Senior UAS Control Systems Engineer

Senior UAS Flight Control Engineer (Permanent) - Yorkshire (Hybrid) We're hiring a hands-on Flight Control Engineer to develop and deploy novel flight-control algorithms for a flagship UAS programme, helping ensure the aircraft is stable, controllable, testable and ready for safe, repeatable operations.

Salary: £50,000-£90,000
Location: Yorkshire
Type: Permanent

What you'll do • Develop and evolve flight-control algorithms/control approaches for UAS platforms

• Take algorithms from simulation ground test flight test, owning verification/validation evidence


• Support flight dynamics modelling, control-law development, tuning and simulation work


• Configure, tune and integrate autopilot systems where appropriate


• Support Guidance, Navigation & Control (GNC) integration and sensor/actuator troubleshooting


• Contribute to SIL/HIL test strategies and tooling


• Support system identification, flight-test planning and flight-data analysis


• Work closely with avionics, aerospace design, software, operations and test teams


• Document configuration, test results, readiness status and validation outputs to a high standard

What we're looking for (essential) • Strong background in flight control / control systems / autonomy / robotics / aerospace controls

• Experience developing and testing control algorithms on real-world hardware


• Practical UAS/UAV/aircraft/robotics/autonomous platform exposure


• Solid understanding of flight dynamics, control theory, stability and tuning


• Experience with modelling, simulation, testing and V&V


• Ability to analyse flight-test data and diagnose control/stability issues


• Comfortable with IMUs, GNSS/INS, actuators, sensor-fusion and onboard systems


• Strong documentation discipline (validation evidence matters)

Nice to have • Novel control laws for unconventional aircraft/UAS

• PX4, ArduPilot or similar autopilot ecosystems


• ROS / ROS2


• Python and/or C/C++

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