Autonomous Systems Development Consultant

KBR; Burton upon Trent; Hybride; GBP 40 000 - 80 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Competitive salary with yearly reviews

25 days holiday + 5 additional days

Flexible working options

Enhanced parental benefits

Company pension scheme

Professional development support

Life assurance & private healthcare

Bonus scheme linked to company perfomr

Résumé du poste

Frazer-Nash Consultancy in the Midlands is seeking an Autonomous Systems Development Consultant to turn operational needs into practical, safe, and credible system solutions. You will work across life cycle stages with multidisciplinary teams, shaping concepts, architectures and evidence for autonomous and uncrewed systems.

The role combines hands-on development with systems thinking, offering flexible hybrid working between the office, client sites and home, with a closing date of 04 December

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent practical experience in aerospace, systems, software, robotics, control, electronic engineering, mathematics, physics or related discipline.
• Experience developing, integrating, testing or assuring complex software-enabled or autonomous systems.
• Structured systems engineering approach including requirements, interfaces, configuration, verification and technical decision-making.
• Experience with modelling, simulation, prototyping or test environments to evaluate system performance.
• Ability to write clear technical material and present conclusions, options and recommendations.
• Ability to work collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams and engage effectively with clients.

Responsabilités

• Understand operational needs with clients and end users.
• Translate needs into requirements, architectures and development plans.
• Support development and integration of autonomy functions with platforms, sensors and mission systems.
• Develop or assess algorithms for guidance, navigation, control, planning and perception.
• Use modelling, simulation, digital engineering, SIL/HIL to explore performance and reduce risk.
• Plan and support verification, validation, trials and test activities with traceability.
• Identify risks and propose proportionate mitigations.
• Communicate complex technical issues clearly to specialists and non-specialists.
• Contribute to bids, client relationships and Frazer-Nash capability growth.

Connaissances

Engineering degree

Autonomous systems

Systems engineering

Modelling & simulation

Technical writing

Collaboration

Formation

Degree or equivalent

Outils

C/C++

Python

MATLAB/Simulink

SIL/HIL testing

Digital twins

SysML

ROS 2 / DDS

Description du poste

Title: Autonomous Systems Development Consultant Salary range: £40,000 - £80,000 dependent on experience Location: Midlands. We will consider suitable candidates across the region, with access to a Frazer-Nash office and client sites as required. Working pattern: Flexible hybrid working, with time split between the office, client sites and home working. Closing date: 4th December 2026 We encourage early applications, as vacancies may close once we receive sufficient applications.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Frazer-Nash is seeking an Autonomous Systems Development Consultant to support the development, integration and assurance of autonomous and uncrewed systems. Based in the Midlands, you will work with clients and multidisciplinary teams to turn operational needs into practical, safe and credible system solutions. The role suits someone who combines strong systems thinking with hands-on development experience. You will help shape concepts, architectures, software-enabled capabilities and evidence across the lifecycle, from early experimentation and prototyping through integration, verification and deployment support. You may contribute across uncrewed systems, mission systems, autonomy functions, control and decision-making, simulation, digital engineering and test environments. The exact balance will reflect your experience and client demand.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Work with clients and end users to understand operational needs, constraints and measures of success.
• Translate needs into clear requirements, concepts of operation, system architectures and development plans.
• Support the development and integration of autonomy functions for systems, including interfaces with platforms, sensors, effectors, communications and mission systems.
• Develop, adapt or assess algorithms and software for areas such as guidance, navigation, control, planning, decision-making, perception or human-autonomy teaming.
• Use modelling, simulation, digital engineering, software-in-the-loop and hardware-in-the-loop approaches to explore performance and reduce technical risk.
• Plan and support integration, verification, validation, trials and test activities, producing clear evidence and traceability.
• Identify technical, safety, security, regulatory and programme risks, and help teams select proportionate mitigations.
• Communicate complex technical issues clearly to both specialist and non-specialist stakeholders.
• Contribute to bids, client relationships and the growth of Frazer-Nash capability in autonomous systems.
• Connect the right specialists across disciplines, recognising when another person is better placed to lead a particular activity.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Essential Experience

• A degree or equivalent practical experience in aerospace, systems, software, robotics, control, electronic engineering, mathematics, physics or a related discipline.
• Relevant experience developing, integrating, testing or assuring complex software-enabled or autonomous systems.
• A structured approach to systems engineering, requirements, interfaces, configuration, verification and technical decision-making.
• Experience using modelling, simulation, prototyping or test environments to understand system behaviour and performance.
• Ability to write clear technical material and present conclusions, options and recommendations with confidence.
• Ability to work collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams and engage effectively with clients.

