Step 1: Define Role Clusters & Your Keyword Map

Job titles vary wildly. Build clusters so your searches catch synonyms and adjacent roles.

GNC / Flight Control

• Titles: Flight Control Engineer, GNC Engineer, Controls Engineer.

• Keywords: attitude/position control, PID/LQR/MPC, EKF/EKF2, PX4/ArduPilot, SITL/HITL, rate controllers, mixer, thrust allocation, system identification.

Autonomy, Localisation & Navigation

• Titles: Autonomy Engineer, Navigation Engineer, SLAM Engineer (UAV).

• Keywords: visual-inertial SLAM, LiDAR SLAM, GPS-denied navigation, loop closure, global/local planners (A*/D*/RRT*/lattice), occupancy grid/costmaps, geofencing, terrain following.

Perception & Computer Vision

• Titles: Perception Engineer (UAV), Vision Engineer, Sensor Fusion Engineer.

• Keywords: object detection/tracking, depth estimation, 3D detection/segmentation, OpenCV, PCL, TensorRT, CUDA, stereo/RGB-D/LiDAR, radar fusion.

Mission Planning & Ground Systems

• Titles: Mission Systems Engineer, GCS Engineer.

• Keywords: QGroundControl/Mission Planner, offboard/companion computer APIs, MAVSDK, waypoint/coverage planning, geospatial constraints, fail-safes.

Avionics, Embedded & Systems

• Titles: Avionics Engineer, Embedded Software Engineer (UAV), Systems Engineer.

• Keywords: Pixhawk/CubePilot/Skynode, STM32/NXP MCUs, RTOS, C/C++/Rust, CAN/CAN-FD, I2C/SPI/UART, UAVCAN, power distribution, ESC/BLDC, health monitoring.

Comms, RF & Networking

• Titles: RF/Comms Engineer (UAS), Networking Engineer (UAV), C2 Link Engineer.

• Keywords: MAVLink, SDR, telemetry, mesh, LTE/5G/BLOS/SATCOM, 2.4/5.8 GHz, antenna design, link budgets, FEC, encryption, QoS.

UTM, Safety & Airworthiness

• Titles: Airworthiness Engineer (UAS), Safety Engineer (UAV), UTM/DAA Engineer.

• Keywords: SORA/operational risk, detect-and-avoid (DAA), contingency procedures, airspace integration, safety cases, hazard analysis (FMEA/FTA/ARP4754A/ARP4761), configuration control.

Mechanical, Structures & Propulsion

• Titles: Mechanical/Propulsion Engineer (UAV), Aerostructures Engineer.

• Keywords: airframe (multirotor/fixed-wing/VTOL), composites, mass properties, propeller/ESC sizing, thermal management, vibration/EMI.

Payloads, Imaging & Data

• Titles: Payload Engineer, Imaging Engineer, UAV Survey Engineer.

• Keywords: gimbals (Gremsy/DJI), EO/IR, LiDAR, Multispectral/Hyperspectral, radiometry, calibration, photogrammetry (Pix4D/Metashape), GIS.

Cloud Robotics & Fleet Ops

• Titles: Fleet Operations Engineer, Robotics Platform Engineer (UAV).

• Keywords: ROS/ROS 2, Kubernetes, OTA updates, device management, telemetry/observability (Prometheus/Grafana/OTel), remote debugging.

Field Operations & Pilots

• Titles: UAV Pilot/Operator, Flight Test Engineer, Operations Manager (UAS).

• Keywords: operating authorisation, risk assessments, site surveys, NOTAMs, flight logs, handover procedures, customer training. (UK operators often look for GVC/A2 CofC and experience under company operational approvals.)

UK Locations & Modes

• London, Cambridge, Oxford, Bristol/Bath, Reading/Thames Valley, Farnborough, Portsmouth/South Coast, Milton Keynes, Coventry/Warwick/Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield, Edinburgh/Glasgow, Cardiff, Belfast.

