UAV Electronics Integration Engineer

Morson Edge; Semley; On-site; GBP 68,000 - 97,000; Full time

Job summary

Morson Edge is seeking an UAV Electronics/Integration Engineer for a on-site role in Shaftesbury, Dorset. You will translate concepts into electronic designs, develop hardware, and integrate avionics and power systems for UAV platforms.

The role involves hands-on hardware bring-up, test plan development, and close collaboration with mechanical, software, firmware, and manufacturing engineers to deliver integrated UAV systems.

Qualifications

• Experience developing or integrating electronics within UAVs or embedded systems.
• Experience from design to prototype, integration, testing, and validation.
• Ability to interpret requirements into engineering solutions.
• Experience with evolving requirements and adaptable designs.

Responsibilities

• Translate UAV concepts into practical electronic and system designs.
• Develop and prototype electronic hardware, interfaces, and subsystems.
• Support schematic design, PCB development, wiring, and hardware bring-up.
• Integrate subsystems into complete UAV platforms.
• Develop and execute engineering test plans and validation trials.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver integrated UAV systems.

Skills

UAV avionics integration

Digital & analogue electronics

Embedded systems

Power distribution & management

Sensors & navigation

CAN/UART/SPI/I2C/Ethernet

PCB design & debug

Tools

CAD/ECAD tools

PCB prototyping

Soldering & harnessing

Job description

UAV Electronics/Integration Engineer

Location: Shaftesbury, Dorset - On site initially

Duration: Initial 6-12 month contract

Rate: circa £60 ph Ltd

Outside IR35

Key Responsibilities

• Translate early-stage UAV concepts and operational requirements into practical electronic and system designs.
• Develop and prototype electronic hardware, interfaces, power systems, sensors, communications, and other UAV subsystems.
• Support schematic design, PCB development, component selection, wiring, harnessing, and hardware bring-up.
• Integrate electronic, avionics, flight-control, navigation, communications, payload, and power subsystems into complete UAV platforms.
• Develop and execute engineering test plans, integration procedures, verification activities, and validation trials.
• Work closely with mechanical, software, firmware, flight-controls, systems, manufacturing, and test engineers to deliver integrated UAV systems.

Technical Experience

• UAV/avionics electronics integration and development.
• Digital and analogue electronics.
• Embedded systems and microcontroller-based hardware.
• Power distribution, power management, batteries, and electrical architectures.
• Sensors, navigation systems, telemetry, communications, and data interfaces.
• Common electronic interfaces and protocols such as CAN, UART, SPI, I²C, Ethernet, RS-232/422/485, or similar.
• PCB design, prototyping, soldering, wiring, harnesses, and hardware debugging.
• Hardware/software integration and system bring-up.
• Requirements, interface control, system architecture, and configuration management.
• System-level integration, verification, and validation.
• Ground and flight testing of UAV systems.

Experience & Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience developing or integrating electronics within UAVs, drones, robotics, aerospace, automotive, defence, or other complex embedded systems.
• Experience taking engineering concepts from initial design through prototype, integration, testing, and validation.
• Experience working in multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Ability to interpret requirements and translate them into practical engineering solutions.
• Experience working with incomplete or evolving requirements and adapting designs accordingly.

Desirable Experience

• Experience with autonomous or remotely piloted UAV platforms.
• Familiarity with flight-control systems, autopilots, navigation, GNSS, IMUs, and related avionics.
• Experience with RF/telemetry systems and wireless communications.
• Experience with environmental, EMC/EMI, vibration, thermal, or reliability testing.
• Knowledge of aerospace/defence development standards and engineering processes.
• Experience with safety-critical or mission-critical systems.
• Familiarity with CAD/ECAD tools and PCB design software.
• Experience with requirements management and systems engineering tools.
• Experience supporting flight-test campaigns and operational trials