Mission-Critical UAV RF & Datalink Engineer

AirQ; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mission-critical RF projects

High-impact role

Fast-paced engineering culture

Job summary

AirQ is seeking a detail-oriented Communications & RF Engineer to join its R&D team. You will design, test, and optimize secure, long-range communication systems for UAV operations and own the RF and datalink performance across the platform.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams from early concept through prototype build and serial production releases, gaining hands-on experience with RF testing equipment and encryption systems.

Qualifications

• Strong background in RF engineering, telecommunications, or electronics.
• Understanding of wireless communication systems and modulation techniques.
• Experience designing or operating UAV communication links (preferred).
• Hands on experience with RF testing equipment and tools.

Responsibilities

• Design and validate RF systems, antennas, and data links.
• Optimize link budget, signal stability, throughput, and interference mitigation.
• Integrate and support encrypted communication systems.
• Conduct RF analysis, tuning, and troubleshooting across environments.
• Perform range tests and real-world communication performance evaluations.
• Support hands-on prototyping, providing integration guidance and resolving issues in real time.
• Coordinate with Electrical/Electronic Hardware & Integration teams to support the development of high-quality electronics and electrical integration data for platform integration.
• Develop validation and test plans to verify that integrated products meet design requirements.
• Support Flight Operations to develop and execute test programs.
• Support physical testing activities, recording observations and analyzing results against acceptance criteria
• Author thorough technical reports and presentations to support design reviews and project milestones

Skills

RF engineering

telecommunications

electronics

modulation techniques

UAV communication links

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electronics Engineering

Tools

RF testing equipment

Job description

AirQ is seeking a detail-oriented Communications & RF Engineer to join its R&D team. You will design, test, and optimize secure, long-range communication systems for UAV operations and own the RF and datalink performance across the platform.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams from early concept through prototype build and serial production releases, gaining hands-on experience with RF testing equipment and encryption systems.