Drone Jobs

• Bristol
• Hybrid · 3 days in office

Works at the intersection of engineering and procurement, embedded in the product development lifecycle from concept to production. Provides supply chain input into component and technology selection across electronics, mechanical, materials, powertrain and vision systems, challenging design decisions on cost, availability, capacity and supplier risk. Supports design reviews, technical reviews and new product introduction, establishing early supplier engagement.

• Swindon
• Hybrid · 3 days in office

Manufacture and test PCBs, wiring harnesses and electro-mechanical sub-assemblies, including box-build integration, firmware loading and fault diagnosis. Uses multimeters, power supplies and oscilloscopes to verify product quality, and maintains work instructions and SOPs within a multidisciplinary production team.

Multimeters · Oscilloscopes · Power Supplies

• London
• On-site
• Entry level
• Internship

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.

Microsoft Excel

• London
• Mid-level

Owns the end-to-end bid and proposal process for a defence technology company, writing technical narratives, white papers and pricing strategies for UK government procurement. Works cross-functionally with engineering, legal, finance and business development, and maintains a reusable content library while tracking framework agreements and opportunities.

Slack · Lattice OS

• Fareham
• Entry level

A structured two-year graduate programme rotating through four six-month placements across core engineering disciplines within the Saab Seaeye underwater robotics business. Graduates work hands-on with sub-sea robotics technology at the Fareham campus, building practical experience on real systems alongside managers and mentors, with a final placement and possible conversion to a permanent role.

MS Office

• Farnborough
• On-site
• Entry level

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.

MS Office Suite

• Bristol
• On-site
• £60,000 – £70,000 pa
• Senior · manages people
• Permanent

Lead software project teams developing flight control and autopilot simulation software, using model-based design in MATLAB and Simulink. Responsibilities span flight dynamics modelling, flight performance studies, requirements definition, code and model review, and testing, while coaching team members and supporting project scoping and estimation.

MATLAB · Simulink

• Salisbury
• On-site
• £50,000 – £60,000 pa
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Develops, configures and tests Ardupilot-based flight control systems for UAV platforms, tuning flight behaviours in SITL and live flight, and integrating sensors such as GPS, cameras and LiDAR. Works within the Autopilot team on requirements capture, architectural design, peer reviews and documentation, using C++ and protocols including MAVLink, CAN, SPI, I2C, UDP and TCP.

Ardupilot · PX4 · MAVLink +7

• Berkshire
• Hybrid · 2 days in office
• £45,000 – £60,000 pa
• Mid-level

Strategic new business role selling advanced composite manufacturing solutions into UAV, defence and advanced engineering markets. You will hunt new opportunities, build relationships with engineering and procurement teams, and support customers from prototype through to production scale-up, working closely with technical and manufacturing colleagues.

• Cambridgeshire
• £70,000 – £100,000 pa
• Senior

Own the full RF lifecycle, designing, building and testing complex RF-based systems such as drone sensors, space-based radars and emergency-services comms. Work in a multidisciplinary team of subject matter experts with access to anechoic chambers and advanced spectrum/network analysis equipment, taking modules from concept through to design verification.

Anechoic Chambers · Spectrum Analysers · Network Analysers

• London
• Lead · manages people

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.

• Cambridge
• Hybrid
• £45,000 – £65,000 pa
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Design and develop embedded firmware for advanced radar and sensing systems used in UAV applications. Work across the full product lifecycle in a collaborative, engineering-led environment using C/C++ on STM32 microcontrollers in bare-metal and RTOS environments. Engage in system-level debugging and contribute to software architecture for next-generation sensing technologies.

• Cambridgeshire
• £70,000 – £100,000 pa
• Senior

Owns the full RF lifecycle, designing, building and testing complex RF-based systems such as sensors for autonomous drones, space-based radars and mission-critical comms. Works in a multidisciplinary team of subject matter experts with access to anechoic chambers and spectrum/network analysis equipment, covering microwave, RF and analogue design and simulation.

Anechoic Chambers · Spectrum Analysis Equipment · Network Analysis Equipment

• Fareham
• On-site
• Permanent

Produces and maintains electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, cable and harness drawings, connector pinouts and BOMs using SolidWorks Electrical. Works with electrical, mechanical and manufacturing engineers to create controlled documentation for building, inspecting and testing reliable electrical assemblies across a UAV fleet. Involves CAD library upkeep, revision control and supporting prototype builds and design changes.

SolidWorks Electrical · SolidWorks 3D CAD · Microsoft Excel +3

• Hereford
• £45,000 – £65,000 pa
• Senior

Design and develop UAV components and drone launch systems, creating mechanical schemes, detailed part and assembly designs, and associated drawings in SolidWorks. Use hand calculations, simulation and CAE tools to size and optimise systems, develop test plans and support in-house prototype builds within a small engineering team.

SolidWorks