Senior Mechanical Design Engineer – UAV Systems

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer – UAV Systems

Salary: up to £65,000 +Benefits

Hampshire

Eligible for SC Clearance

Summary

You will work on advanced unmanned systems is seeking an experienced Design Engineer to support the development of some new UAV platforms.

Key responsibilities

• Design UAV airframes, payload structures and mechanical assemblies.
• Create 3D CAD models, manufacturing drawings and bills of materials.
• Select and integrate propulsion, power, sensor and flight-control components.
• Build and improve prototypes using modern manufacturing techniques.
• Support electronics installation, wiring and systems integration.
• Participate in ground testing, flight trials and fault investigation.
• Work with software, electronics, software and production teams.
• Support the transfer of prototypes into low-volume manufacture.

Essential experience

• Professional experience designing UAVs, drones or comparable unmanned systems.
• Strong 3D CAD and mechanical-design capability; Fusion 360 specifically
• Knowledge of UAV architecture, airframes, propulsion and flight-control systems.
• Practical experience building with electronics integration, prototyping and testing.
• Experience progressing designs from concept into manufacture.

Desirable Experience

• Both ArduCopter and Betaflight
• GVC (Line of Sight Certificate)

This role is suited to a practical engineer who enjoys designing, building, testing and continuously improving real-world products.