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 (Leeds)
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
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed