Technical Lead & Maker

YoungMinds.app is hiring a hands-on Technical Lead to guide student innovation projects, prototypes and technical learning across our programs.

This is not a robotics trainer role.

You will help students and mentors turn ideas into working prototypes using hardware, software and emerging technologies.

Responsibilities

• Mentor students building innovation and entrepreneurship projects.
• Guide projects from idea to technical approach, prototype, testing and improvement.
• Act as the technical subject matter expert across YoungMinds programs.
• Build and test reference prototypes before projects reach students.
• Troubleshoot hardware, software, firmware and integration issues.
• Support learning designers in creating technically sound projects and challenges.
• Evaluate tools, kits, platforms and emerging technologies.
• Create clear technical guides and build documentation.
• Support mentors when student projects become technically complex.

Technical Skills

Strong practical knowledge in several of these areas:

• Electronics and embedded systems
• Arduino, ESP32 and Raspberry Pi
• Sensors and actuators
• IoT and connected devices
• Robotics
• Python, C or C++
• AI tools and APIs
• Rapid prototyping
• 3D CAD and 3D printing
• Hardware-software integration

You do not need expertise in every area.

You do need strong engineering fundamentals and the ability to learn new tools quickly.

Requirements

• Hands-on experience building technical projects.
• Strong troubleshooting and debugging ability.
• Comfortable working across hardware and software.
• Ability to explain technical concepts clearly to students.
• Ability to guide students without taking over their projects.
• Good documentation and communication skills.
• Comfortable in a fast-changing startup environment.
• Fluent Malayalam is mandatory.
• Willing to work on-site in Kozhikode.

Preferred

Experience in any of these is a plus:

• Hackathons
• Innovation competitions
• Maker communities
• Product prototyping
• Startup projects
• STEM or maker education
• Technical mentoring
• Entrepreneurship programs

This Role May Not Be a Fit If

• Your experience is mainly tutorials or certifications.
• You have little hands-on project experience.
• You are looking only for a classroom teaching role.
• You prefer fixed responsibilities and highly structured work.

Ready to shape the future of learning Apply directly here or send us a message to learn more!