Drone Jobs

• 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.

GECO

• Llanbedr
• Mid-level

Supports test planning, execution and reporting of flight test activities on uncrewed fixed-wing and multi-rotor aircraft, including data analysis and software/integration testing in simulated and field environments. Works with engineers and operators across the UK on Group 2/3 surrogate UAS, coordinating test ranges and external agencies under senior guidance.

Lattice OS · C++ · Python +1

• 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

Tests combined software and hardware products end to end in the lab and field, including flying drones, capturing data and feeding results back to software and AI engineers. Installs AI software on edge devices, helps design test plans and safety SOPs, and secures resources for field testing operations, with travel across the UK, France and Germany.

Drones

• 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.

• Salisbury
• On-site
• £50,000 pa
• Lead · manages people
• Permanent

Lead and manage the flying training operations, designing, developing and delivering UAS training programmes for pilots, operators and customers. Ensure curriculum compliance with CAA, MAA and EASA standards, run audits and assessments, and manage a team of instructors while supporting safety and risk management.

Flight Planning Software · UAS Operational Tools

• Fareham
• On-site
• Senior
• Permanent

Hands-on assembly of airframe components, sub-assemblies and fuel systems from build packs, plus installation of avionics onto aircraft and testing of sub-systems to SOPs. Works within a small sub-team on the ULTRA production line, following engineering drawings and feeding process issues back to Manufacturing and Engineering, with UK travel to support flight operations.

Microsoft Office · MCAD · ECAD

• Oakley
• Lead · manages people

Lead and support a team of 10+ electronic engineers across multiple programmes, owning hardware design from requirements capture to production release. Involves detailed digital, mixed-signal, FPGA and high-reliability design, plus design assurance and verification for safety-critical electronics. Works cross-functionally with systems, software, mechanical and test teams within the BlueBear UAV business.

FPGA · VHDL · Verilog +2

• Fareham
• Junior

Develops and maintains SysML models for underwater robotics product systems, capturing, decomposing and tracing customer requirements across the full project lifecycle. Bridges mechanical, electrical, electronic and software domains using model-based systems engineering, supporting both product customisation and R&D projects within the Seaeye business unit.

SysML · UML

• Witney
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• £50,000 – £60,000 pa
• Permanent

Defines verification strategies and develops test frameworks for safety-critical embedded software, delivering requirements-based V&V, traceability and certification evidence. Applies automated testing, fuzz testing, fault injection and Monte Carlo simulation, with exposure to SPARK Ada and formal methods in an autonomy-assurance team. Hybrid, minimum three days on-site in Witney.

SPARK Ada

• Ascot
• On-site
• £30,000 – £40,000 pa
• Mid-level
• Permanent

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.

ArduPilot · Mission Planner · QGroundControl +1

• Witney
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• £50,000 – £60,000 pa
• Permanent

Design and develop high-integrity embedded software for autonomous aerospace and defence platforms, building runtime safety, monitoring and fail-safe components. Work closely with verification and certification engineers on certifiable architecture supporting DO-178C DAL A/B objectives, with specialist SPARK Ada training provided. Hybrid role with at least three days a week on-site in Witney.

SPARK Ada · DO-178C

• Lincoln
• On-site
• Senior
• Permanent

Day-to-day running of an AS9100 Engineering Quality Management System, coordinating assurance across engineering and maintenance teams. Maintains controlled records, plans internal audits, logs non-conformities and corrective actions, and reports KPIs and risks to the Head of Engineering, with occasional travel to support deployed teams.

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• Hybrid
• Senior
• Permanent

Rota: 6 weeks on / 2 weeks offPosition Overview:Your primary responsibility will be to provide support Windracers UAV to the highest possible standard, delivering maintenance, modification and essential logistics anywhere in the world. The role also demands a willingness to…

• 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.