Engineer assistant in Unmanned Aerial Systems (drones)

Syddansk Universitet (University of Southern Denmark - SDU); Odense; On-site; DKK 420,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

SDU Drone Center, part of Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Institute at the University of Southern Denmark, invites applications for a 3-year full-time position as engineer assistant to support our portfolio of ongoing and future research projects within Unmanned Aerial Systems.

The right candidate will contribute to research and development across drone platforms, subsystems, and payloads, working at both Odense Campus and HCA Airport laboratories.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree at MSc level or higher in drone technology, robotics, electronics, software, or related fields.
• Experience in several areas including drone platforms, subsystems, payloads, electronics, software and embedded systems.

Responsibilities

• Support SDU Drone Center project portfolio and outreach activities.
• Contribute to research projects in Unmanned Aerial Systems across multiple domains.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to design, develop and test drone solutions.

Skills

Drone platforms

Robotics

Software development

Embedded systems

Sensors & signal processing

UAS operations

Mechanical design

Education

MSc in drone technology or related field

Job description

SDU Drone Center, part of Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Institute, University of Southern Denmark (SDU), invites applications for a 3-years full time position as engineer assistant to support our portfolio of ongoing and future research projects within Unmanned Aerial Systems.

Employment can take place as soon as possible.

Research environment

SDU Drone Center conducts research in drone technologies and future drone applications within areas such as nature conservation and biodiversity, precision agriculture, infrastructure inspection, and security and defence technology. We are an interdisciplinary team of researchers with specializations within robotics, computer vision, software, embedded systems, and design and construction of drone systems. Together we create drone solutions to the benefit of society.

Profile and requirements

Qualified candidates should have relevant experience and an engineering degree in drone technology, robotics, electronics, software, or other related fields at MSc level or higher, and should have expertise in several of the following areas:

• Research and development within drone platforms, subsystems, and payloads (UAV, UGV, USV).
• Mechanical design and construction
• Composites
• Electronics design and development.
• Software design and development.
• Embedded systems software
• Sensors and signal processing.
• UAS operations (experiments, piloting).

The candidate will be part of the SDU Drone Center and is expected to participate in the center's project portfolio and outreach activities.

We are located in Odense at SDU Campus and at HCA Airport where we have state-of-the-art laboratories and facilities. The right candidate will work at both locations.

Application deadline is September 15, 2026 at 23:59 o'clock.

For further information please contact the Head of SDU Drone Center, Professor Ulrik Pagh Schultz ([e-mail]).

The successful applicant will be employed in accordance with the Ministry of Finance and Dansk Metal.

Salary is determined in accordance with the applicable collective agreement and based on objective and gender-neutral criteria, including the content of the position, responsibilities, and qualification requirements.

As an applicant, you are entitled to information about the starting salary and salary range for the position. This information will be provided during the recruitment process.

SDU does not collect information on applicants’ previous salary.

Application must include cover letter, CV and certificate. All documents in connection with the application should not contain CPR number (civil registration number) – in that case, the CPR number must be crossed out.

All attached files must be in Adobe PDF format. Cover letter and CV can contain max. 5 Mb.

The University wishes our staff to reflect the diversity of society and thus welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background.

About SDU

The University of Southern Denmark was established to create value for and with society. Whether our contributions come in the form of excellent research, innovative solutions, education or learning, we must make a positive difference to society and contribute to a sustainable future. We do this by cultivating talents and creating the best environments for research and learning. It is therefore crucial that SDU retains, develops and recruits talent. At the same time, we need to ensure consistently high quality in all our activities – and we can only do that with the right people. The University’s researchers, lecturers, students, managers and technical/administrative staff are the foundation of our success.

Location

Odense M, Denmark

Apply Before

2026-09-15T21:59:00+00:00