Systems Engineer – UAV Architecture, Integration & Product Development (m/f/d)

Systems Engineering Practices & Methods 

• Establish lightweight and scalable systems engineering practices that help teams make better engineering decisions.
• Continuously adapt methods, tools and processes to the maturity and needs of the product.
• Coach teams in applying systems thinking, requirements management and architecture practices where they create value.
• Promote pragmatic and efficient engineering approaches rather than process for process sake.

Requirements & Product Definition 

• Facilitate the definition and alignment of product requirements together with business, engineering and operational stakeholders.
• Support development of ConOps, mission scenarios and operational concepts.
• Ensure clear traceability and shared understanding of key requirements and system constraints.
• Assess impacts and dependencies of requirement changes across the product.

System Architecture & Product Integration 

• Lead cross-functional discussions to develop and evolve the product architecture.
• Collaborate with subsystem experts to identify integration challenges early and develop practical solutions.
• Support system-level trade-off decisions considering performance, usability, manufacturability, safety, cost and maintainability.
• Drive alignment between avionics, software, mechanical, propulsion, communication and operational concepts.
• Coordinate interface definition and management across teams.

Safety & Reliability 

• Perform and facilitate FHA, FMEA and related safety activities as appropriate.
• Ensure safety insights are reflected in architecture and design decisions.
• Support compliance with relevant regulatory and certification requirements.
• Maintain pragmatic and traceable documentation of key safety decisions.

Technical Leadership & Collaboration 

• Act as a system-level facilitator across engineering disciplines.
• Enable teams to resolve technical conflicts and competing priorities.
• Promote collaboration and transparency across software, hardware, mechanical, operations and flight test teams.
• Identify gaps, risks and integration challenges before they become project issues.
• Take ownership beyond traditional Systems Engineering boundaries when required to enable project success.

• Degree in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience leading complex cross-functional engineering activities in multidisciplinary product development environments.
• Strong experience in requirements engineering, architecture development or system integration.
• Strong collaboration, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to align teams and drive decisions in ambiguous situations.
• Pragmatic mindset focused on delivering product outcomes rather than engineering artefacts.
• Strong ownership and willingness to step outside formal role boundaries when needed.
• Fluent English communication skills.

• Experience in aerospace, UAVs, robotics, automotive, industrial automation, defence, rail or other complex multidisciplinary systems.
• Experience with MBSE methods and tools such as SysML, Cameo or Capella.
• Experience with requirements management tools such as DOORS, Polarion or Jama.
• Experience with ground control station, HMI design or operational workflows.
• Exposure to flight testing, product validation or regulated environments.
• Understanding of production, industrialisation and scaling from prototype to series production.

• Opportunity to shape a growing UAV product in a highly collaborative environment.
• High degree of influence on technical decisions across all engineering domains.
• Systems Engineering as an enabling function closely connected to product development and execution.
• Broad exposure to architecture, integration, operations, safety, flight test and product strategy.
• Significant freedom to adapt methods and processes to what works best for the organisation and product.