Drones & UAV Jobs in European Defence48 jobs

The European drone and UAV sector is one of the fastest-growing areas in defence hiring, shaped by lessons from the conflict in Ukraine and a shift in military thinking about expendable, autonomous platforms. Roles cover everything from flight control software and computer vision to airframe engineering, mission planning and field operations. The mix of employers ranges from major primes like Airbus Defence (Zephyr high-altitude platform), Leonardo (Falco family), Rheinmetall (Luna NG) and Thales to a deep bench of specialist companies building tactical reconnaissance drones, long-endurance fixed-wing systems, VTOL platforms and counter-UAS technology. More than 100 drone and UAV companies are tracked on DefenceJobs, making it one of the most company-dense industries on the platform.