UAV Flight Test Engineer & Pilot — Plan, Test, Analyze

Saab AB; Caulcott; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days leave

Pension 8% company contribution

Private medical insurance

Group income protection

Death in service insurance

Share matching scheme

Maternity/Adoption & Paternity leave

Job summary

Saab UK is seeking a Flight Test Engineer to coordinate and support unmanned flight operations within the Blue Bear Business based in Bedford. The role bridges engineering and field testing, driving rigorous evaluation of systems through test planning, flight execution, and detailed data analysis.

You will typically lead test planning, oversee UAV preparation, perform flight test execution, and deliver actionable reports to engineering teams, ensuring safety and regulatory compliance throughout

Qualifications

• Experience in uncrewed flight test operations and telemetry analysis.
• UAV pilot certification with capability for manual and autonomous flight.
• Strong ability to interpret flight data and provide engineering feedback.

Responsibilities

• Test Planning: Design and author comprehensive flight test plans, risk assessments, and procedures.
• Flight Preparation: Oversee the preparation, ground testing, and final checks of UAV systems prior to flight operations.
• Flight Test Execution: Lead or heavily support active flight testing in the field, operating as a UAV pilot to gather telemetry and performance data.
• Post Flight Analysis: Download, processing, and analysing flight data to evaluate system performance against design metrics.
• Reporting: Generate detailed flight test reports, presenting technical metrics and actionable insights to engineering teams.

Skills

Flight test operations

UAV pilot certification

Telemetry analysis

Test planning

Safety compliance

Job description

Saab UK is seeking a Flight Test Engineer to coordinate and support unmanned flight operations within the Blue Bear Business based in Bedford. The role bridges engineering and field testing, driving rigorous evaluation of systems through test planning, flight execution, and detailed data analysis.

You will typically lead test planning, oversee UAV preparation, perform flight test execution, and deliver actionable reports to engineering teams, ensuring safety and regulatory compliance throughout