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UAS Avionics EngineerElev8 • England, GB
UAS Avionics Engineer

UAS Avionics Engineer

Elev8 • England, GB
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

UAS Avionics Engineer

Sick of working on “future tech” that never leaves the lab? You know the drill — endless prototypes, PowerPoints, and promises… but no aircraft actually flying. If you want to build systems that end up in the sky rather than in a drawer, keep reading.

Here’s what’s different: They’re actually putting unmanned aircraft into the real world. Proper platforms. Proper flight testing. Proper engineering ownership. No corporate barriers, no design‑by‑committee, no waiting 18 months for approval to change a connector.

Responsibilities

  • Take charge of the avionics that make next‑generation aircraft work, including control systems, navigation, comms links, power distribution, and related hardware/software interfaces.
  • Shape architectures, define requirements, and build hardware/software interfaces that survive real flight campaigns, not just simulation.
  • Lead hands‑on integration, hardware‑in‑the‑loop testing, instrumentation setup, telemetry configuration, and support test flights on site.
  • Work directly with suppliers on hardware selection and qualification, design electrical systems and ground control hardware, and help shape onboard and off‑board tools that keep each aircraft safe.

Qualifications

  • 3+ years in avionics or UAS systems and desire for real ownership.
  • Deep understanding of GNSS/INS, telemetry, CAN/UART, RF systems, redundancy, and how these behave under non‑ideal aircraft conditions.
  • Ability to design PCB/electrical systems and delve into embedded software or RTOS‑based middleware.
  • Enjoy solving problems without a handbook.
  • Comfortable working in a context where “future air mobility” means flight test days, not buzzwords.
  • Experience or comfort with simulation/HIL work, BVLOS, safety cases, or regulatory frameworks.

Benefits

  • Flexible working options.
  • Chance to build aircraft that actually fly, not just theory that gathers dust.
  • Seat at the table shaping the future of unmanned flight.

Based full‑time on‑site at a UK aviation test and development facility, with occasional travel to test sites.

Sound like the kind of engineering you actually want to be doing? Apply now.

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