Autonomous Air Systems Engineer

Syos Aerospace; Fareham; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

SYOS Aerospace is seeking a highly capable Systems Engineer to steer the full lifecycle of uncrewed air systems, from architecture to production and deployment. You’ll own system decomposition, lead cross‑discipline integration, and ensure safety, durability and regulatory compliance across UK/Europe projects.

Working with senior engineers and production teams, you’ll solve complex technical challenges, travel to high‑risk environments, and shape the technology that will deliver reliable

Qualifications

• Experience in systems engineering within aerospace, aviation, defence, robotics or a similarly complex engineering environment.
• Understanding of systems architecture, requirements management and functional decomposition.
• Experience integrating complex mechanical, electrical and propulsion systems.
• Knowledge of system verification, validation and testing methodologies.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues and work across multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Strong technical documentation and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage system architecture and functional decomposition across SYOS uncrewed air platforms.
• Lead systems integration activities across mechanical, electrical and propulsion subsystems.
• Coordinate system-level verification, validation and testing to ensure platform performance and reliability.
• Identify and resolve system integration challenges, working collaboratively across engineering and production teams.
• Support the development, documentation and maintenance of system requirements and technical specifications.
• Ensure systems meet relevant performance, durability, safety and regulatory requirements.
• Work closely with engineering and production teams to support design maturity, build readiness and continuous improvement.
• Contribute to the successful delivery of aircraft from development through to production and operational use.
• Support engineering activities and deployments across the UK and Europe, including travel to challenging and high-risk environments.

Skills

Systems engineering

Systems architecture

Subsystem integration

Verification & testing

Technical writing

Willingness to travel

Job description

SYOS Aerospace is seeking a highly capable Systems Engineer to steer the full lifecycle of uncrewed air systems, from architecture to production and deployment. You’ll own system decomposition, lead cross‑discipline integration, and ensure safety, durability and regulatory compliance across UK/Europe projects.

Working with senior engineers and production teams, you’ll solve complex technical challenges, travel to high‑risk environments, and shape the technology that will deliver reliable