Useful Experience

• Uncrewed systems, remotely piloted aircraft, advanced air mobility or mission autonomy.
• Guidance, navigation and control; path or mission planning; optimisation; sensor fusion; perception; artificial intelligence or machine learning.
• Software development using languages or environments such as C/C++, Python, MATLAB or Simulink.
• Robotics or autonomy frameworks, simulation platforms, digital twins, SIL or HIL testing.
• Real-time, low-latency messaging frameworks (such as DDS/ROS 2) as well as cloud telemetry and IoT communication protocols (such as MQTT).
• Safety-critical development, safety cases, cyber security, airworthiness, certification or relevant standards and regulation.
• Systems modelling and architecture methods, including MBSE and tools such as SysML.
• Planning or supporting trials, flight test, experimentation or operational evaluation.
• Consultancy, technical leadership, bid development or building client relationships.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

Curious and pragmatic, with the judgement to know when deeper analysis is needed and when good is good enough. Comfortable working with uncertainty and turning ambiguous problems into a clear, proportionate plan. Commercially aware and focused on delivering value and outcomes for the client. Willing to take ownership of delivery, personal resource planning and professional development. Committed to building trust, sharing knowledge and helping others succeed.

SECURITY

Due to the nature of the work undertaken by Frazer-Nash Consultancy, candidates will be required to undergo pre-employment screening and must be able to satisfy the clearance criteria applicable to UK National Security Vetting and individual client assignments.

BENEFITS

• Competitive salary with yearly reviews.
• 25 days holiday, with the opportunity to buy five additional days.
• Flexible working options.
• Enhanced parental benefits.
• Company pension scheme.
• Targeted professional development and support towards professional registration.
• Life assurance and private healthcare membership.
• Bonus scheme linked to company performance.
• Paid membership fees for a professional institution.
• Cycle-to-work scheme and season-ticket loan.
• Further optional benefits that can be tailored to individual requirements.

Frazer-Nash is a leading systems, engineering and technology company. We help organisations deliver innovative engineering and technology solutions to make lives safe, secure, sustainable, and affordable. With over 1000 employees, we work from a network of nine UK and four Australian locations. Our people apply their expertise to develop, enhance and protect our clients’ critical assets, systems and processes. We use our skills and talents to ensure a sustainable future for society. Our work helps deliver a safe and secure world, where natural resources are conserved, and clean energy is available to all. And we focus on actions to reduce climate change; supporting rapid and far-reaching transformations in the delivery of energy, security, industry, and transport. At the heart of our business are a set of self-defined core values. These are part of our DNA and we’re committed to upholding them – internally as part of our Frazer-Nash family; in the way we work with our customers; and when we engage with the wider world.

We care

At Frazer-Nash, we care about each other; always looking to collaborate and see things from the other person’s point of view. We offer mutual support, learn from one another, and work as a team to deliver the best results. Everyone has a voice, and we all make the time to listen. We will work with openness and collaborate effectively – thinking about our clients and our people, and responding to their needs. We care about the difference we make to the wider world. We are trusted.

We are trusted

Effective collaboration is founded upon trust. We earn the trust of our customers and colleagues by delivering on the commitments we have made to them.

We deliver success

We deliver value and success to our customers and to our business. We continually strive to be the best at what we do. We want to do things that matter.

We want to do things that matter

We seek out interesting and satisfying work that helps makes a difference in society. We use our expertise to provide trusted, impartial professional advice to our clients. By making a difference to today, we benefit the world of tomorrow – so we can all go home each day knowing that we’ve done something that really mattered.