Lead UAV Mission Systems Engineer

Edge Group; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 320,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

EDGE Group PJSC in the UAE seeks a Principal Engineer - Mission Systems to lead avionics design, integration and verification for UAV platforms. You will drive system-level requirements, ICDs and safety analyses across avionics, mission computers and payloads.

You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, suppliers and stakeholders to ensure system performance, safety and mission readiness throughout development and field deployment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in Avionics, EE, Aerospace or related field.
• 15+ years in UAV/aerospace avionics or defence mission systems engineering.
• Strong experience in avionics design, architecture and integration on UAV/aerospace platforms.
• Experience with mission payloads (EO/IR, SIGINT, radar, navigation or comms).

Responsibilities

• Define and manage system-level requirements, avionics architecture and ICDs for UAV mission systems.
• Lead integration of avionics, mission computers, navigation and payloads.
• Manage interfaces, trade studies and system-level design activities.
• Develop and review safety assessments (FHA, FMEA, PSSA/SSA).
• Ensure compliance with SAE ARP 4754/4761, DO-178C/DO-254 and MIL-STD standards.
• Lead verification and validation including HIL, simulation and flight testing.
• Review test results and telemetry to verify performance; prepare technical documentation.

Skills

Mission systems

Avionics integration

System safety

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Avionics/EE/Aerospace

Master's degree in Electrical/Systems Engineering (preferred)

Tools

IBM DOORS

Polarion

SysML/UML

Matlab/Simulink

Job description

EDGE Group PJSC in the UAE seeks a Principal Engineer - Mission Systems to lead avionics design, integration and verification for UAV platforms. You will drive system-level requirements, ICDs and safety analyses across avionics, mission computers and payloads.

You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, suppliers and stakeholders to ensure system performance, safety and mission readiness throughout development and field deployment.