Program Lead Robotics

JD Program Lead / Systems Engineer About Innefu Labs Founded in 2010, Innefu Labs is an AI-driven R&D organisation focused on advanced Data Analytics and Information Security solutions. With a strong emphasis on innovation and product engineering, the company develops globally competitive solutions addressing complex challenges in national security, cyber intelligence, and data analytics.

With 100+ successful deployments across the Indian Subcontinent, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia, Innefu has established a strong presence in AI for National and Cyber Security. Its proprietary products serve Defence and Intelligence agencies, Law Enforcement organisations, Financial Intelligence Units, BFSI institutions, and Fortune 500 companies.

Innefu specialises in building secure, high-performance products for sensitive and mission-critical environments, with a strong focus on innovation, reliability, scalability, and customer satisfaction Role Overview: Leads the core team and owns the robot end to end — requirements, architecture, schedule and the relationship with defence users — from concept to first field trials.

Location: Delhi NCR Experience: 10–15 years; at least 3 years leading a hardware/robotics/defence engineering team.

Education

BE/BTech/ME/MTech in Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics, Aerospace or Mechatronics.

Responsibilities

• Turn defence user needs into a requirements specification and system architecture; keep it under change control.
• Lead the core team, run design reviews and go/no-go gates, own the risk register.
• Select the off-the-shelf leg/actuator supplier and manage vendors and import logistics.
• Represent the program to defence customers: RFI/RFP responses, demos, user trials.
• Plan budget, timeline and hiring. Must have
• Systems engineering: requirements, interface control documents, V-model, verification planning.
• Led delivery of a physical product (UGV, UAV, robot, vehicle, weapon-platform electronics, or similar) from design to field.
• Working knowledge of Indian defence procurement: DAP 2020, iDEX, trials and DGQA inspection.
• Team leadership and vendor management. Good to have
• Ex-DRDO, DPSU or private defence; or ex-armed-forces technical officer (EME, Signals, Corps of Engineers).
• Robotics or autonomy background; familiarity with ROS.
• INCOSE CSEP / PMP; SysML / Cameo. Environmental qualification experience: JSS 55555, MIL-STD-810, MIL-ST Requirements
• Systems engineering: requirements, interface control documents, V-model, verification planning.
• Led delivery of a physical product (UGV, UAV, robot, vehicle, weapon-platform electronics, or similar) from design to field.
• Working knowledge of Indian defence procurement: DAP 2020, iDEX, trials and DGQA inspection.
• Team leadership and vendor management.