Embedded Software Engineer - Autonomous Vehicle

Autopilot Software Engineer - Hybrid (Southampton / Portsmouth)

Location: Southampton / Portsmouth (Hybrid working available)
Contract: Full-time, permanent
Sector: Autonomous Systems / Aerospace / Robotics

Are you passionate about building advanced autonomy for next-generation unmanned aircraft? Join a high-growth engineering team developing large autonomous fixed-wing UAVs for logistics, humanitarian, and defence applications. You'll contribute directly to creating robust, reliable, and safe flight-control systems for real-world missions.

About the Role

We're looking for an Autopilot Software Engineer to help accelerate the development of our autonomy and flight-control capabilities. You'll work across embedded software, behavioural autonomy, flight-control logic, and the full testing ecosystem - from unit tests to real flight trials.

Essential Requirements

• Professional experience in software engineering with strong embedded C/C++ skills
• Practical, applied understanding of aerospace control systems
• Ability to develop behavioural/application-level autonomy software
• Experience with version control (Git) within an agile team, including documentation
• Strong skills with ST...