UAS Prototyping, Manufacture and Test Engineer
Frazer-Nash
- Gloucester
- £50,000-75,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Enabling the development and testing of UAS technologies, with the support and guidance of more senior engineers, from concept and design through to deployment and maintenance.
- Working as part of a team to implement backlog work items to realise our product and project aims.
- Collaborating with other team members to develop and share good practice within the group.
- Contributing to project teams, creating, and tailoring products to deliver real-world projects.
- Embracing the UAS operating safety culture, contributing to the continuous improvement of safety in our systems.
- Capturing and evaluating flight log data to identify areas for improvement.
- The opportunity to influence our tech-stack: we have the flexibility to try new technologies and approaches if we believe they will add value.
- BEng or MEng degree in Aerospace Systems, Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or related engineering field.
- 3+ years of experience working in UAS development.
- Good skillset in CAD (primarily SolidWorks) and rapid prototyping.
- Good understanding of UAS grade avionics and subsystems.
- UAS assembly skills, including soldering.
- Experience with PX4/Ardupilot development and debugging tools.
- Experience in formal flight testing procedures.
- Familiarisation with UAS regulatory domain.
- AS pilot experience, GVC qualified.
- Experience tuning PX4 flight controllers.
- Proficient in UAS with offboard/autonomous features.
- Familiarity with UAS grade communication systems.
- Excellent problem-solving skills.
- Appreciation of systems engineering processes and procedures.
- A willingness and an enthusiasm to learn new skills, and the autonomy to do so without excessive supervision.
- Experience of, or a desire to, work as part of a team to deliver complex or multi-disciplinary projects, products, or systems.
- Enthusiasm to take ownership of technical problems and contribute to our shared learning environment.
- Willingness to travel across the UK and internationally to support UAS testing and demonstration, sometimes even at short notice.
- Happy To Talk Flexible Working
- Competitive salary: (£50,000 - £75,000)
- 25 days' holiday entitlement
- Holiday sale and purchase scheme
- Company pension scheme
- Targeted professional development
- Life assurance
- Private healthcare membership
- Bonus scheme linked into company performance
- Paid membership fees to a professional institution
- Support in attaining professional membership
- Cycle to work scheme
- Share purchase scheme
- Season rail ticket loan