Robotics & Embedded Systems Engineer

Description:

Role: Robotics & Embedded Systems Engineer (Graduate–PhD)

Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire

You’ll join us onsite as one of the first six engineers, working directly with the founder to take us from deep‑tech start-up to global phenomenon within five years. This is a founding‑team role with real ownership, real responsibility, and real impact.

As our Robotics & Embedded Systems Engineer, you will design, integrate, code, and test the digital and electronic systems that power our autonomous VTOL aircraft.

You will effectively own the brain and nervous system of the vehicle — a highly complex robotic platform integrating multiple sensors, processors, and mission‑critical functions.

What We’re Really Looking For

• We are not hiring for a qualification. We are hiring for capability, intelligence, and character.
• Whether you’re a standout graduate, MSc, or PhD, what matters is your practical experience, your thinking ability, and your drive.
• Practical, Hands‑On Engineering Experience

We want people who have built things — not just studied them.

• Experience from internships, personal projects, side builds, or research.

• Practical exposure to hardware and embedded systems.

• Coding experience including ROS2.

• Understanding of data buses, drivers, and how to hook components together at a system level.

• Experience with sensors, processors, and embedded platforms (STM, Raspberry Pi, Nvidia).

• RF knowledge is a strong advantage.

• Comfort working close to the metal: debugging, wiring, integrating, testing.

First‑Principles Thinkers

• We want engineers who can reason from fundamentals, not just follow patterns.
• People who can break down a problem, understand the physics, and build a solution from scratch.
• The “SAS of Engineering” Qualities
• We’re looking for grit, passion, and evidence of going above and beyond.