Avionics Manager

Avionics Manager

2026-10-17T00:00:00

Location: Kent

Country: GB

Postal Code: TN24 8PB

Application Deadline: Any

Company: AALTO HAPS

2026-11-17T10:00:09.577

Location

Farnborough

Contract Type

Full Time, Permanent

Hours

37 - Hybrid

Travel

No

About AALTO

AALTO, a global leader in Stratospace, is based in Farnborough. As an Airbus subsidiary, it manufactures, operates, and delivers services with its solar-powered, stratospheric platform: Zephyr. Zephyr's persistence enables continuous flight for months at a time. Its current flight-time record exceeds 67 days in the stratosphere. Operating from above 60,000+ft, or 20km above ground, AALTO can deliver applications including direct-to-device connectivity and high-resolution Earth observation. It functions in a new operational layer between most air traffic and low-Earth orbit, known as Stratospace. High-altitude platforms led by Zephyr deliver services to commercial and government partners, helping monitor environments, observe borders, track natural disasters, and connect unconnected communities.

Join us as we create a new domain of aerospace: Stratospace.

You'll be part of a highly-skilled, innovative, and passionate group of people - Team AALTO. Together, we can Unlock The Role.

Role Overview

We are seeking an Avionics Manager to support our expanding engineering operations. You will be responsible for leading, motivating, and managing the day-to-day activities of the avionics team. Acting as the avionics authority, you will collaborate with other disciplines and managers across the business. You will support the creation and manufacture of avionics devices in-house.

Responsibilities

• Team Leadership: Lead the day-to-day activities of the avionics team, ensuring the delivery of team goals.
• Skills Development: Develop the team's personal and professional skills, mentoring and coaching junior members.
• Team Growth: Participate in recruiting efforts as the team expands.
• Technical Leadership: Be accountable for the design, development, and integration of avionics sub-systems for the Zephyr aircraft.
• Programme Ownership: Manage various development programmes within the avionics team, ensuring on-time delivery and compliance with quality standards.
• Design Authority: Act as the technical authority for avionics, ensuring safety, performance, and regulatory compliance.
• Cross-functional Coordination: Provide the engineering team with clear demand planning, collaborating with manufacturing, maintenance, and software teams for seamless avionics integration.

Skills and Knowledge Required

• Extensive avionics experience in a regulated industry
• Significant hands-on avionics experience
• Ability to take ownership of technical problems and resolve them successfully
• Proven leadership, mentoring, and guiding skills with junior engineers
• Operate with increasing autonomy and make sound engineering decisions with limited supervision
• Experience contributing to continuous improvement activities and engineering processes

Additional Benefits

• Rewarding Excellence: Short-term incentive plan
• Your Time Off: 25 days of holiday
• Stay Healthy: Private medical insurance, dental, and optical cashback
• Secure Your Future: Personal pension plan
• Peace of Mind: Income protection and life assurance schemes
• Getting Around: Discounted salary sacrifice scheme for vehicles
• We Care About You: Employee assistance programme
• Perks Galore: Employee discounts via Perkbox

Additional Information

If this opportunity excites you but you're not 100% sure if you meet all the requirements, or if office hours don't fit your personal circumstances, we will try to find a practical solution. Engage with us to learn more about this role. If this role isn't quite what you're looking for but you'd like to be contacted about opportunities at AALTO, you can register your details.

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Location: FarnboroughContract Type: Full Time, PermanentHours: 37 - HybridTravel: NoAALTO, a global leader in Stratospace. Based in Farnborough, AALTO is an Airbus subsidiary that manufactures, operates, and delivers services with its solar-powered, stratospheric platform: Zephyr.Zephyr's persistence enables continuous flight for months at a time. Its current flight-time record of over 67 days in the stratosphere. From above 60,000+ft, or 20km above ground, AALTO can deliver several applications including direct-to-device connectivity and high-resolution Earth operates in a new operational layer between most of air traffic and low-Earth orbit, Stratospace. This is where high-altitude platforms led by Zephyr deliver services to commercial and government partners. We can help monitor environments, observe borders, track natural disasters and connect unconnected communities.Join us as we create a new domain of aerospace: Stratospace. You'll be part of a highly-skilled, innovative and passionate group of people - Team AALTO. Together, we can Unlock The RoleWe are seeking an Avionics Manager to support our expanding engineering operations. You will be responsible leading, motivating and the day-to-day activities of the avionics team. Being the avionics authority and collaborating with other disciplines and managers in all areas of the business. You will support the creation and manufacture of avionics devices in-house.Responsibilities to include:

• Team Leadership: Lead the day to day activities of the avionics team, taking responsibility for delivering the agreed goals of the avionics team. Skills Development: Develop the team's personal and professional skills, acting as a mentor and coach to junior team members. Team growth: Be part of the recruiting team seeking new talent as the team grows. Technical Leadership: Be accountable for the design, development and integration of the avionics sub-systems for the high-altitude, long-endurance Zephyr aircraft. Programme
  
  with limited supervision.· Experience contributing to continuous improvement activities or shaping engineering processes.In addition to an attractive market-aligned salary, we offer:Rewarding Excellence: Benefit from our short-term incentive plan that rewards your hard work and Your Time Off: Benefit from 25 days of holiday to relax and recharge.Stay Healthy: We've got your health covered with private medical insurance, along with dental and optical cash back.Secure Your Future: Take advantage of our personal pension plan to ensure a comfortable retirement.Peace of Mind: Our income protection and life assurance schemes are there to support you when you need it most.Getting around: Drive the latest vehicles with our discounted salary sacrifice scheme.We Care About You: Our employee assistance programme is always available to provide the support you need.Perks Galore: Enjoy a range of employee discounts via Perkbox, from household goods to travel!Does this opportunity
excite you but you're not 100% sure if you meet all the requirements for the role? Or are you concerned that 'normal' office hours aren't possible given your personal circumstances? Whilst we can't accommodate every flexible working request, we'll try to find a practical solution. So why not engage with us and find out more about this role?If this role isn't quite what you're looking for but are keen to be contacted about opportunities at AALTO, you can register your details here