Head of Drone Systems Engineering — Autonomy & Growth

Orbotix; Valencia; On-site; EUR 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance (Spain)

Birthday day off

Flexible hours

Job summary

Orbotix is seeking a Head of Engineering - Drone Systems to lead the technical direction for its drone platforms in Valencia or Brasov, Spain. This full-time role requires 10+ years of experience and fluent English, overseeing architecture, hardware-software integration, and AI fusion for autonomous drones.

The position offers leadership of an expanding engineering team with flexible hours and private medical insurance in Spain.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in aerospace, robotics, UAVs or complex embedded systems
• Strong systems engineering and hardware-software integration background
• Delivered complex systems from concept to deployment
• Proven leadership of senior engineers
• Fluent English
• Defence or dual-use experience, PX4/ArduPilot and autonomy exposure are nice to have

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical direction of Orbotix's drone platforms and the engineering organisation as it scales.
• Own the overall architecture and guide mechanical, electronics, embedded, flight-control and AI integration decisions.
• Set engineering standards and practices across teams.
• Surface technical risks early and align the technical roadmap with product strategy.

Skills

Leadership

Systems engineering

Hardware-software integration

Aerospace/UAV experience

English fluency

autonomy exposure (PX4/ArduPilot)

Tools

PX4/ArduPilot

Job description

Orbotix is seeking a Head of Engineering - Drone Systems to lead the technical direction for its drone platforms in Valencia or Brasov, Spain. This full-time role requires 10+ years of experience and fluent English, overseeing architecture, hardware-software integration, and AI fusion for autonomous drones.

The position offers leadership of an expanding engineering team with flexible hours and private medical insurance in Spain.