Drone Jobs

• Bedford

Owns aircraft conceptual sizing and constraint analysis for new UAV concepts, turning requirements and CONOPS into sized, analysed and testable air vehicle designs through rapid trade studies. Builds and maintains the concept-design toolchain (geometry, aero, mission, surrogate and data-processing tools) and synthesises flight-test and telemetry data to validate and calibrate models. Works within a small multidisciplinary team in the Blue Bear business unit.

OpenVSP · RCAIDE · AVL +7

• Bedford

Work within the Air Combat Simulation team on modelling and simulation of aircraft, UAVs and associated systems, building Simulink models and analysis tools, auto-coding to C/C++ and DLLs, and integrating models into system-of-systems and distributed simulations. The role covers validation and verification, results analysis, and documentation for the Blue Bear UAV business unit.

MATLAB · Simulink · Stateflow +7

• London
• Hybrid
• Mid-level · manages people

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.

Hivemind SDK · Hivemind · V-BAT +2

• Bedford
• Mid-level

Day-to-day CAD design and multidisciplinary engineering across aerospace development projects, from requirements and concept through manufacture, integration and test. Involves SolidWorks modelling, DFMEA and risk documentation, material selection for composite and metallic components, and payload/propulsion integration including all-electric and eVTOL applications, with some UK travel.

SolidWorks

• Bedfordshire
• Senior · manages people

Provides technical leadership across mechanical and aerospace development for unmanned systems, owning complex design tasks and mentoring engineers. Leads CAD architecture, drawing release and configuration control in SolidWorks, integrates propulsion, payloads and structures, and runs FEA and design trade studies. Supports manufacturing, flight test and certification, with hands-on build and fault-finding on prototype and test hardware.

SolidWorks · CATIA · ANSYS +3

• Oakley
• Hybrid
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Support the Head of Engineering on multidisciplinary design challenges for unmanned systems, performing day-to-day CAD work, managing design requirements, and contributing to integration, verification and testing across aerospace development projects. Involves material selection for composite and metallic components, payload and propulsion integration including eVTOL applications, and preparing documentation such as DFMEAs and risk assessments.

SolidWorks

• Oakley
• Senior

Technical owner of new UAV concepts, turning customer requirements and CONOPS into sized, analysed and flight-tested air vehicles while running several concept studies in parallel. Leads conceptual sizing and trade studies across aerodynamics, weights, propulsion, mission and stability, and uses bench, wind-tunnel and flight-test data to calibrate sizing models. Also develops the team's Python-based concept-design tools and mentors junior engineers.

OpenVSP · AVL · XFLR5 +6

• Oakley
• Director · manages people

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.

MBSE

• Bedford
• Senior

Technical owner of new UAV concepts, turning customer requirements and CONOPS into sized, analysed and flight-tested air vehicles while running several concept studies in parallel. Leads conceptual sizing and trade studies across aerodynamics, weights, propulsion, mission and stability, and closes the loop between analysis and reality by calibrating sizing methods with bench, wind-tunnel and flight-test data. Also develops the team's Python-based concept-design tools and helps develop junior engineers.

OpenVSP · AVL · XFLR5 +6

• Fareham

Servicing, installing, repairing and maintaining Giraffe 1X and other radars, working with high-power AC/DC components, electronics, hydraulics and cooling systems. The role involves on-site customer support, training end users, trials and deployments worldwide, including short-notice travel to high-risk areas, plus system integration and configuration management.

Giraffe 1X