Drone Jobs

Program Finance Lead (R5328)

Finance business partner for the Hivemind autonomy unit, building financial models for budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning, and tracking program costs, EAC updates and EVM performance. Works closely with program management and engineering on government defence contracts, plus month-end close, variance analysis and executive reporting.

Shield AI London

Hybrid

Business Development & Sales Lead - UK

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.

Shield AI London

Hybrid Clearance Required

Fabrication Technician

Hands-on fabrication role performing TIG and MIG welding on aluminium and stainless steel, plus manual milling and lathe work to produce components, assemblies, fixtures and tooling from engineering drawings. Involves prototype and R&D fabrication, inspection, and collaboration with Engineering and Quality teams in an aerospace/defence manufacturing environment.

Tekever Swindon

Sensor Fusion & Integration Engineer

Hands-on role integrating third-party and military-grade sensors into autonomous platforms, building adapters and drivers, and developing sensor/data fusion and geolocation pipelines that turn raw detections into reliable tracks. Ships production C++ and Rust with ROS2, tuning Kalman-filter-based tracking against real and synthetic data, and works daily with AI coding assistants.

Tekever Bristol

Hybrid Clearance Required

Principal Avionics Engineer

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.

Callen Lenz Salisbury £65,000 – £75,000 pa

On-site Permanent Clearance Required

Business Development Manager

Owns the full business winning lifecycle for a UAS and aerospace company, from market analysis and strategy through opportunity development, capture leadership and deal closure. Leads capture teams, develops Price to Win and business cases, and manages customer and stakeholder relationships across government and industry.

Callen Lenz Salisbury £60,000 – £75,000 pa

On-site Permanent

Security Operations Lead

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.

Tekever Swindon

Clearance Required

Front End Software Engineer

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.

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

Hybrid Permanent Clearance Required

Turbine Specialist

Assemble, disassemble, test and troubleshoot miniature jet turbine engines, reporting on performance and recording data against design requirements. Acts as the company's lead turbine specialist, resolving problems and training the wider workforce as production scales. Requires first-principles knowledge of microturbine engines; degree advantageous but not essential.

Callen Lenz Wimborne £45,000 – £50,000 pa

On-site Permanent

Field Solutions Engineer (5774)

Customer-facing technical expert for Hivemind autonomy software, supporting technical sales, demos, RFIs/RFPs and capture activities across the EURAF region. Translates defence customer mission needs and CONOPs into feasible solution concepts, working cross-functionally with Product, Engineering and Business Development. Requires international travel and 7+ years in solutions or field applications engineering.

Shield AI London

Hybrid

Composites Manager

Build and run a composites manufacturing capability from scratch for drone airframe structures, covering facility layout, equipment commissioning, pre-preg lay-up, tooling, cure, trim and inspection. Recruit and lead the shop-floor team, own quality, safety and production rate, and transfer best practice across European plants.

Tekever Swindon

Hybrid Clearance Required