Senior Project Assistant in Embedded Systems and Power Electronics (ICMR Project) at IIT Kharagpur
Job Description
Prof. Manjunatha Mahadevappa at IIT Kharagpur’s School of Medical Science and Technology is recruiting a Senior Project Assistant for the ICMR-funded project ICMR_ATTEND. The role is hardware-focused: power electronics, embedded systems, PCB design and testing. It suits diploma holders or B.Tech graduates in electrical, electronics, instrumentation or biomedical engineering with industry experience. Apply by 25 September 2026.
At a glance
- Position: Senior Project Assistant (1 post), Ref. IIT/SRIC/R/IREN/2026/102
- Project: ICMR_ATTEND
- PI: Prof. Manjunatha Mahadevappa, School of Medical Science and Technology
- Tenure: Initially 12 months, likely to be renewed based on performance
- Upper age limit: 30, with 5 years’ relaxation for SC/ST/OBC/PH/VH candidates
- Apply by: 25 September 2026 (online, no fee)
The School of Medical Science and Technology works where engineering meets medicine, and projects like this one need engineers who can take a medical device from circuit design through testing to compliance with industry standards.
Skills the advertisement asks for
- Strong knowledge of and hands-on experience in power electronics and hardware design (essential)
- Embedded system design with microcontrollers
- Testing and validation of embedded systems with debugging tools such as oscilloscopes and logic analysers
- Simulation and design tools such as SPICE and MATLAB
- PCB design and layout, and compliance with EMI/EMC standards
- Working across hardware, firmware and manufacturing teams, and good communication skills
Eligibility
- As described in the advertisement text: a diploma in EE, ECE, Instrumentation or Biomedical Engineering with 2 years’ relevant industry experience, or a B.Tech in those fields with at least 1 year’s industry experience
- The portal’s qualification field instead reads “Graduation in any discipline with 5 years of experience”. The two differ, so check with SRIC if you fit only one
- Upper age limit: 30 as on the date of the advertisement, with 5 years’ relaxation for SC/ST/OBC/PH/VH candidates
The advertisement says the prescribed qualifications are the minimum, meeting them does not guarantee an interview call, and the final decision rests with the project investigators.
Pay and duration
- Pay is not stated in the online advertisement
- Tenure: initially 12 months, likely to be renewed based on performance
How to apply
Apply online through IIT Kharagpur’s SRIC staff recruitment portal, using the Apply Online button on the official advertisement. The advertisement lists no application fee. Apply before 25 September 2026. Other current SRIC project openings are on the SRIC recruitment page.
Key dates
- Last date to apply: 25 September 2026
Please read the official IIT Kharagpur SRIC advertisement before applying, and browse more research assistant jobs on ResearchJobs.in.
Hiring institution: Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Official advertisement: erp.iitkgp.ac.in
How to prepare for this application
- Lead with hardware you shipped: name boards you designed, the microcontrollers and power stages used, and how you tested them.
- Mention compliance work: EMI/EMC pre-compliance testing or medical-device standards experience is specifically asked for.
- Fill the portal form carefully: SRIC screens applications on what you enter, so give exact marks, CGPA and dates, and upload the documents it asks for.
- Check the age limit and relaxations: the upper age limit is stated in the advertisement, and relaxation for reserved categories follows institute norms.
- Contact the PI's group if unsure: faculty email addresses are on IIT Kharagpur's department pages; keep any query short and specific.
About IIT Kharagpur and SRIC
IIT Kharagpur, founded in 1951, was the first of the Indian Institutes of Technology. Its Sponsored Research and Industrial Consultancy (SRIC) unit manages externally funded research projects and recruits the temporary staff, such as JRFs, SRFs, project associates and project assistants, who work on them. These are project-linked posts: they last for the tenure the advertisement gives, or until the project ends.
