Lead Network Engineer, Tactical & Secure Communications

Edge Group; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family visa

Annual flight tickets

Medical insurance

Education allowances

Job summary

EDGE Group in Abu Dhabi is seeking an experienced Principal Data Communications Engineer to design secure, high‑performance networking solutions for defence and mission‑critical systems, focusing on tactical MANETs, fixed networks, and satellite links.

You will model, simulate, and prototype networks, evaluate latency and throughput, and collaborate with systems, RF, cybersecurity and defence engineering teams to deliver robust communications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, or related discipline.
• Strong understanding of data communications, networking architectures, and protocol stacks.
• Proven knowledge of routing protocols and distributed network algorithms.
• Experience in communication protocol design, modelling, simulation, or analysis.
• Experience in defence communications, secure networking, C2, or mission‑critical systems.
• Knowledge of wired networking technologies such as Ethernet, MPLS, or optical transport.
• Understanding of MANET/ad‑hoc networking and protocols such as OLSR and AODV.
• Experience with network simulation/emulation tools such as NS‑3, OMNeT++, or Mininet.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and technical communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Research and develop next‑generation routing protocols for tactical environments.
• Design and enhance routing protocols such as OSPF, BGP, IS‑IS, OLSR, and AODV.
• Model, simulate, and evaluate heterogeneous networks including MANETs, wired, and satellite networks.
• Analyse network performance under mobility, interference, node loss, limited bandwidth, and intermittent connectivity.
• Develop adaptive, self‑organising, and resilient network solutions.
• Investigate secure routing and integration with encryption and cybersecurity mechanisms.
• Evaluate latency, throughput, convergence, routing overhead, and network survivability.
• Collaborate with systems, RF, cybersecurity, and defence engineering teams.
• Produce technical documentation, research outputs, and prototype designs.

Skills

Data communications

Networking architectures

Routing protocols knowledge

Communication protocols design

Security and cybersecurity integration

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications

Master's or PhD in a relevant discipline

Tools

NS-3

OMNeT++

Mininet

Python

C/C++

Job description

EDGE Group in Abu Dhabi is seeking an experienced Principal Data Communications Engineer to design secure, high‑performance networking solutions for defence and mission‑critical systems, focusing on tactical MANETs, fixed networks, and satellite links.

You will model, simulate, and prototype networks, evaluate latency and throughput, and collaborate with systems, RF, cybersecurity and defence engineering teams to deliver robust communications.