70 jobs for “systems engineer”
National Crime Agency Gillingham £47,049 pa
Lead drone pilot for the NCA's Technical Operations unmanned vehicle programme, responsible for flight planning and clearances, piloting a range of UAS and USV platforms, and developing innovative technical surveillance capabilities. The role involves training the drone cadre, engaging with the Civil Aviation Authority and suppliers, and acting as subject matter expert on unmanned vehicles.
Flarebright Bicester £39,000 – £49,000 pa
Contributes across the full development lifecycle, from concept and algorithm design to system integration, testing and troubleshooting of safety-critical navigation and autonomy software in C++. Works with a multidisciplinary team on real-time embedded systems, hardware/software-in-the-loop testing and flight test activities, producing design documentation and test reports.
Leonardo Edinburgh
Designs, develops and verifies navigation systems and algorithms for airborne, maritime and land platforms, covering sensor fusion, state estimation and PNT solutions for contested environments. Works across the full engineering lifecycle, from concept and modelling to integration, verification and customer support, using MATLAB/Simulink and Kalman filtering techniques within a multidisciplinary, multi-national team.
Leonardo Yeovil
Develops high-integrity real-time mission management software for both legacy manned helicopters and emerging uncrewed autonomous platforms. Works across UML modelling, Ada95/C/C++ implementation, DOORS requirements traceability, and hardware-in-the-loop integration, while navigating DO-178C certification and open architecture standards like FACE/MOSA.
Shield AI London
Bridges systems engineering, software and autonomy to deliver advanced autonomous systems for defense. Translates mission needs into requirements, architectures and interface definitions, while developing and debugging C++ and Python prototypes and test infrastructure. Works across autonomy, GNC, avionics and test teams through simulation, HIL and flight test.
Callen Lenz Salisbury £50,000 – £65,000 pa
Deliver systems engineering outputs across the full lifecycle for complex uncrewed aircraft systems, covering requirements capture and management, system architecture, integration, verification and validation, and risk management. Work within multidisciplinary teams spanning software, electronics, mechanical, payload and platform engineering, supporting qualification and flight test activities.
QinetiQ Salisbury £56,025 – £62,250 pa
Provides technical leadership across complex aerospace programmes, leading multidisciplinary teams through requirements management, systems integration, test and evaluation, certification and technical governance. Works with customers and project managers on military, civil and uncrewed aircraft, based at Boscombe Down with at least three days a week on site.
Saab Oakley
Lead the Systems Engineering discipline for a defence and aerospace business unit, setting technical vision, governance and methodologies for complex solutions. Oversee lifecycle management activities including bids, design reviews and audits, while driving Model-Based Systems Engineering and digital transformation. Manage and mentor a team of engineers and subject matter experts, acting as senior escalation point for architectural and system-of-systems issues.
Shield AI London
Leads delivery of tactical autonomy software for unmanned platforms across air, land, sea and space, architecting behaviours for multi-agent coordination, target engagement and survivability. Owns the full lifecycle from requirements through verification, working in C++ with sensor processing, state estimation and peer-to-peer communications. Acts as technical lead and subject matter expert, mentoring juniors and travelling up to 20% to co-locate with end-users.
Anduril Llanbedr
Hands-on role integrating hardware and software onto unmanned aerial systems, including sensors, actuators and control systems, and leading the design, build and test of UAS prototypes. Works with mechanical, software and systems engineers on rapid prototyping, test plans and troubleshooting, using ArduPilot, 3D printing, composites and RC piloting of VTOL and fixed-wing platforms.
Tekever Bristol
Design and develop avionics subsystems for uncrewed aircraft, including power generation and distribution, navigation and sensor interfaces. Produce schematics and simple board layouts in Altium, harness drawings and wiring lists, and support bench and environmental testing. Graduates gain early design ownership, splitting time between design, the lab and test activity.
Matchtech London
Senior technical authority for a flagship aerospace and defence programme, owning the technical strategy, system architecture and engineering governance from concept through testing and certification. Leads a multidisciplinary team spanning systems, software, electronics, mechanical design, integration and test, acting as the primary technical interface with customers, suppliers and investors in a fast-moving start-up.
Tekever Bristol
Technical owner of FPGA and programmable logic design inside gimbal payloads, covering the video capture and processing chain, sensor and high-speed serial interfaces, and real-time pointing and stabilisation control. The role takes in-house payload electronics from prototype to qualified production, with short design cycles and direct ownership of logic that flies.
Saab Oakley
Lead and support a team of 10+ electronic engineers across multiple programmes, owning hardware design from requirements capture to production release. Involves detailed digital, mixed-signal, FPGA and high-reliability design, plus design assurance and verification for safety-critical electronics. Works cross-functionally with systems, software, mechanical and test teams within the BlueBear UAV business.
Callen Lenz Salisbury £65,000 – £75,000 pa
Deliver avionics systems engineering across navigation, power, communication, payloads, aircraft management and C2 systems for unmanned air systems, providing technical leadership over design, development and integration. The role involves supervising other engineers, improving internal processes, and supporting airworthiness, safety and certification requirements within a multi-disciplined team.
Anduril London
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril...
Jonathan Lee Recruitment Winchester
Senior Mechanical Design EngineerUAV Systems | Aerospace & DefenceHerefordJoin an innovative British engineering company developing next-generation UAV components and interceptor launch mechanisms for the defence sector.This is not a conventional CAD-focused design role. We are looking for an engineer who...
