UAS Pilot

At SYOS, we’re building the next generation of autonomous vehicles across air, land and sea.

We combine advanced engineering, intelligent autonomy and innovative design to develop uncrewed systems that operate in some of the world’s most challenging environments. Our mission is to extend human capability, protect people and deliver real operational advantage through accessible, scalable and intelligent autonomous technology.

We’re growing our UK flight operations team and are looking for an experienced UAS Pilot to support the development, testing and operation of our next generation of autonomous aircraft. This is a hands-on role where you’ll fly a range of UAS platforms, support flight-test programmes, contribute to regulatory approvals and work closely with engineers to turn aircraft development into real-world flight operations. Note this role will require significant travel.

About The Role

As a UAS Pilot, you’ll play a key role in enabling SYOS flight-test and aircraft development programmes. Working as part of the Flight Operations team, you’ll operate as Remote Pilot in Command (RPIC) across a variety of fixed-wing and rotary-wing UAS platforms. You’ll support flight planning, aircraft preparation, regulatory compliance, safety management and post-flight analysis.

You’ll work closely with engineering and test teams to execute flight objectives, identify issues and provide the operational insight needed to improve our aircraft and systems. This is a technically demanding, hands-on position where your work will directly contribute to the development and deployment of advanced autonomous aircraft.

Key Responsibilities

• Operate as Remote Pilot in Command across a range of fixed-wing and rotary-wing UAS platforms.
• Conduct flight operations supporting aircraft development, testing and cross-functional engineering activities.
• Execute flight-test plans safely and effectively, ensuring flight objectives are achieved.
• Support flight planning, mission preparation and pre-flight activities.
• Configure UAS hardware, software and mission-specific payloads for individual trials.
• Conduct pre-flight, in-flight and post-flight activities in accordance with approved procedures.
• Support the Flight Operations team with flight scheduling and operational planning.
• Ensure all flight activities comply with applicable UAS regulations and SYOS operational procedures.
• Maintain required pilot qualifications, certifications and operational currency.
• Conduct operational risk assessments and implement appropriate mitigation measures.
• Follow Safety Management System (SMS) procedures and contribute to hazard identification.
• Maintain overall responsibility for aircraft safety and legal compliance when acting as RPIC.
• Support the development of regulatory documentation, including Specific Operations Risk Assessments (SORA).
• Collect, process and analyse post-flight data to assess performance against test objectives.
• Interpret telemetry, flight data and flight logs to identify trends, anomalies and discrepancies.
• Document performance shortfalls and recommend corrective actions.
• Contribute to formal flight-test reports and technical documentation.
• Prepare charts, summary findings and evidence packages for internal and external stakeholders.
• Coordinate logistics for airspace permissions, range bookings and other flight requirements.
• Liaise with regulatory authorities, Air Traffic Control, range safety officers and other stakeholders to secure flight authorisations.
• Work collaboratively with engineering, test, certification and operations teams.
• Support the continuous improvement of SYOS flight operations, procedures and processes.