• Modes: On-site (labs & flight test), Hybrid, Remote UK (more common for software/vision).

Capture this keyword map—you’ll reuse it across alerts, feeds and prompts.

Step 2: Build Precise Boolean Searches (Copy & Paste)

Use these strings in Google & on job boards. Start broad, then add site: filters for high-signal employer & ATS domains.

General UK UAV Search

(UAV OR UAS OR "uncrewed" OR "unmanned" OR drone) 
(autonomy OR "flight control" OR GNC OR SLAM OR "computer vision" OR "mission planning" OR avionics OR "RF" OR "UTM" OR "airworthiness" OR "pilot")
(UK OR "United Kingdom" OR London OR Cambridge OR Bristol OR Oxford OR Manchester OR Edinburgh OR Glasgow OR Birmingham OR Leeds)
("Permanent" OR "Full-time") -site:indeed.co.uk -site:glassdoor.co.uk

Flight Control / GNC

("Flight Control" OR GNC OR "Controls Engineer")
(PX4 OR ArduPilot OR "EKF2" OR "attitude control" OR MPC OR "system identification")
(UK OR "Remote UK")

Autonomy / Navigation / SLAM

(autonomy OR "navigation" OR SLAM OR "localisation")
("visual-inertial" OR "lidar slam" OR "GPS-denied" OR "loop closure" OR "global planner" OR "local planner" OR "costmap")
(UK OR "Remote UK")

Perception / Sensor Fusion

("Perception Engineer" OR "Computer Vision" OR "Sensor Fusion")
(OpenCV OR PCL OR LiDAR OR "3D detection" OR segmentation OR TensorRT OR CUDA)
(UAV OR drone) (UK OR "Remote UK")

Mission Systems & GCS

("Mission Planning" OR "Ground Control" OR GCS)
(QGroundControl OR "Mission Planner" OR MAVSDK OR "offboard control" OR "companion computer")
(UK OR "Remote UK")

Avionics / Embedded

(Avionics OR "Embedded Engineer" OR "Systems Engineer")
(Pixhawk OR CubePilot OR STM32 OR RTOS OR CAN OR UAVCAN OR "ESC" OR BLDC)
(UAV OR drone) (UK OR "Remote UK")

Comms / RF / Networking

("RF Engineer" OR "Comms Engineer" OR "Networking") 
(MAVLink OR SDR OR "telemetry" OR "mesh" OR LTE OR 5G OR SATCOM OR "link budget")
(UAV OR UAS) (UK OR "Remote UK")

UTM / Safety / Airworthiness

(UTM OR "detect and avoid" OR DAA OR "airworthiness" OR "safety engineer")
("safety case" OR SORA OR "risk assessment" OR FMEA OR "functional hazard")
(UAV OR UAS) (UK OR "Remote UK")

Mechanical / Propulsion

("Mechanical Engineer" OR "Propulsion" OR "Structures")
(composites OR "VTOL" OR "fixed-wing" OR "multirotor" OR "vibration" OR "thermal")
(UAV OR drone) (UK OR "Remote UK")

Payload / Imaging / Survey

("Payload Engineer" OR "Imaging" OR "Survey Engineer")
(gimbal OR "EO/IR" OR LiDAR OR "multispectral" OR photogrammetry OR GIS OR "Pix4D" OR Metashape)
(UAV OR drone) (UK OR "Remote UK")

Fleet Ops / Cloud

("Fleet Operations" OR "Robotics Platform" OR "Cloud Robotics")
(ROS OR "ROS 2" OR Kubernetes OR "OTA" OR telemetry OR observability)
(UAV OR drone) (UK OR "Remote UK")

Pilots / Field Ops

("UAV Pilot" OR "UAS Pilot" OR "Flight Test" OR "Drone Operator")
("GVC" OR "A2 CofC" OR "operational authorisation" OR "risk assessment" OR "site survey")
(UK)

