Drone Jobs

Anduril · London

Owns the development and maturation of security features across AI systems, command and control platforms, aerospace vehicles and sensors. Conducts architecture reviews, source code analysis, configuration auditing and adversarial testing, and builds tooling while collaborating with engineering, manufacturing and operations teams to embed resilience.

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.

Windracers · Fareham

Designs aircraft structures, mechanisms and mechanical subsystems for large fixed-wing UAVs used in logistics and defence missions. Works across the full lifecycle from concept and 3D CAD through prototyping, ground and flight testing to production, producing drawings, BOMs and manufacturing documentation with multidisciplinary teams.

Anduril · London

Produces and iterates modeling, simulation and analysis for defense products, running wargames and tactical experiments to train customers and inform product design. Builds physics-based models and scenarios in Python and YAML, assessing how platform, payload, autonomy and C2 choices affect mission outcomes. Joins as an early hire in an agile team standing up a new UAE simulation center.

Saab · Bedford

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.

Saab · 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.

Tekever · Swindon

Build and run a propulsion manufacturing capability from scratch at the Swindon site, covering facility layout, equipment commissioning, fuel and engine test cells, and in-house 3D printing. Recruit and lead the shop-floor team, manage supply chain outsourcing, and drive production rate, quality and continuous improvement across a European plant network.

Leonardo · Yeovil

Develops high-integrity real-time mission management software for both legacy manned helicopters and emerging uncrewed autonomous platforms. Works across UML modelling, Ada95/C/C++ implementation, DOORS requirements traceability, and hardware-in-the-loop integration, while navigating DO-178C certification and open architecture standards like FACE/MOSA.

QinetiQ · Portland

Deliver sUAS and First Person View (FPV) technical training to a UK Military customer, including lesson writing and instruction aligned to DSAT methodology. Requires deep hands-on knowledge of building, repairing and operating a wide range of sUAS/FPV systems, with flexible or shift work at times to support customer training needs.

Leonardo · Basildon

Systems Engineers at all levels join a multidisciplinary team delivering land-based cyber and electromagnetic capabilities, including electronic warfare, C-UAS and counter-IED systems. The role spans the full lifecycle from requirements and architecture through integration, verification and in-service support, working with customers and specialists in safety, security and reliability.

TXM Recruit · Herefordshire · £65,000 – £85,000 pa

Contribute across the full design lifecycle of specialist UAV launch equipment, developing mechanical concepts and detailed designs in SolidWorks. Translate technical requirements into workable solutions, evaluate pneumatic components, and support prototype assembly and testing while working closely with engineering and manufacturing colleagues.

SR2 · Andover · £50,000 – £75,000 pa

Hands-on role developing, integrating and testing autonomous aircraft systems, working with Linux-based robotics using ROS 2, ArduPilot/PX4 autopilots and MAVLink communications in Python and C++. You'll support aircraft build, flight trials and system tuning, contributing to operational readiness including CAA regulations and SORA risk assessments, with direct access to leadership in a small defence-focused team.

Venn Group · Ascot · £30,000 – £40,000 pa

Hands-on UAV pilot role conducting production acceptance and test flights, R&D trials, customer demonstrations and training, plus UK and international deployments. Requires flying non-DJI multirotor platforms using ArduPilot, Mission Planner or QGroundControl, with flight documentation and UK CAA compliance.

Owen Daniels · Portsmouth · €55,000 – €65,000 pa

Lead the design and development of analogue and digital electronic circuits, PCB layouts and power distribution units for UAV platforms, taking ownership of electronics integration with mechanical, software and firmware systems. As the first hire for a growing electronics team, you will build and test prototypes and support designs through to manufacture.

SR2 · Salisbury · £40,000 – £50,000 pa

Join an Air Vehicle Design team developing crewed and uncrewed aircraft, building models and simulations of flight dynamics, performance and control systems. The role spans the full aircraft development lifecycle, from control algorithm development and simulation environments to validating models against bench and flight-test data and producing technical documentation.