TEC Preliminary Design

Senior Engineer PDN

Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Work Type:
Full Time

Job Summary:

• 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.

Job Description and Scope

1. Conceptual Design

• 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.

2. Initial Sizing

• 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.

3. Preliminary Design

• 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.

4. Leadership & Governance

• 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.

5 . Qualifications

a. Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering.

• Master’s degree or PhD in Aerospace preferred.

b. Experience

• 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.

c. Leadership & Soft Skills

• 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.

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