Graduate & Early Career

("Graduate" OR "Junior" OR "Internship") (UAV OR UAS OR drone OR PX4 OR ROS OR SLAM) (UK OR "Remote UK")

ATS & Employer Career Sites (cuts aggregator noise)

(UAV OR UAS OR drone OR "robotics")
(site:boards.greenhouse.io OR site:lever.co OR site:workable.com OR site:ashbyhq.com OR site:smartrecruiters.com OR site:icims.com OR site:successfactors.com)
(UK OR "Remote UK")

Academic & Research

("UAV" OR "UAS" OR "aerial robotics") (postdoc OR "research fellow" OR "research engineer")
(site:jobs.ac.uk OR site:ox.ac.uk OR site:cam.ac.uk OR site:ed.ac.uk OR site:imperial.ac.uk)
(UK)

Step 3: Turn Searches Into Google Alerts & RSS

Let new postings come to you automatically.

Setup (quick)

1. Open Google Alerts.

2. Paste a Boolean string.

3. Show options → choose At most once a day (or As-it-happens if you’re sprinting).

4. Deliver to: pick RSS feed (paste into Feedly/Inoreader) or email.

5. Create separate alerts per cluster: Flight Control/GNC, Autonomy/Navigation, Perception, Mission/GCS, Avionics/Embedded, Comms/RF, UTM/Safety, Mechanical/Propulsion, Payload/Imaging, Fleet Ops, Pilots, Graduate.

Good alert examples (copy-paste):

("Flight Control" OR GNC) (PX4 OR ArduPilot OR EKF2 OR MPC) (UAV OR drone) (UK OR "Remote UK")

(autonomy OR SLAM OR localisation) ("visual-inertial" OR "lidar slam" OR "global planner" OR "costmap") (UAV) (UK OR "Remote UK")

(Avionics OR "Embedded Engineer") (Pixhawk OR CubePilot OR UAVCAN OR STM32 OR RTOS) (UAV) (UK OR "Remote UK")

("UAV Pilot" OR "Drone Operator") ("GVC" OR "A2 CofC" OR "operational authorisation") (UK)

Pro tips

• Keep one alert per intent—it keeps results clean.

• Pair locations sensibly: London/Cambridge/Bristol + “Remote UK” catch many roles; add Farnborough/Portsmouth/Thames Valley for aerospace & defence clusters.

• Use -site: to mute noisy domains that flood your feed.

Prefer RSS? Tag/star items and export starred roles as CSV—ideal for a weekly planning pass with ChatGPT.

Step 4: Use ChatGPT as Your “UAV Job Scout”

Alerts & RSS deliver raw listings; ChatGPT converts them into a ranked shortlist with actions so you apply faster & better.

Reusable system prompt (edit to your targets):

System role: You are my UAV Job Scout for UK roles. Parse pasted job listings (title, company, location, link, snippet), remove duplicates by company+title+location, and produce a ranked shortlist that matches my criteria. Then provide tailored actions for each role.

My criteria:
• Target clusters: Flight Control/GNC, Autonomy/Navigation, Perception, Mission/GCS, Avionics/Embedded, Comms/RF, UTM/Safety, Mechanical/Propulsion, Payload/Imaging, Fleet Ops, Pilots/Field Ops.
• Must-haves by cluster:
  - GNC: PX4/ArduPilot, attitude/position control, EKF2, system ID, SITL/HITL.
  - Autonomy: VIO/LiDAR SLAM, GPS-denied, loop closure, global/local planners, costmaps/geofencing.
  - Perception: detection/tracking, depth/segmentation, OpenCV/PCL, TensorRT/CUDA, sensor fusion.
  - Mission/GCS: QGroundControl/Mission Planner, MAVSDK, offboard APIs, fail-safes.
  - Avionics/Embedded: Pixhawk/CubePilot, RTOS, C/C++/Rust, UAVCAN/CAN, ESC/BLDC, power.
  - Comms/RF: MAVLink/SDR/mesh/LTE/5G/SATCOM, link budgets, encryption/QoS.
  - UTM/Safety: safety cases, SORA-style risk assessment, DAA, hazard analysis, configuration control.
  - Mechanical/Propulsion: composites, VTOL/fixed-wing, vibration/thermal, prop/ESC sizing.
  - Payload/Imaging: EO/IR/LiDAR, gimbals, photogrammetry/GIS, calibration.
  - Fleet Ops: ROS/ROS 2, Kubernetes, OTA, telemetry/observability, remote debugging.
  - Pilots: GVC/A2 CofC, ops procedures, flight testing, client training.
• Location: Remote UK or London/Cambridge/Bristol/Oxford/Thames Valley/Manchester/Edinburgh hybrid.
• Exclude: pure sales-only roles, contract <3 months, agency spam.

