Avionics Engineer — Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Mobizy; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Highly competitive salary

Discretionary annual bonus

Private medical insurance

25 days annual leave

Company pension contribution

Flexible hybrid working

Job summary

TEKEVER seeks an Electrical/Electronic/Systems engineer to contribute to avionics design, including power, navigation, and sensors. You will create schematics and simple Altium layouts, build harnesses, and support power budgeting while working across bench and aircraft environments.

Candidates should have a 2:1+ degree in relevant engineering, lab experience, and a hands-on mindset. Willingness to travel nationally and internationally is required for TEKEVER’s Defence projects.

Qualifications

• Degree requirement: 2:1+ in electrical, electronic, mechatronic or systems engineering.
• Clear understanding of analogue and digital fundamentals, power conversion and interfaces.
• Hands-on lab experience with scopes, multimeters, power supplies, and soldering.
• Exposure to sensors, microcontrollers, or Altium design is welcome but not essential.
• Evidence of hands-on engineering: placements, projects or personal builds.
• Security clearance: eligible for UK SC level vetting.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to design and development of avionics subsystems (power, navigation, sensors).
• Produce schematics and simple Altium board layouts under review.
• Create harness drawings and interface documents for avionics and payloads.
• Support power and load budget work; measure consumption on bench and in aircraft.
• Build test setups, support integration and environmental tests; document findings clearly.
• Maintain accurate configuration records and test documentation.

Skills

Fault finding

Hardware design

Travel willingness

Hands-on engineering

Education

Electrical/Electronic/Mechatronic/Systems Eng degree (2:1+)

Job description

TEKEVER seeks an Electrical/Electronic/Systems engineer to contribute to avionics design, including power, navigation, and sensors. You will create schematics and simple Altium layouts, build harnesses, and support power budgeting while working across bench and aircraft environments.

Candidates should have a 2:1+ degree in relevant engineering, lab experience, and a hands-on mindset. Willingness to travel nationally and internationally is required for TEKEVER’s Defence projects.