Product Engineering Manager

1 week ago


Thanjavur, India Yali Aerospace Full time

Product Engineering Manager 📍 Location: Thanjavur (On-Site) | Full-time 🛩 Experience: Minimum 4–6 years in UAV / Aerospace / Hardware product development 👤 Reports To: CTO / CEO 🧠 Manages: Product Design & Development, UAV Electronics, Software & Integration teams 🔧 Role Overview We are looking for a highly skilled Product Engineering Manager to lead and manage the engineering teams responsible for the end-to-end development of our UAV platforms. The role requires strong technical depth, leadership capability, and proven experience in taking hardware-software integrated aerospace products from concept to production. You will be responsible for overseeing Product Design (Mechanical & Aerodynamics), Avionics/Electronics Engineering, Software & Integration functions to ensure technical excellence, timely execution, and high-quality deliverables. 🛠 Key ResponsibilitiesEngineering Leadership & Team Management - Lead, mentor, and manage cross-functional engineering teams (Design, Electronics, Software & Integration). - Allocate tasks, track progress, and ensure timely delivery of engineering milestones. - Set performance expectations, conduct periodic reviews, and drive skill development. - Establish structured engineering processes and documentation standards. Product Development & Technical Ownership - Own the full product lifecycle from concept, prototyping, testing, to production readiness. - Provide technical guidance for aerostructure design, avionics architecture, and embedded software integration. - Review and approve engineering drawings, schematics, FEA/CFD analysis, and test reports. - Work hands-on with teams during design reviews, failure analysis, and root cause resolution. Testing, Validation & Quality - Oversee ground testing, flight validation, reliability testing, and compliance documentation. - Ensure engineering deliverables meet safety, performance, and DGCA/defense requirements. - Identify risks early, derive mitigation strategies, and solve critical technical issues. Cross-Functional Collaboration - Collaborate with production, supply chain, testing, and operations teams for manufacturability and scalability. - Work closely with BD, client demo, and operations teams to translate requirements into technical solutions. - Support prototype builds, field trials, test campaigns, and demonstrations. Planning & Reporting - Build engineering schedules, resource plans, BOM cost controls, and project timelines. - Present engineering status updates, risks, and decisions to leadership. - Ensure clean documentation, configuration management, and version control for all product builds. 🎯 Required Skills & Experience - 4-6+ years experience in UAV / Aerospace / Robotics / Defense hardware product engineering. - Proven experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams. - Strong understanding of aerostructures, composites, propulsion, avionics, embedded systems & integration. - Familiarity with CAD (SolidWorks / CATIA), PCB design, PX4/Ardupilot, and systems engineering approaches. - Experience with prototype development, flight testing & troubleshooting. - Excellent communication, decision-making, and problem-solving abilities.



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