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Windracers

Autopilot Software Engineer

Fareham, Hampshire

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Role family
Engineering
Seniority
Mid level
Country
GB
Work mode
On-site / unstated
First seen by hirly
23 Sept 2026

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Role Summary

We are currently recruiting a full-time, permanent Autopilot Engineer based in Fareham, primarily on-site with flexible hybrid working.

Responsibilities

Inputing into requirements capture plus concept and feasibility studies

Development of safety critical flight control software to a 100% reliability standard

Support with the testing ecosystem from automated unit testing through to flight testing on site

Maintaining and flying (as required) the autopilot model aircraft test fleet

Support with issue identification, fault finding and debugging

Key Requirements

Relevant professional relevant experience in software engineering including embedded C/C++

Professional experience backed up by a passion for the field, evidenced through relevant personal/university projects etc.

Strong knowledge of mechanics of flight and aerospace control systems including their practical application

Ability to develop “behavioural/application-level” software (i.e. knowing what to do, not just how to do)

Ability to use version control (Git) as part of an agile software team and appropriately document work

Strong ability to use STM32 MCUs and the wider MCU ecosystem (IDEs, compilers, debuggers etc.)

Knowledge of low-level drivers (CAN, SPI, I2C, UART, PWM, ICU etc.)

Complementary knowledge of embedded hardware to a standard that allows for software integration onto hardware test rigs etc.

Ability to support the testing ecosystem from automated unit testing through to flight testing

Willing to be flexible/go above and beyond to deliver on-time and to “real world” levels of quality and performance

Nice to haves

Aviation or RC model aircraft background or interest including piloting

Experience with using/modifying open-source autopilot ecosystem (Betaflight/Ardupilot/PX4/MissionPlanner etc.)

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