CMF Designer Aircraft Interiors

Job Description

CMF Designer - Aircraft Interiors Product Design & User Experience (PDX) Team

The ePlane Company (Ubifly Technologies Pvt. Ltd.) is an eVTOL startup incubated at IIT Madras building the e200X a compact electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft for urban air mobility and aerial emergency medical services. Our PDX team shapes everything the pilot paramedic and passenger see and touch: cabin and cockpit architecture interiors materials ergonomics and mock-up-driven design validation developed against certification frameworks such as EASA SC-VTOL and DGCA AEAC 01.

Role Overview
We are looking for a CMF Designer to own the colour material and finish direction of the e200X aircraft interior. You will define the material palette for the cabin and cockpit seating trim panels flooring soft goods acoustic padding and touchpoints balancing aesthetics ergonomics durability weight and aviation compliance requirements (flammability toxicity cleanability). A hands-on role at the intersection of design sensibility and engineering constraint ideal for a designer who wants to see their material choices fly.

Key Responsibilities
Develop CMF strategies mood boards and material palettes for the e200X cabin and cockpit including the aerial ambulance (EMS) configuration.
Research source and evaluate interior materials leathers technical fabrics foams laminates films paints coatings against weight flammability (FST) toxicity cleanability and durability requirements for aerospace use.
Build and maintain a materials library with supplier data sheets samples cost weight and compliance documentation.
Collaborate with industrial designers CAD integrators and interiors engineers to translate CMF intent into producible specifications; work with vendors to validate finishes on prototype parts.
Support mock-up and prototype builds with trim wrap paint and finish application; assess results under real lighting and use conditions.
Prepare CMF specification documents colour standards and finish callouts for drawings and supplier packages.
Track CMF trends across aviation automotive and premium mobility and bring fresh direction to design reviews.
Support brand-consistent CMF application across show mock-ups and exhibition builds.

Requirements

Requirements

Bachelors degree/diploma in Industrial Design Transportation Design Textile/Material Design or a related field.
1.5 2 years of professional CMF experience in automotive aviation consumer products or premium mobility.
Strong understanding of material properties finishing processes (paint anodising plating IMD/IML wrapping upholstery) and their manufacturing implications.
Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop Illustrator InDesign); working knowledge of KeyShot or similar rendering tools for material visualisation.
A portfolio demonstrating CMF exploration material boards and executed CMF programs.
Strong communication and documentation skills; comfort presenting to engineering and leadership stakeholders.

Good to Have
Exposure to aerospace interior material standards (flammability/FST smoke and toxicity) or willingness to learn certification-driven material selection.
Experience working with Indian and international material suppliers and trim shops.
Basic 3D/CAD literacy (Alias CATIA) for working alongside surfacing and integration teams.

Benefits

Benefits

The opportunity to define the interior identity of an Indian eVTOL aircraft from an early stage.
A compact senior multidisciplinary team where your work directly shapes flying hardware.
Exposure to aircraft certification prototyping and vendor ecosystems rarely accessible this early in a career.

Employment Type : Full Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1