Output:
1) Summary: counts & duplicates removed; scoring logic (2 lines).
2) Ranked Shortlist (max 10): Title — Company — Location — Link — Score (0–100) — 1–2 line fit rationale.
3) Per-role actions:
   - 3 tailored CV bullets (impact-led, stack/hardware & outcomes).
   - 6–10 keywords to mirror (frameworks, sensors, buses, metrics).
   - A 3-sentence message to the hiring contact referencing one concrete requirement.
4) Today plan: order to apply with time estimates.

Daily run (paste your feed)

Here are today’s roles (Title — Company — Location — Link — Snippet):
1) ...
2) ...
Apply the UAV Job Scout system prompt.

Deep-dive on a single role (for the perfect match)

Analyse this spec for must-haves, repeated terms & implied priorities. Then:
• Write 3 CV bullets that mirror the spec (cluster-appropriate), each ending with a measurable outcome.
• Draft a 120-word cover note referencing one stack/sensor/airworthiness detail & a 30-day quick win.
• List 10 keywords/phrases to include naturally (frameworks, sensors, buses, metrics).
• Provide 6 likely interview questions with succinct model answers using my background.

Job spec: [paste]
My background: [4–8 bullets with stack/hardware/ops & outcomes]

Fast CV tailoring prompts (cluster-specific)

GNC / Flight Control

Create 5 impact bullets showing PX4/ArduPilot control loops, EKF tuning, system ID & HITL/SITL—each with a latency, stability or safety metric. UK spelling.
Spec: [paste]

Autonomy / Navigation / SLAM

Produce 5 bullets covering VIO/LiDAR SLAM, loop closure & planners—each with drift/latency or mission success metrics.
Spec: [paste]

Perception

Write 5 bullets on detection/tracking, depth/segmentation & TensorRT optimisation—each with FPS/latency/accuracy metrics.
Spec: [paste]

Mission / GCS

Draft 5 bullets on QGroundControl/Mission Planner integrations, offboard APIs & fail-safes—each with reliability or operator efficiency metrics.
Spec: [paste]

Avionics / Embedded

Output 5 bullets on Pixhawk/CubePilot, RTOS, UAVCAN/CAN & ESC/BLDC control—each with jitter, throughput or reliability metrics.
Spec: [paste]

Comms / RF

Provide 5 bullets on MAVLink/SDR/mesh/LTE/5G/SATCOM, link budgets & encryption—each with range, SNR or packet loss improvements.
Spec: [paste]

UTM / Safety / Airworthiness

Create 5 bullets on safety cases, SORA-style risk assessment, DAA & configuration control—each with audit/availability metrics.
Spec: [paste]

Mechanical / Propulsion

Write 5 bullets on airframe design, vibration/thermal fixes & prop/ESC sizing—each with endurance, payload or noise reductions.
Spec: [paste]

Payload / Imaging

Produce 5 bullets on EO/IR/LiDAR integration, calibration & photogrammetry/GIS—each with accuracy/coverage or turnaround time metrics.
Spec: [paste]

Pilots / Field Ops

Draft 5 bullets on authorisations, site surveys, NOTAMs & client training—each with safety/uptime or satisfaction metrics.
Spec: [paste]

Step 5: Optional No-Code Automation (Email, Slack, Notion)

• Email filters: Route alert emails into a “UAV-Jobs” label. Each morning, paste the best items into ChatGPT and run your Job Scout prompt.

