# Senior Autonomous Systems Engineer

Package: £56,025 - £62,250 (salary dependent on experience) + Benefits Role ID: SF20874 Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we’re not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting-edge defence technology to ground-breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as a Senior Autonomous Systems Engineerat our Farnboroughsite, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds. The Role As a Senior Autonomous Systems Engineer, you'll play a key role in designing, developing and delivering advanced autonomy solutions that support next-generation defence capabilities across air and maritime domains. Day-to-day, you'll lead technical work packages, mentor engineers, contribute to software and systems development, and support the integration and demonstration of autonomous technologies from concept through to operational trials Your responsibilities will include: Leading technical delivery of autonomy and autonomous systems work packages Developing and reviewing autonomy software using C++ and related technologies Supporting modelling, simulation and algorithm de

- **Id**: 3822741
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/qinetiq-senior-autonomous-systems-engineer>
- **Role**: Robotics
- **Role family**: Robotics
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Farnborough, United Kingdom
- **Countries**: GB
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-05T17:46:36Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-05
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-10T00:12:55Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 4
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 5675
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Dental insurance, Health insurance
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Defense Manufacturing, Engineering Services, Testing, Inspection & Certification

## Company

- **Id**: 51551
- **Name**: QinetiQ
- **Domain**: qinetiq.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/qinetiq>
- **Size band**: 201-500
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: SuccessFactors

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 100
- **Open postings**: 6
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.167
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 20
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T06:03:00Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 56025
- **Max**: 62250
- **Currency**: GBP
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 83862

## Technologies

- **C++** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 4

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-05T17:46:36Z

## Visa

- Country: GB; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: Licensed UK visa sponsor (Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker, Graduate Trainee); Route: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee

## Liveness

- **Score**: 90
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.903
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 3
- **Expected fill days**: 20
- **Reasons**: conf:5, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T06:03:00Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 83862
- **Is top pay**: no

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