Aeronautical System Engineer – Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (Multirotor & Fixed-Wing)

We are looking for an experienced System Engineer to lead multidisciplinary development activities in the field of unmanned aerial systems (UAVs), with a focus on multirotor and fixed-wing platforms. The role includes system-level design, preliminary aircraft design, architecture definition, subsystem integration, and flight performance optimization.

Responsibilities

Lead system engineering activities for unmanned aerial platforms (UAVs)

Perform preliminary design and optimization of multirotor and fixed-wing aircraft

Define and optimize propulsion systems, including propellers, pitch, thrust, power, and motor selection

Design system architecture for avionics, onboard computing, communication systems, and sensors

Develop and analyze flight control and stability systems

Tune and optimize control loops (PID tuning)

Work with ArduPilot-based autopilot systems

Define interfaces between hardware, software, control, and avionics subsystems

Analyze aircraft performance, energy consumption, payload capacity, and flight endurance

Support integration, ground testing, and flight testing activities

Collaborate closely with mechanical, electrical, software, and control engineering teams

Requirements

B.Sc. in Aeronautical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field

Proven experience in system engineering for unmanned aerial vehicles

Strong understanding of preliminary aircraft design for multirotor and fixed-wing UAVs

Experience with flight control, aircraft stability, and control loop tuning

Hands-on experience with ArduPilot systems

Deep understanding of propulsion system matching and optimization

Experience defining avionics and airborne computing architectures

Familiarity with sensors, navigation systems, and communication systems

Strong multidisciplinary system-level thinking and integration capabilities

Advantages

Experience with autonomous systems

Flight test and system integration experience

Familiarity with aviation standards and certification processes

Experience with AI / Vision-based systems

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