Greetings Students!
We are SPART, Solar Powered Airship Research Team, IIT Bombay, a multidisciplinary student technical team dedicated to designing, building, and testing large scale solar-powered airships that redefine sustainable aviation. We are now opening recruitments for students from all years and programs.
Here’s our orientation slides for those who missed it -
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ppYEFiommCzPvlJ4-EMrnZhibE16JHQN/view?usp=sharing
This link below contains the assignments corresponding to each subsystem -
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1qI_6LRa3AOmjtipvu5JSqKT4Sicy79ok
Join our WhatsApp group for faster updates and communications pertaining to assignments and recruitment -
https://chat.whatsapp.com/LL6Nk1gq1n77BtGBKgbB7A
We are recruiting for various roles described below -
Electrical and Controls subsystem
Controls Engineer
Design and development of autonomous control systems for airships, enabling their operation in diverse environments
Simulations Engineer
Simulation of airship mechanisms using ROS to evaluate various control and path planning algorithms
Weather and Path Planning (WnPP) Engineer
Studying the weather conditions to identify the best pathway for the airship; design algorithms to ensure that external factors such as wind can be leveraged for our advantage
Mechanical and Aerospace subsystem
Aerodynamics Engineer
Conduct CFD simulations to improve aerodynamic performance.
CAD Design Engineer
Design CAD models for various components of the airship, perform FEA analysis to validate structural rigidity and safety factors.
Fabrication and Materials (FnM) Engineer
Involved in ideating, planning, and executing the fabrication/manufacturing of airships and their various components as well as ground handling systems.
Solar Subsystem
Solar Engineer
Design and development of efficient solar power ecosystem for sustainable operation of airships; this includes solar cell design, power management and integration with onboard systems
You are free to apply for different roles and subsystems across the team!
The recruitment procedure consists of -
- Assignment-based shortlisting
- Personal Interviews
The deadline to submit the assignment is 22nd October, 2025, EOD.
Personal Interviews will start 24th October onwards.
Assignment Submission Link-
https://forms.gle/94vrMF6cF1M18Wf69
Best Regards,
Rochan | Avani | Takshit
+91 9830231078 | +91 7296810395 | +91 8872800618
Team Leads 2025-26 | SPART, IIT Bombay
Regards,
Shahu Patil
General Secretary, Technical Affairs 25-26, IIT Bombay
contact: +91 91460 50850
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