Embedded Flight Systems Engineer

GTS Group Ltd; Paris; Sur place; EUR 50 000 - 80 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

GTS Group Ltd is seeking an Embedded Flight Systems Engineer in Paris, France. This position focuses on the MAVLink communication stack and ArduPilot firmware across various platforms, requiring hands-on experience and technical depth.

The ideal candidate will bring 5-8 years of expertise in UAS, robotics, and embedded systems, as well as proficiency in C++ and Python. This role emphasizes live deployments and operational feedback, providing an opportunity to build impactful technologies.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of experience in UAS, embedded systems, or robotics with a strong autopilot focus.
• Hands-on experience with ArduPlane and/or ArduCopter on real platforms, not just simulations.
• Proficiency in C++ and Python in embedded and companion contexts.

Responsabilités

• Own the MAVLink communication stack and the ArduPilot firmware across platforms.
• Develop and tune flight modes, failsafe logic, and autonomous behaviors.
• Integrate AI inference layers with the autopilot stack and validate in the field.

Connaissances

UAS, embedded systems, or robotics experience

Hands-on ArduPlane and/or ArduCopter experience

C++ programming

Python programming

HIL/SIL testing

In-flight log analysis

Knowledge of fixed-wing and multi-rotor systems

Description du poste

Embedded Flight Systems Engineer | Autonomous Systems | France

Some roles are about writing code. This one is about writing code that flies.

We're partnered with a European defence-tech company developing autonomous platforms for allied military clients. Their systems are operationally deployed - not in testing, not in demo environments - and they're building the engineering team to match that pace.

They need a MAVLink & Autopilot Engineer who has genuinely done this before. On real airframes.

The role

You'll own the MAVLink communication stack end-to-end - custom dialects, message routing, telemetry pipelines - and the ArduPilot firmware across fixed-wing and multi-rotor platforms. You'll develop and tune custom flight modes, failsafe logic, and autonomous behaviours, then integrate AI inference layers and companion computers with the autopilot stack.

Then you'll go to the flight line and validate it yourself.

This is a bench-to-field role. Technical depth and hands‑on instinct in equal measure.

What you'll bring

• 5–8 years in UAS, embedded systems, or robotics with a strong autopilot focus
• Hands‑on ArduPlane and/or ArduCopter experience on real platforms - not just sim
• C++ and Python in embedded and companion computer contexts
• HIL/SIL testing and in-flight log analysis
• Experience across both fixed-wing and multi-rotor systems

A background in defence, dual‑use, or operationally deployed UAS is a strong plus.

Why this

Small, highly capable team. Live deployments. Real operational feedback loop. If you want to build things that matter and validate them in the field - this is it.

Based in France.