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UAS Flight Test Engineer

SYOS Aerospace UK • Fareham, Hampshire

Salary

£40k – £40k

Posted

13 October 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

SYOS Aerospace UK is hiring a UAS Flight Test Engineer in Fareham, a full-time engineering role. The advertised salary is £40k – £40k. SYOS Aerospace UK holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Build it. Test it. Fly it. At SYOS Aerospace, we’re developing autonomous vehicles across air, land and sea – taking ideas from the workshop and turning them into real-world capability. We’re growing our UK aviation team and looking for a UAS Flight Test Engineer to play a key role in taking our aircraft from prototype through testing, evaluation and into operational capability. This is a hands-on, technically demanding role for someone who enjoys being where engineering meets flight operations…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: SYOS Aerospace UK — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £40k – £40k
How this salary compares: about 15% below the £47,409 median across 1,215 engineering roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Fareham, Hampshire · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 5 other live engineering roles in Fareham — browse them
Posted: 13 October 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

About this sector

Engineering roles spanning civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, and chemical disciplines are regularly sponsored by UK employers. Demand is strongest in infrastructure, construction, defence, and advanced manufacturing. Sponsored engineering vacancies frequently appear at Tier 1 contractors, consultancy firms, and utilities companies that recruit internationally to fill technical skills gaps.