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# UAS Software Engineer

- **Company:** Tekever
- **Location:** Bristol, UK
- **Salary:** £67,860.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Computer Vision, C++ (Programming Language), CMake, Continuous Integration, Linux, FreeRTOS, MISRA C (C Programming Language), Software Maintenance, Real-Time Operating Systems, Sensor Fusion, Software Engineering, AI Coding Agents, Git, Yocto, Gitlab-ci, Information Technology, Claude, DO-178B, Docker
- **Published:** October 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5906710732

## About the Role

· Degree qualified in a technical discipline (Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or similar), or equivalent practical experience.

· Experience in one or more embedded-focused languages such as C++ or Rust, including constrained subsets such as MISRA C++.

· Experience in UAS design, operation and test.

· Experience using AI coding tools such as Claude to accelerate development workflows.

· Security Vetting: Given the nature of our Defence contracts, all applicants must be eligible to hold, and willing to undergo the vetting process for, UK SC-level Security Clearance.

· Travel: Willingness to undertake occasional domestic and international travel to TEKEVER sites (UK, Portugal, US and wider Europe) and, on occasion, to deployed operations worldwide.

Skills & Attributes

· Experience in any of the following areas: IP-based networking; PX4/ArduPilot/MAVLink; autonomy; real-time operating systems such as FreeRTOS; robotics frameworks such as ROS 2; Docker

· Strong Linux skills, potentially including using tools such as Yocto to customise for new hardware platforms.

· Algorithmic development skills, potentially including Autonomy, Machine vision, guidance, control or sensor fusion.

· Ability to develop Tests and Test Harnesses, including Model/Software/Hardware in the loop (including simulation) to ensure maximum confidence in the software before committing to flight trials.

· CI/CD development and deployment using tools such as CMake and GitLab CI.

· Full software development lifecycle experience (Requirements, Architecture/Design, Implementation and Test) using tools such as git to manage artefacts.

· Ability to consider cross cutting concerns - specifically safety, security and real time behaviours within the domain of UAS development.

· Experience in Defence or other regulated industries, ideally working to standards such as DO-178C.

## Description

This role will initially focus on the development and maintenance of software running onboard TEKEVER-designed aircraft. This includes autopilots, the autonomy stack, payloads and other software-enabled subsystems. You will build a strong understanding of our existing product base and its components while helping to shape new platform iterations and clean-sheet designs., · Design, Develop, integrate and debug software that runs onboard our UAV platforms.

· Contribute to software roadmaps, derive features own the resulting implementation.

· Work internationally maximise the commonality of the code base across all our UAS current and future.

· Work as part of a team to rapidly deliver customer value.

· Balance rapid, innovative development with the formal engineering rigour our sector demands.

· Support field tests at one of our facilities - usually West Wales airport.