Drone Jobs in Woking

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Front End Software Engineer

Last month

Callen Lenz Salisbury £50,000 – £60,000 pa

Design and build pixel-perfect, responsive user interfaces for flight control and ground station software, working with React, TypeScript, HTML/CSS and real-time streaming technologies. The role sits in a cross-functional agile team collaborating with UX researchers and designers, contributing to a design system, code reviews and test coverage with Jest, Cypress or RTL.

Hybrid Permanent Clearance Required

Modelling and Simulation Engineer

Last month

Callen Lenz Salisbury £40,000 – £50,000 pa

Working within the Air Vehicle Design team, you will conduct multi-disciplinary modelling and simulation, including aircraft performance analyses, flight dynamics modelling, control algorithm design and model validation against experimental test data. The role also involves building flight simulation and visualisation test environments, gathering data through bench and flight testing, and maintaining a library of reusable models and tools.

On-site Permanent Clearance Required

Lead Propulsion Engineer

6 months ago

Windracers Fareham

Take technical ownership of powerplant and propulsion systems for fixed-wing logistics UAVs, covering architecture, integration, testing, production support and operational reliability. Lead design of engines or motors, propellers, mounts and cooling, manage supplier relationships and define verification and validation test strategies including ground, endurance and flight testing.

Hybrid Permanent Clearance Required

Software Engineering Graduate

2 weeks ago

Saab Farnborough

A two-year graduate programme rotating through four six-month placements in Saab UK's Sensor Systems Radar business, working hands-on with 3D radar technology at the Farnborough office. Graduates rotate as a cohort, build experience across core engineering disciplines, and may convert to a permanent role based on performance and business needs.

On-site Clearance Required

Radar Instructor

3 weeks ago

Saab Fareham

Deliver operator and maintainer training on a portfolio of radar and sensor systems at UK and Swedish sites, plus customer locations worldwide. Develop and maintain course material, fault-find on customer systems, and feed into technical publications, working closely with internal and external stakeholders.

On-site Permanent Clearance Required

Project Quality Manager

3 weeks ago

Tekever Bristol

Lead quality assurance and quality management across defence and aerospace projects, acting as the customer-facing quality focal point. Own the Project Quality Management Plan, requirements traceability, configuration and change control, supplier quality, nonconformance and CAPA, and support design reviews and verification activities alongside project, engineering and supply chain teams.

Technical Documents Manager

Last month

Tekever Bristol

Lead the development and lifecycle management of S1000D-compliant technical publications for Unmanned Air System programmes within an Integrated Logistics Support capability. Own the CSDB, data module structures and DMRL, liaise with customers and regulators on airworthiness requirements, and manage a technical authoring team through engineering change and configuration control.

Hybrid Clearance Required

Prototyping Engineer

Last month

Helsing London

Hands-on role building flight-ready drone prototypes, spanning mechanical design, electrical integration and hardware iteration. You fabricate airframes, wire avionics and power systems, configure PX4/ArduPilot flight controllers, and run field test campaigns, using telemetry to refine CAD models across successive iterations.

Chief Engineer / Technical Lead

3 weeks ago

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.

Clearance Required

Lead Systems Engineer – Guidance, Navigation, Control & Fusion

3 weeks ago

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.

Hybrid Permanent Clearance Required

Business Development & Sales Lead - UK

4 months ago

Shield AI London

Owns the full sales lifecycle for V-BAT ISR UAS and Hivemind mission autonomy capabilities across UK defence and government accounts, focusing on urgent operational requirements and non-standard acquisition pathways. Involves shaping requirements at source, building trusted relationships with special mission communities and programme offices, and leading proposals with cross-functional teams.

Hybrid Clearance Required

Manager, Autonomy Applications Engineering (R5188)

5 months ago

Shield AI London

Lead and coach a team of Forward Deployed Engineers supporting customer deployment, onboarding and sustained use of the Hivemind autonomy SDK in real-world operational environments. The role combines people management, technical escalation and field feedback loops, partnering with product and engineering to improve deployment playbooks and customer readiness. Requires strong C++ and Python background plus up to 30% travel.

Hybrid

Security Operations Lead

Last week

Tekever Swindon

Lead day-to-day security operations across people, facilities, technology and assets, reporting to the Head of Security. Build operating models, procedures and incident response playbooks, manage guarding contracts and physical security systems, and support defence and government requirements across UK and international sites.

Clearance Required

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