• RSS rules: Tag feeds by cluster (GNC, Autonomy, Perception, Mission, Avionics, Comms, UTM/Safety, Mechanical, Payload, Fleet Ops, Pilots). Star the best and export weekly as CSV for a planning pass.

• Notion/Sheets: Keep one tracker; paste it into ChatGPT for daily prioritisation and follow-ups.

• Slack/Discord: Pipe starred roles via webhook into a private channel for quick triage.

Step 6: A Simple Pipeline Tracker That Wins Interviews

Suggested columns

• Date found

• Role

• Company

• Location

• Link

• Cluster (GNC/Autonomy/Perception/Mission/Avionics/Comms/UTM/Mechanical/Payload/Fleet/Pilots)

• Match score (0–100)

• Status (To apply / Applied / Interview / Offer / On hold / Rejected)

• Deadline / due date

• Contact (name, LinkedIn/email)

• Notes (stack, sensors, buses, metrics)

• Next action (what & when)

Follow-up rhythm

• T+3 days: polite nudge if no acknowledgement.

• T+10 days: request an update; include a small proof point (e.g., a redacted nav/mission plan or HITL test snippet—no confidential data).

• Post-interview: thank-you within 24 hours; reference one spec requirement & a 30-day quick win.

Shareable Prompt Library (UAV-Specific)

1) Role Decoder

Explain this UAV role in plain English: first 90-day deliverables, 3 hardest problems & the exact skills they truly need (frameworks, sensors, buses, metrics, ops). Then list the top 12 CV keywords they’ll search for. [paste spec]

2) Company Fit Snapshot

From the spec & site notes, infer domain (inspection/logistics/defence/agri/media), airframe (multirotor/fixed-wing/VTOL), stack (PX4/ArduPilot/ROS 2), comms (LTE/5G/mesh), safety posture & ops model (field/hybrid). Output a 6-bullet “Why me, why now” pitch.
[spec + brief company notes]

3) CV Bullet Rewriter (Impact-led)

Rewrite these bullets with action+stack/hardware+metric, mirroring the spec vocabulary (PX4/EKF2, SLAM, TensorRT, UAVCAN/CAN, link budget, SORA). One line each, UK spelling.
[bullets + spec]

4) Outreach Message (120 words)

Draft a concise message for the hiring contact referencing one concrete stack/ops detail from the spec (e.g., PX4 offboard + LTE/5G, or LiDAR SLAM for GPS-denied) & proposing a 30-day quick win. Mirror 3 spec keywords. Confident tone, no fluff.
[spec + company notes]

5) Interview Pack Generator

Produce 8 technical questions + short model answers tailored to this spec (GNC/Autonomy/Perception/Mission/Avionics/Comms/UTM/Mechanical/Payload/Fleet/Pilots), plus 5 behavioural questions with STAR hints using my background.
[spec + background]

6) Flight Test Plan Helper

Draft a lightweight flight test plan with objectives, environment, safety mitigations, consent/NOTAMs, telemetry, success metrics & a rollback plan for this feature:
[feature + constraints]

7) Offer & Salary Prep (UK)

Given the role & my years of experience, suggest a negotiation range in GBP, non-salary levers (training/certifications, hardware budget, conference travel, flexible field time), & 3 crisp value statements I can use.
[spec + experience]

Keyword & Query Bank (Use Across Alerts, Feeds & Boards)

Titles
Flight Control Engineer, GNC Engineer, Autonomy/Navigation Engineer, SLAM Engineer, Perception/Sensor Fusion Engineer, Mission/GCS Engineer, Avionics/Embedded Systems Engineer, RF/Comms Engineer, UTM/Safety/Airworthiness Engineer, Mechanical/Aerostructures/Propulsion Engineer, Payload/Imaging Engineer, UAV Survey Engineer, Fleet Ops/Robotics Platform Engineer, UAV Pilot/Operator, Flight Test Engineer.

