Working Student – Hardware Engineering (UAS Propulsion & Power) (all genders)

About UsSTARK is a European defence technology company building the next generation of unmanned systems. We

design, develop and manufacture software-defined, mass-scalable and cost-effective platforms that give

NATO operators a decisive edge in highly contested environments. We are focused on delivering

deployable, high-performance capability — not future promises. In a time of rising threats, our work

strengthens the technological edge of NATO Allies and their Partners.

About the teamYou will join our hardware engineering team, working closely with engineers across propulsion, power systems, testing, and aircraft development to turn measured data into better-performing unmanned systems.

Your missionYour mission is to work hands-on with the parts of the aircraft that turn stored energy into flight: the

motors, the batteries, and the propulsion and power components that decide how far, how fast, and how

long our platforms fly. You support the hardware team from bench characterisation through data analysis

in MATLAB and Python.

You aren't just swapping components on a bench; you are helping generate the measured evidence that

decides what actually flies — and learning how unmanned hardware is designed, tested, and pushed to its

limits.

Responsibilities• Support characterisation and bench testing of motors, propellers, batteries, and power components for our UAS platforms.

Help set up test rigs and instrumentation, and capture clean, repeatable measurement data.

Assist with component selection and trade-offs by turning test data into clear comparisons.

Reduce and analyse test data in MATLAB and Python — efficiency, thrust, endurance, thermal and discharge behaviour.

Visualise results so the engineering team can make decisions from them quickly.

Keep test setups, measurements, and finding