Job description
Our client, a high profile organisation, urgently require an experienced Control Systems Engineer to join their team.
In order to be successful, you will have the following experience:
- Experience in flight dynamics and control systems, specifically within the UAS or aerospace sector
- Deep understanding of classical and modern control theory (LQR/LQC, Robust Control, Adaptive Control, or Model Predictive Control)
- Specific experience in servo-loop tuning, jitter compensation, and LOS (Line of Sight) stabilization for gimbals or optical payloads
- Expert-level proficiency in simulation and modelling tools, and experience with flight-test data analysis
- SC Cleared
Within this role, you will be responsible for:
- Develop high-precision control strategies for gimballed payloads and EO/IR sensors, ensuring stability for ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance) missions.
- Design, implement, and tune advanced control algorithms for autonomous flight, from take-off to landing
- Create high-fidelity 6-DOF (Degrees of Freedom) aircraft models to validate control performance against atmospheric disturbances and hardware latencies
- Define and verify aircraft handling qualities and stability margins to meet stringent safety and performance specifications
- Transition algorithms from simulation environments into flight-ready code, supporting ground-based HIL testing and live flight-test campaigns
- Lead the control systems strategy in the UK and provide expert guidance to the wider engineering team on complex dynamical problems.
This represents an excellent opportunity to secure a permanent role within a dynamic and high profile organisation.
Extra information
- Status
- Open
- Education Level
- Secondary School
- Location
- Greater Bristol Area
- Type of Contract
- Full-time jobs
- Published at
- 05-03-2026
- Full UK/EU driving license preferred
- No
- Car Preferred
- No
- Must be eligible to work in the EU
- No
- Cover Letter Required
- No
- Languages
- English
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