Frameworks & Libraries
PX4, ArduPilot, MAVLink, MAVSDK, QGroundControl, Mission Planner, ROS/ROS 2, nav2, OpenCV, PCL, PyTorch/TensorFlow, TensorRT, CUDA, GTSAM, Ceres.

Sensors & Hardware
IMU, barometer, magnetometer, GNSS/RTK, LiDAR (Ouster/Hesai), radar, RGB/RGB-D (Realsense/ZED), gimbals (Gremsy/DJI), Jetson/NUC/edge AI, Pixhawk/CubePilot, ESC/BLDC, UAVCAN, CAN/CAN-FD, I2C/SPI/UART, power distribution.

Comms & Networking
SDR, mesh radios, LTE/5G, SATCOM, directional antennas, link budgets, QoS, encryption.

UTM & Safety
SORA-style risk assessment, detect-and-avoid (DAA), safety cases, hazard analysis (FMEA/FTA), configuration management, operating authorisations, NOTAMs, site surveys.

Mechanical & Propulsion
Airframe architectures (multirotor/fixed-wing/VTOL), composites, vibration/EMI, prop/ESC sizing, thermal.

Data & Survey
Photogrammetry (Pix4D/Metashape), orthomosaics/point clouds, GIS (QGIS/ArcGIS), accuracy/coverage metrics.

Ops & Compliance
GVC, A2 CofC, logs, checklists, client training, incident reporting.

Modifiers
Remote UK, Hybrid, On-site, Permanent, Contract, Graduate, Internship, Visa sponsorship, Security clearance.

Sample Daily Workflow (7–12 Minutes)

1. Open your alert folder/RSS. Skim headlines; bin obvious mismatches.

2. Paste 10–30 items into ChatGPT with your UAV Job Scout prompt.

3. Review the shortlist. Open the top 3–5 high-score roles.

4. Run the deep-dive prompt on your favourite; generate tailored CV bullets and a 120-word cover note.

5. Update your tracker & set deadlines.

6. Apply in one sitting—mirror 6–10 keywords naturally (frameworks, sensors, buses, metrics).

7. Schedule follow-ups immediately.

Consistency beats weekend blitzes.

Troubleshooting & Tuning

“Still getting noise.”
Anchor searches to stack tokens (PX4, ArduPilot, MAVLink, UAVCAN, TensorRT, LiDAR SLAM, QGroundControl) and exclude agency spam via -site: or -"recruitment agency".

“Everything is Senior/Principal.”
Include (Junior OR Associate OR "1–3 years") and exclude (Senior OR Principal OR Lead).

“Remote actually means global.”
Use ("Remote UK" OR "UK-based remote" OR "right to work in the UK") and exclude "anywhere".

“I want inspection/survey only.”
Bias to EO/IR, LiDAR, photogrammetry, Pix4D/Metashape, GIS, and exclude heavy autonomy terms if they clutter results.

“I want operations/pilot work.”
Bias to GVC, A2 CofC, operational authorisation, NOTAM, site survey, client training, and include your airframe experience and environments (coastal, urban, industrial).

“I care about safety & approvals.”
Bias to safety case, SORA, detect-and-avoid, hazard analysis, and add locations with strong aerospace ecosystems (Farnborough, Bristol, Cambridge, Oxford).

Lightweight Tracker Template (Copy Text)

Date Found | Role | Company | Location | Link | Cluster | Match (0–100) | Status | Deadline | Contact | Notes (stack/sensors/buses/metrics) | Next Action

Status: To apply / Applied / Interview / Offer / On hold / Rejected

Daily command for ChatGPT:
“From my tracker (below), propose today’s top 5 applications, fill missing ‘Next Action’, and draft follow-ups where Status=Applied & T+3 days.”

