Builder's Residency - MedTech

Builder’s Residency — MedTech (Floaid)

Location :  IIT Madras Research Park, Chennai (on-site, flexible hours)

Duration :  6 months (extendable)

Compensation :  ₹5,000 / month  honorarium  +  performance bonuses ,  PPO consideration , and  non-cash benefits  (see below)

Openings :   Limited cohort  — we admit only a handful (4) each cycle

Why this residency is special

Floaid is building next-gen life-support systems in India. Residents tackle first-principles problems across  biomechanics, mechatronics, embedded systems, controls, and clinical safety —not toy projects.

You’ll ship real work into bench rigs and prototypes, get  founder-level mentorship , and have opportunities for  authorship / patent credit  on qualifying work. The stipend is symbolic; the  outcome is career-defining .

Tracks (pick one primary; cross-train freely)

• Biomechanics & Fluids :  pump hydraulics, hemolysis test design, catheter flow modeling, bench experiments.
• Mechatronics & Hardware :  motor drivers, sensors, EMI / EMC hygiene, fixture design, rapid prototyping.
• Embedded & UI :  STM32 / CAN, control loops, safety interlocks, 5"–12" display UIs (Qt / LVGL / TouchGFX).
• Data & Controls :  DAQ pipelines (NI / analog), calibration, algorithm prototyping, test automation.
• Quality & Regulatory (MedTech) :  test protocols, IEC 60601 / 62304 exposure, verification records.
• Clinical Research Ops :  literature synthesis, risk analyses, design inputs, usability studies.

Day-to-day

What success looks like

Benefits (beyond the stipend)

We bias value toward  skills, authorship, and network —the things that compound for your career.

You’ll thrive here if you have

Nice-to-haves :  CAD (SolidWorks / Fusion), PCB basics, Qt / LVGL / TouchGFX, MATLAB / Python for data, exposure to ISO / IEC standards, CFD / FEM familiarity.

Eligibility

Pre-final / final-year undergrads, postgrads, or recent grads in  Biomed / Mech / EEE / Instrumentation / CS / Mechatronics or adjacent fields. Exceptional self-taught builders welcome.

Timeline (Cohort & Deadlines)

Application process

How to apply

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