Senior UAV Systems Engineer - Design and Integration

Onsite / Hybrid | Start-up | Unmanned Aircraft Programme
No visa sponsorship is available. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK.

A fast-growing start-up is looking for a senior, hands-on engineer to lead the design, integration and troubleshooting of avionics and onboard systems for a flagship unmanned aircraft programme, plus future product and customer developments.

You'll sit within a growing systems engineering function, working closely with senior engineering leadership, while staying heavily involved in practical integration across avionics, comms, power, autopilot and payload/ground interfaces.

• Design, integrate and troubleshoot UAS avionics and onboard systems
• Define avionics architecture, interfaces, power distribution, wiring and communications requirements
• Support autopilot, telemetry, GNSS/INS, payload interfaces and ground-control integration
• Produce and maintain interface documents, wiring diagrams, configuration records and test evidence
• Support requirements capture, integration planning, ground test, SIL/HIL and flight test activities
• Identify and resolve integration risks and system-level issues
• Improve repeatability and maturity (documented, testable, supportable systems) and help productise integration approaches

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