UAS System Engineer

Dronamics
Sofia
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 5-10 yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Analytical thinking","Team collaboration","Problem solving","Documentation"]

Lead system-level design, integration, and verification of a fixed-wing UAS platform for cargo, coordinating across airframe, propulsion, avionics, GCS, and datalinks to meet performance, safety, and certification requirements while supporting testing, design reviews, and regulatory compliance.

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Dronamics
Dronamics
4 months ago

UAS System Engineer

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Job Summary

Lead system-level design, integration, and verification of a fixed-wing UAS platform for cargo, coordinating across airframe, propulsion, avionics, GCS, and datalinks to meet performance, safety, and certification requirements while supporting testing, design reviews, and regulatory compliance.
Location: Sofia
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead system-level architecture definition, requirements decomposition, and interface management for the UAS platform across all major subsystems (airframe, propulsion, avionics, GCS, datalinks).
  • •Develop and maintain the system requirements baseline, ensuring bidirectional traceability from top-level operational requirements down to subsystem and component specifications.
  • •Coordinate and conduct system-level trade studies, performance analyses, and risk assessments to inform design decisions and programme planning.
  • •Define the system integration and Validation and Verification strategy.
  • •Support the certification and type-approval process by contributing to system safety assessments (FHA, PSSA, SSA) and compliance documentation aligned with EASA and relevant UAS regulatory frameworks

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a closely related field
  • •5 to 10 years of professional experience in systems engineering within the aerospace sector (manned aircraft, helicopters, or unmanned aerial systems)
  • •Hands-on experience with requirements management tools (e.g., DOORS, Jama, Polarion)
  • •Working knowledge of aerospace safety assessment methodologies (ARP4754A, ARP4761) and familiarity with DO-178C / DO-254 development assurance standards
  • •Experience preparing or contributing to certification documentation for EASA, FAA, or equivalent national aviation authorities
Experience:5-10 yearsAerospaceUASUnmanned aerial systemsAerospace engineering
Education:Bachelor's in Aerospace Engineering
Skills:CommunicationAnalytical thinkingTeam collaborationProblem solvingDocumentation
Languages:English
Tech Stack:DOORSJamaPolarionMBSE

Company Brief

Dronamics
Develops and operates cargo delivery drones to provide low-cost, long-range air freight services for e-commerce and logistics. Focused on autonomous fixed-wing UAVs to connect underserved regional cargo routes and reduce delivery times and costs.
Industry: Drones & Aerial Logistics
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Headquarters: Sofia, Bulgaria
Founded: 2014
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