UAV Engineer
We are a Kyiv-based international startup engineering the next generation of fixed-wing UAVs. To support our rapid growth, we are looking for a hands-on engineer to take ownership of prototype development, structural build, systems integration, and field testing.
Our global team combines decades of aerospace experience to build cutting-edge unmanned systems from the ground up. With high-velocity iteration cycles and deep backing from our investors and
customers, we are focused entirely on delivering world-class results.
Your role
Contribute to aircraft development from initial concepts through prototype testing.
Select, assemble, and integrate components across hardware and software.
Support ground and flight testing, analyse results and troubleshoot issues.
Work in multiple domains, like aircraft design, powertrain, aerodynamics and GNC.
Your profile
Practical engineering experience or substantial personal or university projects.
A hands-on approach: ready to build, test, troubleshoot, and learn new systems.
Ability to work independently, explain technical decisions, and collaborate in a small team.
English required.
Experience in ANY of the following is a plus
Aerodynamics: fixed-wing analysis and CFD simulation.
Aircraft design and sizing: conceptual design, performance modelling and simulation using MATLAB, Python or comparable tools.
Powertrain: electric propulsion; combustion or hybrid propulsion experience also welcome.
Systems engineering: requirements, interfaces, integration and verification.
GNC: flight controls, navigation and autopilot integration, particularly ArduPilot.
Airborne electronics: component selection, avionics integration, circuit or PCB development.
The offer
Full-time, Kyiv. On-site preferred, hybrid possible.
Decent employee stock options plan (ESOP).
Start date: as early as possible.
Conscription Booking.
Why join us
Influence key aircraft design decisions from an early stage.
Develop, build and test: take your work from analysis to real hardware.
Choose technical approaches, propose ideas and test them with short decision paths.
Become a core team member to shape how the company works, take on more responsibility as it grows, and grow with it.