Matchtech
Senior UAS Control Systems Engineer
Senior UAS Control Systems Engineer at Matchtech, based in Leeds, Yorkshire and Humberside, paying £50,000 - £90,000 per annum. This is a permanent role with hybrid working.
- Pay
- £50,000 - £90,000 per annum
- Hours and contract
- Permanent · Hybrid
- Location
- Leeds, Yorkshire and Humberside
- Closing date
- Sector
- Electrical Engineer
About 40% above the going rate for electrical engineer
Reference 57369819
About the role
We're hiring a hands-on Flight Control Engineer to develop and deploy novel flight-control algorithms for a flagship UAS programme, helping ensure the aircraft is stable, controllable, testable and ready for safe, repeatable operations.
Salary: £50,000-£90,000
Location: Yorkshire (Leeds)
Type: Permanent
- Develop and evolve flight-control algorithms/control approaches for UAS platforms
- Take algorithms from simulation ground test flight test, owning verification/validation evidence
- Support flight dynamics modelling, control-law development, tuning and simulation work
- Configure, tune and integrate autopilot systems where appropriate
- Support Guidance, Navigation & Control (GNC) integration and sensor/actuator troubleshooting
- Contribute to SIL/HIL test strategies and tooling
- Support system identification, flight-test planning and flight-data analysis
- Work closely with avionics, aerospace design, software, operations and test teams
- Document configuration, test results, readiness status and validation outputs to a high standard
- Strong background in flight control / control systems / autonomy / robotics / aerospace controls
- Experience developing and testing control algorithms on real-world hardware
- Practical UAS/UAV/aircraft/robotics/autonomous platform exposure
- Solid understanding of flight dynamics, control theory, stability and tuning
- Experience with modelling, simulation, testing and V&V
- Ability to analyse flight-test data and diagnose control/stability issues
- Comfortable with IMUs, GNSS/INS, actuators, sensor-fusion and onboard systems
- Strong documentation discipline (validation evidence matters)
- Novel control laws for unconventional aircraft/UAS
- PX4, ArduPilot or similar autopilot ecosystems
- ROS / ROS2
- Python and/or C/C++
Reference: 57369819 · Posted 4 days ago · Closes 2 Nov 2026 · Listed via Matchtech
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