Job Description
**Head of Payload & Sensor Payload Engineer (Client Relations)** | Mumbai | Full-time | INR 28.6-54.0 LPA
**About the role:**
- Position within Payload & Sensor Integration - Client & Stakeholder Management, under the Unmanned Aerial Systems (Defense & Surveillance) vertical
- Level: senior level
- Reports to the functional head for Payload & Sensor Integration - Client & Stakeholder Management
**What you'll do:**
- Handle core payload & sensor integration - client & stakeholder management activities on a day-to-day basis
- Use Payload regularly as part of core deliverables
- Work closely with adjacent teams to align priorities
- Track progress against agreed timelines and escalate issues proactively
**What you'll need:**
- Payload
- Sensor Integration
- Data Link Communications
- Testing & Validation Protocols
- Client
- Stakeholder Management
- M.Tech (UAV/Avionics Systems)
- 10+ years of relevant experience
**Good to know:**
- New joiners typically get a short structured onboarding before being handed independent ownership of their first deliverables. Mornings are usually spent on planning and status reviews, while the rest of the day is given over to hands-on delivery and problem-solving.
- The package is structured with a fixed component, performance bonus, and standard health coverage. Managers here tend to give context rather than instructions, leaving room for the individual to decide how a task gets done. The team follows a flat structure where ideas are evaluated on merit rather than hierarchy, and feedback flows in both directions.
- References may be requested closer to the offer stage rather than at the start of the process. Internal job postings are open to employees who've completed a minimum tenure in their current role. There is a defined internal mobility path for people who want to specialise deeper or move into people management.
- Applications without a clear summary of relevant experience are less likely to be shortlisted for the first round. The organisation places a premium on ownership; once a task is assigned, the expectation is to see it through without hand-holding. Skip-level conversations with senior leadership are encouraged at least twice a year to discuss career direction.
- Interested candidates should be prepared to walk through relevant past work during the interview process. Benefits include health insurance, provident fund contributions, and paid leave in line with company policy.
- Disagreement on approach is expected and welcomed, provided it's backed by reasoning rather than preference alone. Most days include at least one review checkpoint where progress is discussed against the plan for the week. There's usually a block of uninterrupted time set aside for focused work, separate from meetings and coordination calls.
- Compensation includes standard statutory benefits along with performance-linked variable pay. Expect a mix of scheduled reviews, ad-hoc troubleshooting, and documentation as the workload shifts through the week. Performance is reviewed on a structured cycle, with clear criteria for movement into the next band.
**About the role:**
- Position within Payload & Sensor Integration - Client & Stakeholder Management, under the Unmanned Aerial Systems (Defense & Surveillance) vertical
- Level: senior level
- Reports to the functional head for Payload & Sensor Integration - Client & Stakeholder Management
**What you'll do:**
- Handle core payload & sensor integration - client & stakeholder management activities on a day-to-day basis
- Use Payload regularly as part of core deliverables
- Work closely with adjacent teams to align priorities
- Track progress against agreed timelines and escalate issues proactively
**What you'll need:**
- Payload
- Sensor Integration
- Data Link Communications
- Testing & Validation Protocols
- Client
- Stakeholder Management
- M.Tech (UAV/Avionics Systems)
- 10+ years of relevant experience
**Good to know:**
- New joiners typically get a short structured onboarding before being handed independent ownership of their first deliverables. Mornings are usually spent on planning and status reviews, while the rest of the day is given over to hands-on delivery and problem-solving.
- The package is structured with a fixed component, performance bonus, and standard health coverage. Managers here tend to give context rather than instructions, leaving room for the individual to decide how a task gets done. The team follows a flat structure where ideas are evaluated on merit rather than hierarchy, and feedback flows in both directions.
- References may be requested closer to the offer stage rather than at the start of the process. Internal job postings are open to employees who've completed a minimum tenure in their current role. There is a defined internal mobility path for people who want to specialise deeper or move into people management.
- Applications without a clear summary of relevant experience are less likely to be shortlisted for the first round. The organisation places a premium on ownership; once a task is assigned, the expectation is to see it through without hand-holding. Skip-level conversations with senior leadership are encouraged at least twice a year to discuss career direction.
- Interested candidates should be prepared to walk through relevant past work during the interview process. Benefits include health insurance, provident fund contributions, and paid leave in line with company policy.
- Disagreement on approach is expected and welcomed, provided it's backed by reasoning rather than preference alone. Most days include at least one review checkpoint where progress is discussed against the plan for the week. There's usually a block of uninterrupted time set aside for focused work, separate from meetings and coordination calls.
- Compensation includes standard statutory benefits along with performance-linked variable pay. Expect a mix of scheduled reviews, ad-hoc troubleshooting, and documentation as the workload shifts through the week. Performance is reviewed on a structured cycle, with clear criteria for movement into the next band.