Uncrewed Air Systems Graduate Engineer 2025

Frazer-Nash are an engineering, systems and technology consultancy. Through our meaningful innovations, our experts support organisations make lives safe, secure, sustainable and affordable. 

In a nutshell, engineering consultancy is all about providing advice to positively impact our clients’ projects and businesses and the wider world around us. 

Why Frazer-Nash? 

As a graduate, you will typically be working on multiple projects simultaneously, managing your time and rapidly accruing a wealth of experience and skills. Hence, no two days in Frazer-Nash will be the same. 

You will be joining our team of Uncrewed Air Systems (UAS) experts in the UAS Centre of Excellence, supporting our clients to adopt and exploit novel aerospace technology in new and novel ways, through expert advice, novel UAS development, and hands-on UAS flying operations and trials. 

What do we do?

Here are some of the problems we provide support for: 

• How to help organisations make the most of UAS. 
• How to safely develop innovative UAS that deliver superior capability. 
• How to move to a greener and more sustainable aviation footprint, whilst also increasing the use of air vehicles in urban environments. 
• How to undertake UAS trials and flight operations activity in a safe, structured and effective way. 

We have a comprehensive Early Careers package that will enable you to successfully integrate into our business and meet new colleagues from across the organisation – last year we had over 100 Graduates, interns and summer placements and we are looking for a similar sized cohort this year so you will be joining with a large and vibrant peer group.     

The role

This is an aerospace focussed role within our Systems Engineering and Systems Integration streams at Frazer-Nash.  

Our graduates will work on a range of innovative UAS projects, spanning from technology road mapping, concept development, requirements definition, hardware and software design, certification, regulatory assurance, safety case development, trials planning and delivery, Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations, autonomy, and integration of next generation systems. All of this enables our clients to unlock the potential of adopting UAS, such as the emergency services using drones for life-critical response, increasing the benefits of drone use around our national linear infrastructure, and supporting the efforts of the Future Flight Challenge. 

As part of the wider Systems Integration area, you will pull expertise from across the company and get a taste of what goes on in different areas of the business – like simulation & modelling, digital systems assurance, and product design. Our graduates will gain exposure and experience in the huge variety of our work, and the chance to explore where their own skills and interests lie, whether that be a leadership or technical path. 

Through a range of analytical and practical engineering techniques, you will enable our clients to influence the whole life solution. You will apply systems thinking across the lifecycle to ensure the solution meets the customer’s true needs. You will ensure it is reliable, maintainable and sustainable.  You will work to ensure that it complies with regulation and protects lives through enhancing safety.   

You will have the opportunity to travel within the UK and internationally – visiting client sites, attending key networking events, perhaps sharing your work at leading industry conferences! 

We’re looking for people who can become

 As a consultancy organisation, we are looking for highly motivated, innovative, organised and inquisitive people, who would like to solve complex problems.  

• A problem solver: with the ability to critically question what you see, to solve problems that build on your technical understanding, and show initiative and ownership for your ideas and work. You will have the ability to deliver results through your proactivity. 
• A collaborator: with the ability to work with others and different technical backgrounds. Build effective relationships through thriving in social settings and adjusting behaviour to the situation.
• A self-starter: with the ability and desire to take ownership of the tasks ahead of you and deliver them to the client, project or team to create an impact.
• A communicator: with the ability to discuss and convey projects and outcomes with internal stakeholders and clients who may be themselves in a technical or non-technical role.
• An evaluator: with the ability of evaluating information by understanding context and risk to make effective, informed decisions. Creating original and creative ideas through exploration and abstract thinking.

You will need

• To have obtained a 2:1 degree or higher (or equivalent/experience) with a related Engineering or relevant scientific bias. Examples might include Aerospace/Aeronautical Engineering, General Engineering, Systems Engineering, Engineering Design or Mechanical Engineering. 
• To be an open-minded systems thinker with a curious, collaborative, and creative approach to problem-solving. 
• The ability to work well in both a team environment and on your own initiative.  

Due to the nature of the work that Frazer-Nash Consultancy undertake, candidates will be required to undergo pre-employment screening and will be required to satisfy clearance criteria for UK National Security Vetting. 

Our recruitment process

• Step 1: Application - CV submission  
• Step 2: Measure Potential - Arctic Shores’ task-based assessment. You will be asked to complete some exciting, engaging tasks which will enable us to get to know you better! In return, you’ll receive a personalised feedback report.  
• Step 3: Video Interview - Situation based & technical questions that are related to the important criteria needed to be successful on the role.  
• Step 4: Explore day - This includes the opportunity to learn about what we do, network with current Graduates and find out about what a career at Frazer-Nash has to offer. You will be asked to complete an interview and presentation/task as part of the day.  
• Step 5: Decision/Feedback - You will receive feedback even if we do not make the decision to offer you the job or progress you to the next stage.  

Here's what we offer

• The opportunity to join and learn with a team that’s both enthusiastic and encouraging.
• An attractive salary: £33,000 + £2,000 joining bonus
• 25 days holiday + the opportunity to buy 5 days.
• A company that has its heart in the right place and a welcoming work culture.
• Hybrid working with flexibility around life outside of work.
• Company pension scheme.
• Private healthcare membership + wellbeing support.
• Bonus scheme linked into company performance.
• Support and mentoring on route to achieving professional accreditation.
• Paid membership fees to a professional institution.
• Early career teams and office socials.

And a whole host more...