Deepinder Goyal sends 'invite' to engineers: Putting together a propulsion research team in Bangalore to build ...

Zomato co-founder

Deepinder Goyal

recently invested in a new

aviation startup

, LAT Aerospace. The startup aims to transform regional air travel into a faster and more affordable alternative. Now, Goyal has issued an open call to engineers across the country to join the aviation startup. In a post shared on social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) Goyal has asked the engineers to come and join the research team at his aerospace startup LAT Aerospace, based in Bengaluru. The team’s mission: to design and build lightweight, flight-ready

gas turbine engines

entirely in India. Co-founded with former Zomato COO Surobhi Das,

LAT Aerospace

promises to build a fleet of short take-off and wandering aircraft with 12 to 24 seats. The aircraft will be designed to operate from compact air-stops landing zones and will be located to the where the people live. The startup aims to eliminate the chaos of traditional airpots and offer a “walk in and fly” experience to the users.The startup has reportedly raised about $50 million, with $20 million invested by Goyal. The company has also announced that it is now hiring

aerospace engineers

, systems designers, and aviation enthusiasts to help bring its vision to life.

Read Deepinder Goyal sends 'invite' to engineers here

India has tried building gas turbine engines before. And we’ve come close.

At LAT, we want to get past the finish line. So we’re putting together a propulsion research team in Bangalore, focused solely on building gas turbine engines from scratch. Lightweight. Efficient. Flight-ready. Made in India.What’s different this time?We’re giving engineers the freedom to think, build, break, and repeat. Our dedicated research centre — with labs for combustion, turbomachinery, thermal systems, and materials, will give engineers the space and freedom to iterate fast, and get to real outcomes at a speed which is unprecedented in the industry.Also, this team will be led by engineers. No waiting around for approvals from "business" people. No chasing slides or meetings. Just hands-on problem solving, running bench tests, working with suppliers, building hardware from scratch — and pushing the limits of design and physics every day.It won’t be easy. But if it works, it changes everything. A full engine stack, built locally. Powering STOL aircraft. UAVs. Remote connectivity. Self-reliance.If you’ve ever built turbines, rotors, control systems — or anything close — and want to be part of something that could one day, rewrite history, write to us at [email protected]—Note: LAT is not a part of Eternal