Matchtech
Avionics System Engineer
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A fast-growing start-up is looking for a senior, hands-on engineer to lead the design, integration and troubleshooting of avionics and onboard systems for a flagship unmanned aircraft programme, plus future product and customer developments.
You'll sit within a growing systems engineering function, working closely with senior engineering leadership, while staying heavily involved in practical integration across avionics, comms, power, autopilot and payload/ground interfaces.
What you'll be doing
- Design, integrate and troubleshoot UAS avionics and onboard systems
- Define avionics architecture, interfaces, power distribution, wiring and communications requirements
- Support autopilot, telemetry, GNSS/INS, payload interfaces and ground-control integration
- Produce and maintain interface documents, wiring diagrams, configuration records and test evidence
- Support requirements capture, integration planning, ground test, SIL/HIL and flight test activities
- Identify and resolve integration risks and system-level issues
- Improve repeatability and maturity (documented, testable, supportable systems) and help productise integration approaches
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What we're looking for (essential)
- Strong background in UAS / aerospace / avionics / robotics / embedded systems / mechatronics
- Experience integrating avionics, communications, autopilots and/or payload interfaces
- Practical understanding of wiring, power and data interfaces, and HW/SW integration
- Confident fault-finding on complex integrated systems
- Test support experience (ground, field and/or flight test)
- Strong documentation and configuration-control habits
- Comfortable working hands-on in a small, fast-growing technical team
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Nice to have
- PX4, ArduPilot, Auterion (or similar)
- MAVLink, CAN, Ethernet, serial, GNSS/INS, telemetry, RF
- SIL/HIL testing exposure
- Aerospace/defence/robotics/autonomy background
- Awareness of safety/airworthiness/regulated test environments
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