Jobs in Bristol

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Senior Technical Officer - Drone

Lead drone pilot for the NCA's Technical Operations unmanned vehicle programme, responsible for flight planning and clearances, piloting a range of UAS and USV platforms, and developing innovative technical surveillance capabilities. The role involves training the drone cadre, engaging with the Civil Aviation Authority and suppliers, and acting as subject matter expert on unmanned vehicles.

National Crime Agency Gillingham £47,049 pa

On-site Permanent

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Software Engineer

Contributes across the full development lifecycle, from concept and algorithm design to system integration, testing and troubleshooting of safety-critical navigation and autonomy software in C++. Works with a multidisciplinary team on real-time embedded systems, hardware/software-in-the-loop testing and flight test activities, producing design documentation and test reports.

Flarebright Bicester £39,000 – £49,000 pa

On-site Permanent Clearance Required

Senior Flight Control Engineer

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.

Callen Lenz Bristol £60,000 – £70,000 pa

On-site Permanent Clearance Required

Front End Software Engineer

Design and build pixel-perfect, responsive user interfaces for flight control and ground station software, working with React, TypeScript, HTML/CSS and real-time streaming technologies. The role sits in a cross-functional agile team collaborating with UX researchers and designers, contributing to a design system, code reviews and test coverage with Jest, Cypress or RTL.

Callen Lenz Salisbury £50,000 – £60,000 pa

Hybrid Permanent Clearance Required

FPGA Design Engineers

Design and deliver complex FPGA/Firmware for self-protection systems on fast jet, UAV, land and naval platforms, covering requirements capture, VHDL/Verilog design, test and integration with PCB designers. Lead and Principal engineers also support and guide several engineers, enhance processes across UK-wide firmware teams, and may travel for technical reviews. Work uses Xilinx, Intel and Microsemi architectures, high-speed interfaces and DO-254-style structured design.

Leonardo Luton

Hybrid Permanent Clearance Required

Principal Microwave Engineer

Design and develop microwave and RF circuits operating to and beyond 20 GHz for electronic warfare self-protection systems, covering concept, requirements, detailed design, integration and test. Use EM and circuit simulation tools, hands-on RF test equipment and debug, while providing technical leadership and mentoring within an integrated project team.

Leonardo Luton

Hybrid Permanent Clearance Required

Embedded Software Engineer

Develops onboard software for uncrewed aerial systems, spanning autopilots, autonomy, payloads and mission-critical subsystems. Works on existing aircraft and clean-sheet designs, taking code from concept and SIL/HIL simulation through to real-world flight testing, with C++ and/or Rust in embedded and real-time environments.

Empresaria Group plc Bristol £50,000 – £80,000 pa

Hybrid Permanent Clearance Required

Regulations Associate

Supports the Regulations & Safety team in maintaining compliance with aviation regulatory frameworks and securing approvals to operate uncrewed air systems. Day-to-day work includes monitoring CAA, MAA and international requirements, preparing SORA and Ofcom radio licence applications, maintaining safety registers and the SMS database, and supporting hazard identification and incident reporting. A junior, hands-on role in a defence aviation environment.

Tekever Bristol

Hybrid

Project Manager - Operational UAS Programme

Owns delivery of a single operational UAS programme for a UK MOD customer, coordinating engineering, operations, logistics and commercial teams across the UK and Portugal. Runs scheduling, reporting and risk management, and administers the programme's Jira and Confluence boards and workflows as the authoritative delivery record.

Tekever Bristol

Hybrid Clearance Required

Logistics Operator

Hands-on shop-floor role at a new Swindon drone manufacturing facility, covering goods-in and receiving, stores and inventory control, kitting and line-side feed, and dispatch and shipping. Works closely with Supply Chain, Production Planning & Control, Quality and the electronics and integration cells, using ERP systems, handheld scanners and material-handling equipment to keep physical stock and system records aligned as the site scales.

Tekever Swindon

Hybrid Clearance Required

Quality Manager

Hands-on quality management role leading day-to-day assurance within a Swindon manufacturing operation, establishing controlled processes that meet AS9100 and ISO 9001. Involves FAIRs and AS9102, nonconformance control, root-cause analysis (5 Whys, Ishikawa, 8D), audits and Kaizen improvement, working with Manufacturing Engineering, Production and Supply Chain.

Tekever Swindon

Hybrid

Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Composites Manufacture

Own and develop composite manufacturing processes across a UK aerospace production operation, covering hand lay-up, pre-preg processing, trimming, finishing and bonded structures. The role involves transferring existing capability into the UK, improving process capability and yield, developing tooling, and leading root-cause investigations while working closely with Operations, Design and Quality.

Tekever Swindon

Hybrid

Composites Manager

Build and run a composites manufacturing capability from scratch for drone airframe structures, covering facility layout, equipment commissioning, pre-preg lay-up, tooling, cure, trim and inspection. Recruit and lead the shop-floor team, own quality, safety and production rate, and transfer best practice across European plants.

Tekever Swindon

Hybrid Clearance Required