Robotics Engineer / Researcher

Who we are.

Ikkashin Technologies is a deep technology company working at the intersection of robotics, artificial intelligence, and education. We deploy inside schools — not factories. Our work is not about automating production lines. It is about building the environments where children learn to think like engineers, researchers, and builders.

We run a grade-wise robotics and technology curriculum from Grade 3 to Grade 12 inside partner schools. We have PhD scholars conducting research on campus. We have students who built drone systems, underwater ROV, and AI projects — and went to university with portfolios that documented what they actually did. We have a two-floor Research and Technology Centre under construction in Dehradun.

We are not a robotics vendor. We are an institution that uses robotics as a language to teach children how to think.

This role is not a support function. It is a building function. You will design, build, and run the robotics systems inside our centre — and teach students how to do the same.

What this role involves.

At the Research and Technology Centre:

•     Design, build, and maintain robotic systems for Ikkashin’s curriculum and research programmes — from educational platforms to advanced UAV and autonomous systems

•     Programme and configure robots for specific tasks — embedded programming, sensor integration, actuator control, and real-time feedback systems

•     Build and iterate prototypes — from concept to working hardware, using fabrication tools, 3D printing, electronics, and mechanical assembly

•     Diagnose, debug, and improve systems that are not working — and document what you found and how you fixed it

•     Contribute to joint research projects with our university partners — co-authoring publications and contributing to patent filings

•     Propose ideas, flag problems, suggest improvements — proactively, not when asked

Inside student sessions:

•     Deliver hands-on robotics sessions to school students across grade levels — from basic mechanical assembly in junior grades to autonomous systems programming in senior grades

•     Mentor student project teams working on competition entries, research contributions, and FORGE portfolio projects

•     Teach from experience, not from slides — the standard is that a student should be able to touch, build, and break something in every session you run

•     Contribute observations on student progress to the Ikkashin student intelligence system

What we are looking for.

Qualifications:

•     Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Robotics, Mechatronics, Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a closely related field

•     Hands-on experience with robot programming — Arduino, ROS, Python, embedded C, or equivalent

•     Working knowledge of sensors, actuators, microcontrollers, and communication protocols (UART, I2C, SPI, CAN)

•     Mechanical assembly and basic fabrication skills — you have built things with your hands and can show what they are

•     Understanding of control systems — PID, feedback loops, motor control

•     Experience with UAV or drone systems is a significant advantage

The kind of person we are looking for:

•     Someone who sees a system that is not working and wants to fix it before being asked

•     Someone who has opinions about how things should be built — and is willing to defend them

•     Someone who finds teaching energising, not draining — because you remember what it felt like to understand something for the first time

•     Someone who is not looking for a role to pass through but a place to stay and build something real

•     Someone whose idea of a productive weekend involves building or experimenting with something

Role details.

Position

Robotics Specialist — Design, Build & Teach

Reference

IRF/ROBOTICS/2026

Location

Dehradun, Uttarakhand — on-site, full-time

Reporting to

Research & Programme Lead, Ikkashin Technologies

Start date

Immediate — rolling applications

Compensation

Competitive — discussed at offer stage

PhD opportunity

Available for candidates interested in pursuing doctoral research

For those who want to go further.

If you have always wanted to pursue a PhD and never found the right environment to do it — this may be that environment. Ikkashin is actively building joint research programmes with universities. The work you do here is research-ready: real systems, real problems, real publishable outcomes. For the right candidate, the path to a fully sponsored PhD is open.

How to apply.

Send your CV and a short note — not a cover letter, just an honest answer to this: what is one thing you have built, what went wrong, and what did you do about it. That tells us more than any application form.

[email protected]

Subject: Robotics Specialist Application · Ref: IRF/ROBOTICS/2026

Application Link: https://forms.zohopublic.in/ravitikka1/form/DevelopmentAssignment/formperma/w0-wuSndkT0rJFtnkpQ6kW5fxhvdm2wEWvRiQHd7f9s

We are not building a Department.

We are building a culture of people, who cannot stop building.