Invent the future
of flight.
We are a small team of engineers building self-reliant aerial systems with urgency. Two things worth knowing before you apply: how we work, and where.
A look at what working at MIVA actually feels like: not perks on a poster, but how the team really operates.
You own the problem, end to end.
Small teams, real authority, and your name on the system that takes off. There is no bureaucracy standing between you and the aircraft. You scope it, build it, and fly it.
Make India's skies self-reliant. Every critical system designed, built, and flown in-house.
I pushed a flight-control change in the morning and watched it fly that same week. That feedback loop is the whole reason I'm here.
A small team means the hard problems land on your desk, and so does the credit when they finally leave the ground.
We don't integrate someone else's black box. We open it, understand it, and build a better one ourselves.
We’re looking for a hands-on engineer to build and deploy production-grade perception systems for real-world robotic platforms. You’ll work closely with autonomy, hardware, and field teams to deliver reliable performance in dynamic environments.
Core Expertise:
- Develop and deploy real-time perception pipelines on robotic systems
- Build distributed systems using ROS/ROS2 (nodes, topics, services, TF)
- Integrate and fuse multi-sensor data (Camera, LiDAR, radar, IMU etc.)
- Work on camera payload integration, including calibration, streaming, and synchronization
- Implement and validate systems using HIL (Hardware-in-the-Loop) and SITL (Software-in-the-Loop)
- Optimize performance (latency, throughput) and deploy on edge devices
- Debug real-world sensor issues and improve system reliability
- Good knowledge of deploying software on hardware platforms like Snapdragon, Nvidia Jetson, Nano etc.
- Should have worked on the Linux ROS platform for software development.
- Knowledge of autopilot firmware like PX4 / Ardupilot would be a huge plus.
- Strong coordination and management skills, ability to motivate others.
Education
Electronics and Telecommunication/Instrumentation Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or related field
Experience
- 2+ years of robotics/perception experience with real deployments
- Hands-on ROS/ROS2 experience
- Understanding of real-time systems and sensor synchronization
- Familiarity with communications busses and protocols (e.g. CAN, CANFD, UART/RS232/RS422/RS485, SPI, QSPI, I2C, Ethernet, ARINC-825, ARINC-429, MIL-STD-1553, etc)
- Experience with development of high assurance safety critical software applications
- Experience in developing interfaces to sensors and actuators
- Experience troubleshooting and analyzing remotely deployed software systems
Flight Controls Engineer with experience in designing, integrating, and optimizing UAV systems across fixed-wing and multi-copter platforms. Proven expertise in autopilot integration, avionics testing, UAV tuning, and flight test operations, with a strong focus on system reliability and performance.
Core Expertise:
- Flight control system design, control loop tuning, and stability optimization
- Autopilot integration & troubleshooting (PX4, ArduPilot, custom controllers)
- End-to-end avionics integration, validation, and testing
- Fixed-wing & multi-copter UAV tuning and flight envelope expansion
- Flight planning, mission execution, and field testing
- Flight log analysis for debugging, performance optimization, and RCA
- Sensor integration & calibration (IMU, GPS, barometer, airspeed sensors)
- SITL/HITL simulation, real-time testing, and system validation
- Root cause analysis and resolution of flight/system-level issues
- Cross-functional collaboration with avionics, embedded, and mechanical teams
Education
Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field with relevant project.
Experience
- Minimum of 2-3 years of experience in flight control system design and development, with a focus on UAVs.
- Extensive experience in multi-copter and fixed-wing autopilot systems integration and tuning.
- Strong experience in sensor integration and calibration for UAV navigation and control systems.
- Extensive proficiency in control system design and analysis using tools such as MATLAB/Simulink.
- Significant experience with certification processes and requirements.
- Proven track record of leading successful flight control system projects.
Technical Skills
- Deep understanding of control theory, flight dynamics, and kinematics.
- Expertise with embedded systems and real-time operating systems (RTOS).
- In-depth knowledge of UAV autopilot systems, navigation sensors, and communication protocols.
- Hands-on experience in UAV tuning, flight testing, and performance optimization.
- Experience with model-based design and development.
A clear, four-step process.
Apply for the role
Submit your CV and details.
HR call
A short introductory call to get to know you.
Interview round
A technical conversation with the team.
Final offer
An offer, and a warm welcome aboard.
More than a job: ownership of work that flies.
Real ownership
Scope, build, and fly your own systems, with the authority to make the calls.
Flight-test access
See your work leave the ground in weeks, not years. The feedback loop is the reward.
Build the hard parts
Airframe, autonomy, propulsion, with no black boxes. You'll engineer the difficult things.
Flat, fast team
Small team, short distance from idea to decision. No layers, no bureaucracy.
Grow with the mission
Join early and shape how a sovereign aerospace company is built from the ground up.
Mission that matters
Build technology that protects, held to standards that hold up when it counts.