Our client, a leader in the aerospace sector, is seeking a Senior UAS Flight Test & Assurance Engineer to join their innovative team. This permanent role focuses on flight-test planning, test execution, assurance evidence generation, operational approval support, and the potential for future leadership in Verification & Validation (V&V). Key Responsibilities: Supporting the planning and delivery of UAS ground-test, integration-test and flight-test campaigns Developing and maintaining test plans, test cards, procedures, readiness reviews, risk controls, and post-test reports Translating regulatory, operational approval, SORA/SAIL, CS-21, safety and system requirements into practical test and assurance evidence Working with regulatory and airspace integration leads to identify applicable requirements and support regulator-facing technical discussions Coordinating strategy for test and assurance plans, while driving execution across campaigns Supporting logistics, site readiness, equipment planning, test asset preparation, and operational coordination for flight-test deployments Driving assurance of complex technical mitigations, including software-enabled functions, detect-and-avoid, collision-risk modelling, and autonomy-related safety claims Identifying practical COTS systems, tools, sensors, software, ground systems, or test capabilities that may satisfy technical assurance needs faster, cheaper or with lower integration risk Supporting the creation of evidence needed for operational approvals, technical risk closure, safety cases, and future certification maturity Working closely with engineering, safety, software, regulatory and flight-operations teams to ensure test activity produces credible, traceable, and usable evidence Building scalable validation and verification practices that can grow from SAIL 2 activity towards SAIL 6 and CS-21-stage programme requirements Job Requirements: Strong background in flight test, test engineering, UAS operations, aerospace systems engineering, aviation assurance, airworthiness or safety-critical systems testing Practical understanding of test planning, test execution, readiness reviews, hazard controls, evidence generation, and technical risk closure Comfortable working in field-test environments, not just office-based planning Able to read, interpret, and apply aviation regulatory material, operational approval requirements, and technical standards Strong ability to turn requirements, hazards, and assurance needs into executable test activities Able to engage credibly with internal specialists, regulators, operators, and technical stakeholders High agency, strong judgement, and willingness to work flexibly in an early-stage programme Clear written communication and disciplined approach to test evidence, configuration, and reporting Highly Desirable: Experience with UAS, HAPS, HALE, autonomous aircraft, eVTOL, defence aviation, novel aircraft or flight-test programmes Familiarity with SORA, SAIL, CAA/EASA environments, CS-21 or equivalent aviation certification, and operational approval processes Experience with detect-and-avoid, autonomy assurance, collision-risk modelling, simulation, safety cases, or software-enabled safety functions Experience identifying, integrating, or evaluating COTS systems to meet assurance, test, or operational approval needs Previous involvement in building a V&V, test, flight-test or assurance function within a growing programme Benefits: Opportunity to work on cutting-edge aerospace projects Professional development and career growth prospects Collaborative and innovative work environment Comprehensive employee benefits package If you are a talented engineer with significant experience in flight test and assurance, looking for a challenging and rewarding opportunity in a leading aerospace company, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our client's dynamic team