Senior operations engineer Work, Jobs in Whiteley (with Salaries)

Senior UAV Pilot / Drone Flight Test Engineer
Cannon Technologies Ltd —New Milton
- £35,000 - £70,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- AutoCAD
- CAD
- System design
- Free parking
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15h
Principal Inspector of Marine Accidents
Department for Transport —Southampton
- £96,140 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Project management
- Presentation skills
- Travel
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Air Traffic Engineer
Bournemouth International Airport —Christchurch
- From £56,000 a year
- Weekend availability
- Schematics
- Engineering
- Microsoft Office
- Free parking
- Employee discount
Quick apply
Product Manager
SubSea Craft —Portsmouth
- £45,000 - £55,000 a year
- Full-time
- Engineering
- Business development
- Travel
- Annual leave
9d
Senior Field Tech (Mission Success)
SubSea Craft —Portsmouth
- Up to £75,000 a year
- Full-time
- Military
- Business development
- Driving
- Annual leave
4d
Senior Inspection Engineer
Oceaneering —Southampton
- Full-time
- Engineering
- Microsoft Office
- Mentoring
11d
Senior Service Desk Engineer
Zenzero Solutions —Chichester
- Azure
- Microsoft Office
- AWS
Marine Engineer - Southampton
Svitzer —Southampton
- From £54,605.71 a year
- Full-time
- Maintenance
- Employee assistance programme
Chief Engineer - Southampton
Svitzer —Southampton
- £68,440.88 a year
- Full-time
- Maintenance
- Employee assistance programme
Senior Materials Engineer
Leonardo UK Ltd —Southampton
- £44,171 - £54,500 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Flexible schedule
- Referral programme
Senior Quality Engineer
Eaton —Titchfield
- Engineering
4d
Resource Manager
Roke —Romsey
- Full-time
- Project management
- Human resources
- Organisational skills
Senior Warehouse Operative
AO World —Fareham
- £13.25 an hour
- Employee discount
Senior Project Coordinator
The INS Group Ltd —Portsmouth
- £30,000 a year
- Full-time
- Microsoft Word
- CRM software
- Microsoft Excel
- Free parking
- Annual leave
Quick apply
Quality Engineer
Prysmian Group —Bishopstoke
- Communication skills
Process Engineer
Schlumberger —Southampton
- Engineering
- Project management
- Bachelor's degree
Solutions Design Authority (LR10)
AQUILA —Fareham
- Engineering
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Maintenance Hub Manager
Safran —Fareham
- Full-time
- Engineering
- Maintenance
- Presentation skills
- Free parking
- Flexitime
Senior Production Engineer Systems Integration
Saab —Fareham
- Assembly
- Bachelor's degree
- Continuous improvement
Senior Mechanical Technician - AIT
Expleo —Portsmouth
- Engineering
- Assembly
- Mechanical knowledge

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Senior UAV Pilot / Drone Flight Test Engineer

Cannon Technologies Ltd
New Milton

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Job details

Full-time
£35,000 - £70,000 a year
15 hours ago

Benefits

Free parking
Company pension
On-site parking

Qualifications

AutoCAD
CAD
System design
Maths
Bachelor's degree

Full job description

Senior UAV Pilot / Drone Flight Test Engineer

Cannon Dynamics

New Milton, Hampshire

Permanent, Full-time

Job details

Job type

Permanent
Full-time

Location

New Milton, Hampshire

Benefits

Free parking
Company pension
On-site parking

Cannon Dynamics design, develop, and manufacture high-performance unmanned systems that are software-defined, mass-scalable, and cost-effective, providing our operators with an edge in highly contested environments.

We are focused on delivering deployable, high-performance systems.

Full job description

We are seeking a highly capable Senior UAV Pilot / Flight Test Engineer to lead the testing, evaluation and acceptance of our aircraft and support the continued development of our flight operations capability.

We are looking for someone with a strong technical background who is comfortable operating, configuring, troubleshooting and testing complex UAV systems.

The successful candidate will be equally comfortable flying aircraft, analysing logs, configuring systems in Mission Planner, diagnosing faults and working directly with engineers to improve platform performance and reliability.

The role is ideally suited to someone with significant experience who enjoys solving technical problems in a fast-paced engineering environment.

Role Overview

As Senior UAV Pilot / Flight Test Engineer, you will take ownership of flight testing activities across Cannon Dynamic’s product range.

You will be responsible for validating aircraft performance, identifying and resolving technical issues, ensuring safe operation of flight test activities and supporting the successful delivery of systems to customers.

Working closely with engineering and production teams, you will provide critical feedback on aircraft performance, reliability and airworthiness while helping to improve testing procedures and operational standards across the business.

You will also act as a senior technical resource within the flight operations team, supporting customer demonstrations, training activities and mentoring junior personnel where required.

Responsibilities

Conduct pre-flight inspections, setup, configuration verification and airworthiness checks
Plan and execute structured flight tests in accordance with test plans, safety procedures and operational requirements
Operate UAV systems in manual, assisted and autonomous flight modes
Evaluate aircraft handling, stability, navigation performance, communications links and payload operation
Verify system performance against design requirements and acceptance criteria
Make sound go/no-go decisions based on aircraft condition, environmental factors and operational risk
Maintain safe and professional flight operations at all times

Key Responsibilities:

Flight Testing & Operations

Conduct pre-flight inspections, setup, configuration verification and airworthiness checks
Plan and execute structured flight tests in accordance with test plans, safety procedures and operational requirements
Operate UAV systems in manual, assisted and autonomous flight modes
Evaluate aircraft handling, stability, navigation performance, communications links and payload operation
Verify system performance against design requirements and acceptance criteria
Make sound go/no-go decisions based on aircraft condition, environmental factors and operational risk
Maintain safe and professional flight operations at all times

Technical Troubleshooting & Fault Diagnosis

Identify, reproduce and diagnose hardware, software, integration and configuration issues
Analyse DataFlash logs, telemetry data and flight performance data to determine root causes of faults
Troubleshoot issues involving:
Flight controllers
GPS and navigation systems
Telemetry links
Radio control systems
Power distribution systems
Payload integrations
Communications equipment
Work closely with engineering and production teams to implement corrective actions
Support ground testing, bench testing and system integration activities
Validate fixes and confirm aircraft readiness for deployment

System Configuration & Verification

Configure and maintain systems using Mission Planner and associated tools
Manage firmware updates, parameter configuration and vehicle setup
Verify vehicle configurations prior to testing and delivery
Maintain configuration records and version control processes
Support development and refinement of standard operating procedures and testing processes

Documentation & Reporting

Produce accurate and detailed flight test reports
Document faults, anomalies, corrective actions and lessons learned

Pay: £35,000.00-£70,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Free parking
On-site parking

Work Location: Hybrid remote in New Milton BH25 5NU

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Senior UAV Pilot / Drone Flight Test Engineer

Principal Inspector of Marine Accidents

Air Traffic Engineer

Product Manager

Senior Field Tech (Mission Success)

Senior Inspection Engineer

Senior Service Desk Engineer

Marine Engineer - Southampton

Chief Engineer - Southampton

Senior Materials Engineer

Senior Quality Engineer

Resource Manager

Senior Warehouse Operative

Senior Project Coordinator

Quality Engineer

Process Engineer

Solutions Design Authority (LR10)

Maintenance Hub Manager

Senior Production Engineer Systems Integration

Senior Mechanical Technician - AIT

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