Have you been involved in any environmental test campaign, vibration, thermal vacuum, shock, thermal cycling, or EMI/EMC?
- Have you written or followed a formal test procedure, work instruction, or assembly procedure document?
Education:
Location:
- Hyderabad, Telangana (Hyderabad District) (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
