Embedded UAV Flight Control Engineer

Embedded UAV Flight Control Engineer

Location:

Blandford Forum (Onsite)
Contract Type: 6 Month Contract
Rate: £45 per hour (Outside IR35)

We are seeking an experienced Embedded Engineer to support the development of an advanced unmanned aerial platform. This role focuses on embedded flight control software, electronics integration, and real‑time system validation within a hands‑on engineering environment.

• Develop and enhance embedded flight control software (PX4 / Ardu Pilot or similar flight stacks).
• Integrate and debug hardware interfaces including SPI, I2C, CAN and UART.
• Support hardware bring‑up and board‑level debugging of flight control electronics.
• Implement and optimise real‑time messaging and driver‑level functionality.
• Contribute to fail‑safe and system robustness strategies.
• Conduct bench and hardware‑in‑the‑loop testing.
• Work closely with electronics and systems teams to support integration activities.

• Strong embedded C/C++ development experience.
• Hands‑on experience with PX4, Ardu Pilot, Pixhawk or similar UAV flight controllers.
• RTOS experience (e.g. NuttX, FreeRTOS) or Embedded Linux.
• Device driver development and hardware‑level debugging experience.
• Experience working on UAV, UAS, or aerial drone platforms.

• Experience with autonomous or VTOL platforms.
• Exposure to redundancy or fault‑tolerant system design.
• Aerospace or safety‑critical development background.

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