About Praetorian Aeronautics

Praetorian Aeronautics is a leader in aerospace innovation, dedicated to the design and production of advanced unmanned aerial systems (UAS) for both military and civilian applications. We pride ourselves on pushing technological boundaries to deliver cutting-edge solutions that meet the complex demands of our clients.

Overview:

Praetorian Aeronautics are currently seeking an Electronics & Electrical Engineer to contribute to the end-to-end product design, development, verification, validation, manufacturing, and sustainment of the electronics and electrical aspects on Praetorian’s portfolio of products.

The successful candidate will:

• Have a strong understanding of electronics and electrical fundamentals, particularly in power electronics and embedded systems domains.
• Communicate complex technical information clearly.
• Be able to collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team of engineers and technicians.
• Have excellent problem solving, debugging, and troubleshooting skills.
• Have high attention to detail, ensuring all work products meet specification and quality standards.
• Have high proficiency with MS Office and E-CAD Packages, ideally Altium Designer.
• Be able to use basic electronics lab equipment such as DC powers supplies, programmable loads, multimeters, oscilloscopes, VNAs, spectrum analysers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Clean-sheet design of digital, analogue, and power electronics for use on key avionics systems.
• Contribution to the integration and testing of electronics assemblies.
• Drafting schematics and PCB layouts, and generating output documentation.
• Reviewing other engineers work including conceptual mockups, schematics, and PCB layout.
• Participating in verification and validation for Design Test and Evaluation efforts, including troubleshooting design faults.
• Developing, executing, and reporting on engineering tests of critical subsystems.
• Writing reports and creating documentation based on engineering specifications, tests, verification, and validation efforts.
• Performing inspections on assemblies for compliance with specifications or engineering drawings.
• Contribution to the manufacturing-engineering and sustainment-engineering efforts.
• Liaising with external subcontractors and suppliers.
• Assisting with multiple workplace activities including flight trials, and laboratory setup.
• Upholding a safe work environment in line with our standards and protocols.
• Contributions to continuous improvement of internal products, processes, and standards.

Preferred Qualifications:

• A relevant university degree.
• 2–6 years of experience in a similar role.
• A strong interest or experience in avionics or Unmanned Aerial Systems.

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary and Employee Share Option Plan (ESOP) benefits.
• Comprehensive training and career development opportunities.
• A collaborative, mission-driven work environment where you can make a tangible impact on defence capabilities.

How to Apply:

Please send your CV and Cover Letter by applying through LinkedIn.