Orbotix is recruiting a Head of Engineering - Drone Systems in Valencia or Brasov, Spain.

Contract: full time. Language: English (fluent). Work experience: 10+ years.

The role covers lead the technical direction of Orbotix's drone platforms and the engineering organisation as it scales: own the overall architecture, guide mechanical, electronics, embedded, flight-control and AI integration decisions, set engineering standards and practices, surface technical risks early and align the technical roadmap with product strategy.

Can be based in Valencia (Spain) or Brasov (Romania).

Requirements

- 10+ years in aerospace, robotics, UAVs or complex embedded systems
- strong systems engineering and hardware-software integration background
- delivered complex systems from concept to deployment
- proven leadership of senior engineers
- fluent English
- Defence or dual-use experience, PX4/ArduPilot and autonomy exposure are nice to have

Offer

- Key leadership role in a growing defence-tech company with direct impact on autonomous drone systems
- adaptable hours
- private medical insurance in Spain
- birthday day off

No application deadline is stated.

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📌 Head of Engineering - Drone Systems (Valencia)
🏢 Orbotix
📍 Valencia