55 jobs
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.
Matchtech Cambridgeshire £350 – £450 pd
Contract CAD engineering role in the aerospace sector, creating accurate 3D geometry from existing designs and CAD data to support specialist UAS sub-module components and assemblies. Day to day involves smooth surface and skeleton modelling in Creo, WINDCHILL data management, the AAX plugin, and liaising with manufacturing facilities for fast-turnaround production of parts such as aerodynamic enclosures and radomes.
Leonardo Luton
Summer placement students join Electronic Warfare and Future Combat Air teams, working on real projects across software, systems, hardware, firmware, microwave or antenna engineering. They deliver small work packages, design and test products, and collaborate with experienced engineers across the product lifecycle, with mentoring and possible return offers.
Leonardo Yeovil
Design or analyse helicopter transmission systems across conventional helicopters, tilt rotors and unmanned air systems, covering the full product lifecycle from concept to in-service support. Designers produce 3D models and 2D drawings in CATIA V5 for gears, bearings, casings, shafts and couplings; analysts perform stress, fatigue and finite element analysis. The role spans UK and Italian sites with international travel.
Windracers Fareham
Hands-on assembly of airframe components, sub-assemblies and fuel systems from build packs, plus installation of avionics onto aircraft and testing of sub-systems to SOPs. Works within a small sub-team on the ULTRA production line, following engineering drawings and feeding process issues back to Manufacturing and Engineering, with UK travel to support flight operations.
Matchtech Cambridge £45,000 pa
Lead pilot on complex drone missions across UK infrastructure projects, covering BVLOS, visual mitigation, fixed-wing, survey, LiDAR and inspection operations. Supervises deployed crews, mentors less experienced pilots and develops operational standards, procedures and mission plans. Involves configuring flight controllers, geofences and fail-safes, and analysing flight logs to improve performance.
Shield AI London
Deploy, integrate and maintain components of an AI training factory across isolated and specialised environments, working in a small team of engineers and administrators. The role involves Kubernetes and container orchestration, C++/Python applications, Linux networking, and automation tooling such as Ansible, Chef or Puppet, with close coordination with autonomy teams.
ECM Selection Cambridge £90,000 – £130,000 pa
Senior engineer focused on mechanical design for drone detection and tracking systems, solving complex challenges, refining concepts and supporting prototyping in workshop and customer settings. Also involved in PCB-level electronics design, overseeing development and integration with mechanical systems within a small, specialised team.
Windracers Fareham
Entry-level role analysing airframe structures, mechanisms and payloads under static and dynamic loads, using FEA, hand calculations, vibration, modal and fatigue analysis to assess strength, stiffness and fatigue life. Works with the Airframe Lead and a Senior Stress Engineer, collaborating with design and physical testing teams and producing stress reports and compliance documentation for airworthiness certification.
Empresaria Group plc Bristol £50,000 – £80,000 pa
Develops onboard software for uncrewed aerial systems, spanning autopilots, autonomy, payloads and mission-critical subsystems. Works on existing aircraft and clean-sheet designs, taking code from concept and SIL/HIL simulation through to real-world flight testing, with C++ and/or Rust in embedded and real-time environments.
Anduril London
Internship supporting the Deployments and Logistics teams, coordinating how hardware reaches customers and how field teams are deployed. Day to day you build standard operating procedures, an internal knowledge base covering customs and compliance, and analytical dashboards to improve operational efficiency. Works cross-functionally with product, engineering, sales and account management in the London office.
Callen Lenz Salisbury £30,000 – £35,000 pa
Primary point of contact for vehicle and asset activities, coordinating maintenance, inspections, repairs and compliance across a fleet of small cars to large vans and trailers. Maintains the asset register, tracks allocation and condition, manages key control and issue/return inspections, and liaises with garages, leasing providers and insurers to keep everything operational and audit-ready.
East Anglian Site Engineering Ipswich £32,000 – £45,000 pa
Carry out topographical and measured building surveys, terrestrial laser scanning, and point cloud processing, then produce accurate CAD drawings and survey deliverables. Take ownership of projects from site work through to final output, working independently while liaising with clients and the wider team across East Anglia, initially around Suffolk.
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.
SR2 Frome £32,000 pa
Hands-on role assembling, repairing and upgrading uncrewed aircraft, covering mechanical and electrical assembly, fabrication, composites and testing from component level through to full flight trials. Working in a varied workshop team, you'll troubleshoot problems, maintain tools and equipment, and help turn ideas into finished aircraft. No engineering degree or traditional background required.
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.
