Autopilot Software Engineer

We're hiring a full-time, permanentAutopilot Engineer based in Hampshire. The role isprimarily on-site due to hardware and flight-test activity, withflexible hybrid working available.
You'll join an agile engineering team buildingsafety-critical flight control software for an autopilot system, working from early requirements and feasibility through to on-site testing and real-world validation.

• Contribute torequirements capture, plusconcept and feasibility studies
• Developsafety-critical flight control software to an exceptional reliability standard
• Support thetest ecosystem end-to-end: automated unit testing through toon-site flight testing
• Maintain and (as required)fly the autopilot model aircraft test fleet
• Supportissue identification, fault-finding and debugging across software and integrated systems

• Professional embedded software engineering experience, includingEmbedded C/C++
• Clear passion for the field, evidenced bypersonal/university projects alongside commercial experience
• Strong understanding ofmechanics of flight andaerospace control systems, with practical application
• Ability to developbehavioural / application-level logic (the "what to do", not just the "how to do")
• Comfortable usingGit within anagile team, with solid engineering documentation habits
• Strong hands-on experience withSTM32 MCUs and the wider MCU toolchain (IDEs/compilers/debuggers)
• Low-level driver knowledge:CAN, SPI, I2C, UART, PWM, ICU (and similar)
• Enough embedded hardware knowledge to supportsoftware integration onto rigs / test hardware
• Ability to support testing fromunit tests toflight testing
• Flexible mindset-willing to go above and beyond to deliver on-time with real-world quality/performance

• Aviation orRC model aircraft interest/background (including piloting)
• Experience with open-source autopilot ecosystems such asBetaflight, Ardupilot, PX4, MissionPlanner

• Hybrid, butprimarily on-site (hardware + flight test requirements)
• Permanent role