Mechanical Design Engineer (UAS)

Location: Fareham, SouthEast PO16, United Kingdom; onsite, full-time permanent role

Company

SYOS designs and manufactures advanced uncrewed systems for air, land, sea, and subsurface domains, combining intelligent engineering, AI-driven autonomy, and innovative design.

What you will do

• Validate mechanical drawings, material specifications, structural designs, and manufacturing data from the New Zealand engineering team for UK production and regulatory requirements.
• Act as technical design authority for safe engineering changes, repairs, modifications, manufacturing concessions, and Certificate of Design updates.
• Support airframe integrity, structural and strength assessments, design verification, safety management, and certification compliance.
• Maintain engineering master data, technical files, Engineering Change Orders, version control, and traceable design histories.
• Collaborate with technicians, manufacturing partners, procurement, and design teams to resolve design-for-manufacture, assembly, and testing challenges.
• Investigate mechanical failures and production issues, identify design flaws, and implement corrective actions improving safety, reliability, and performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree, or equivalent qualification, in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Proven experience designing large-scale airframes, integrating propulsion, or working with heavy-payload unmanned systems weighing 200 kg or more.
• Strong understanding of aerospace engineering drawings, configuration management, and drafting standards such as BS 8888.
• Experience interrogating complex 3D CAD models, ideally with CATIA V5, Siemens NX, or similar engineering design software.
• Awareness of UK MAA regulations, DAOS requirements, and CAA Specific Category S2 operational approvals.
• Experience working with international engineering teams and validating designs against local regulatory and technical requirements.
• Understanding of structural integrity, load-bearing structures, lightweight design, and engineering modifications for demanding aerospace applications.
• Ability to assess design changes methodically while balancing structural performance, safety, manufacturability, and compliance.
• Familiarity with safety management systems, including Def Stan 00-56, or ability to contribute to their development and implementation; strong problem-solving, troubleshooting, written, verbal, and stakeholder communication skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Mission focused on extending human capability, protecting people, and delivering operational advantage through accessible, scalable, intelligent autonomous technology.
• Work alongside engineers, builders, and innovators developing aerospace, robotics, and autonomous systems.
• Collaborate with the core design team in New Zealand and UK production, workshop, manufacturing, and procurement teams.
• Permanent full-time employment based in Fareham, United Kingdom.

Hiring process

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