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Aerospace & Defence Engineering

Head of Aerospace Engineering

Lead UAV and aerospace engineering from design through flight test and certification.

Own the engineering of our UAV platforms: airframes, avionics, payloads, flight software and testing.

You lead specialist engineers, set the test and certification approach and answer for safety and quality.

Requirements

  • Twelve or more years in aerospace or UAV engineering, with team leadership
  • Hands-on across at least two of airframe, avionics, flight control and payload integration
  • Experience with flight test and airworthiness processes
  • A safety-first, evidence-based approach

Nice to have

  • Experience with DGCA or defence qualification
  • PX4 or ArduPilot background
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