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.

• London
• Hybrid
• Lead

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.

Hivemind · V-BAT · X-BAT +1

• Salisbury
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• £56,025 – £62,250 pa
• Senior · manages people

Provides technical leadership across complex aerospace programmes, leading multidisciplinary teams through requirements management, systems integration, test and evaluation, certification and technical governance. Works with customers and project managers on military, civil and uncrewed aircraft, based at Boscombe Down with at least three days a week on site.

• Farnborough
• On-site
• £47,250 – £52,500 pa

Designs and develops production-level autonomy software for complex military aviation systems, using C (ideally C++) and Matlab. Owns technical work packages, contributes to algorithm development for autonomous and decision-support systems, and models uncrewed systems in synthetic environments. Supports hardware integration, testing and formally assessed trials in the UK and overseas alongside multidisciplinary teams.

MATLAB

• 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

• Luton
• On-site
• Entry level
• Temporary

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.

MATLAB · Simulink · MS Office

• Swindon
• Hybrid · 4 days in office
• Mid-level

Supports a growing Defence business unit from the Swindon office, combining office management with executive assistance to the leadership team. Duties span diary management, minute taking, travel booking, high-profile event and customer hospitality, landlord liaison, HR recruitment support and ad hoc project work, with occasional UK travel and extended hours.

Microsoft Office · Outlook · Word +2

• Basildon
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• Senior
• Permanent

Defines and refines the strategic software architecture for C-UAS mission systems, spanning SI enterprise architecture, sensor/effector and C2/GUI integration, and technical leadership in bids and external studies. Works alongside solution architects and capability managers, producing white papers to steer stakeholder thinking. Hybrid role based in Basildon within a defence product team.

Visual Studio · DOORS · Cameo +2

• Farnborough
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• £56,025 – £62,250 pa
• Senior

Lead technical work packages on autonomy and autonomous systems for air and maritime defence, developing and reviewing C++ software, algorithms and simulations. Mentor engineers, run integration and trials, and collaborate with customers and multidisciplinary teams from concept to operational demonstration.

• Farnborough
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• £62,250 – £69,750 pa
• Lead · manages people

Lead technical direction across autonomy and autonomous systems programmes, splitting time roughly 70% on leadership and 30% on hands-on delivery. You will guide multidisciplinary engineering teams, mentor senior engineers, shape technical strategy, engage customers, and support integration, demonstration and trial activities in air or maritime defence domains.

• Bristol
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• Mid-level

Joins a growing UK airworthiness team, initially focused on regulatory approval of a tactical uncrewed aircraft system for international customers and UK defence. Builds certification evidence, compliance matrices and SORA-based safety cases with design, systems and test engineers, later widening to other products and design organisation approval.

EASA Part 21 · UK CAA · MAA DAOS +1

• Salisbury
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• £56,250 – £62,500 pa
• Lead · manages people

Leads the technical success of uncrewed aerial systems projects, owning delivery to time, cost and quality while ensuring compliance with engineering policy. Coordinates trials, safety, quality and configuration roles, liaising with project managers and customers on technical progress and constraints.