Mechatronics Engineer (Autonomous Systems)

Location: Fareham, SouthEast PO16, United Kingdom

Company

hirify.global develops autonomous systems across air, land, and sea, with advanced engineering in New Zealand and manufacturing scale-up and delivery in the United Kingdom.

What you will do

• Design and integrate mechatronic subsystems combining mechanical components, electronics, actuators, sensors, and control systems.
• Select and integrate motors, servos, drivetrains, mechanisms, and sensors for propulsion, control surfaces, and payload systems.
• Integrate hardware, embedded software, and mechanical assemblies, resolving interface issues from concept through functional subsystem.
• Build, commission, debug, and test assemblies, including test rigs, bench testing, endurance testing, performance characterisation, ground testing, and field trials.
• Define subsystem requirements, conduct verification activities, analyse test data, and maintain traceable design and test documentation.
• Support safety-critical engineering, configuration management, regulatory compliance, and cross-functional resolution of complex challenges with embedded software, systems, propulsion, and GNC engineers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Mechatronics, Aerospace, Electrical, Software, Computer Systems Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• At least five years of relevant engineering experience, ideally in aerospace, robotics, defence, autonomous systems, or a similarly technically demanding environment.
• Strong practical experience with mechatronics and embedded systems, including the interaction between mechanical, electrical, and software components.
• Understanding of hardware/software integration, system-level testing, verification, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis across mechanical and electrical interfaces.
• Experience developing, integrating, or supporting autonomous vehicle or autopilot systems.
• Familiarity with autonomous systems technologies and frameworks such as PX4, ArduPilot, ROS 2, MAVLink, or ArduPilot Lua scripting.
• Ability to translate engineering requirements into practical designs, test activities, and documented verification evidence.
• Strong technical documentation and communication skills, including explaining complex technical concepts and compliance requirements to engineering and production teams.
• Collaborative approach and interest in supporting junior engineers and strengthening wider team capability.

Nice to have

• PCB design experience using Altium Designer, KiCad, or similar tools, plus circuit simulation with LTspice.
• Embedded C development, particularly with AVR or STM32 microcontrollers.
• Experience with Ethernet, CAN, CAN-FD, SPI, I²C, or Qt for autonomous vehicle command-and-control systems.
• Knowledge of civil aviation software assurance standards, including RTCA DO-178C / EUROCAE ED-12C and DAL A or B.
• Familiarity with FAA, EASA, UK CAA, NATO STANAG, MAA, Def Stan 00-56, or related defence and safety requirements.
• Experience with a formal Design Management System or Design Organisation framework.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time, permanent employment in the Manufacturing & Production team.
• Collaborative, low-ego environment focused on open communication, knowledge sharing, ownership, and practical problem-solving.
• Opportunity to work with multidisciplinary engineering teams across countries and contribute to autonomous technology used by customers worldwide.
• Focus on safety, quality, technical growth, and career pathways across global teams, projects, and locations.