Copy-Paste Pack (Everything In One Place)

1) Google Alerts seeds

("Flight Control" OR GNC) (PX4 OR ArduPilot OR EKF2 OR MPC) (UAV OR drone) (UK OR "Remote UK")
(autonomy OR SLAM OR localisation) ("visual-inertial" OR "lidar slam" OR "global planner" OR "costmap") (UAV) (UK OR "Remote UK")
("Perception Engineer" OR "Computer Vision") (OpenCV OR PCL OR LiDAR OR "3D detection" OR TensorRT) (UAV) (UK OR "Remote UK")
(Avionics OR "Embedded Engineer") (Pixhawk OR CubePilot OR UAVCAN OR STM32 OR RTOS OR CAN) (UAV) (UK OR "Remote UK")
("RF Engineer" OR "Comms Engineer") (MAVLink OR SDR OR mesh OR LTE OR 5G OR SATCOM) (UAV OR UAS) (UK OR "Remote UK")
(UTM OR "detect and avoid" OR "airworthiness" OR "safety case" OR SORA) (UAV) (UK OR "Remote UK")
("Mechanical Engineer" OR Propulsion OR Structures) (composites OR VTOL OR vibration OR thermal) (UAV) (UK OR "Remote UK")
("Payload Engineer" OR Imaging OR Survey) (EO/IR OR LiDAR OR "Pix4D" OR Metashape OR GIS) (UAV) (UK OR "Remote UK")
("Fleet Operations" OR "Robotics Platform") (ROS OR "ROS 2" OR Kubernetes OR OTA OR telemetry) (UAV) (UK OR "Remote UK")
("UAV Pilot" OR "Flight Test" OR "Drone Operator") ("GVC" OR "A2 CofC" OR "operational authorisation") (UK)
("Graduate" OR "Junior" OR Internship) (UAV OR drone OR PX4 OR ROS OR SLAM) (UK OR "Remote UK")

2) ATS-focused Google search

(UAV OR UAS OR drone OR "aerial robotics")
(site:boards.greenhouse.io OR site:lever.co OR site:workable.com OR site:ashbyhq.com OR site:smartrecruiters.com OR site:icims.com OR site:successfactors.com)
(UK OR "Remote UK")

3) Academic search

("UAV" OR "aerial robotics") (postdoc OR "research fellow" OR "research engineer")
(site:jobs.ac.uk OR site:ox.ac.uk OR site:cam.ac.uk OR site:ed.ac.uk OR site:imperial.ac.uk)
(UK)

4) UAV Job Scout (short version)

You are my UK UAV Job Scout. From pasted listings, remove duplicates, rank by fit to my criteria, and output:
• Summary (counts + scoring)
• Top 10 roles (Title — Company — Location — Link — Score — 1-line why)
• Per-role actions (3 CV bullets, 6–10 keywords, 3-sentence outreach)
Criteria: [paste your clusters & must-haves]

5) Deep-dive tailoring

Analyse this spec. Return: 3 tailored CV bullets (action+stack/hardware+impact), 10 keywords, a 120-word cover note referencing one stack/sensor/airworthiness detail & a 30-day quick win, and 6 interview Qs with model answers.
Spec: [paste]  |  Background: [paste]

6) Follow-up message

Please draft a concise follow-up for my application submitted on [date], referencing [one stack/sensor/bus/metric] from the spec and reaffirming my fit in 2 sentences.

Final Thoughts

Your edge in UAV job-hunting isn’t endless scrolling—it’s a repeatable, lightweight pipeline. Put discovery on autopilot with alerts and RSS, let ChatGPT act as your UAV Job Scout, and commit to one excellent application per day. Mirror the frameworks, sensors, buses and operational language the spec cares about; quantify your impact with accuracy, latency, endurance, reliability and safety metrics; keep tight feedback loops. Do this consistently for two weeks and you’ll feel the shift—from hunting posts to booking interviews across the UK’s most exciting UAV teams.