Principal UAV Systems Architect & Verification Lead

EDGE; Dubai; On-site; AED 420,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

EDGE in Dubai seeks a Principal UAV Systems Engineer (UAE National) to lead end-to-end systems engineering for airborne platforms, payloads and GCS. You will own architectures, drive trade studies, and ensure compliance with international standards.

You will mentor multi-disciplinary teams, oversee SRR/ PDR/CDR, and direct verification, test, and integration activities across lab, ground, and flight tests, building Emirati capability.

Qualifications

• UAE National; must hold UAE citizenship eligibility.
• 5+ years UAV systems engineering experience including flight control, autonomy and sensor fusion.
• Proven track record in system architecture, integration, verification and flight testing.

Responsibilities

• Define and own UAV system architectures across airborne platforms, payloads, datalinks and GCS.
• Govern requirements, ICDs, and functional allocations; act as final authority on trade studies and architectural decisions.
• Ensure compliance with GCAA, EASA, FAA, MIL-STD/STANAG standards.
• Lead integration of hardware, software, mechanical, electrical, and RF subsystems.
• Ensure performance, safety, SWaP, and reliability targets are met; resolve system-level conflicts proactively.
• Mentor systems, software, avionics, and mechanical engineers; lead SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, PRR reviews.
• Institutionalize SE processes and support Emirati talent development.
• Define V&V strategies across lab, ground, and flight testing; ensure full requirements-to-acceptance traceability.
• Lead root-cause analysis and corrective actions on system-level issues.
• Program execution & stakeholder engagement.

Skills

SysML MBSE

MATLAB Simulink

UAV Systems

Leadership

Requirements Mgmt

Technical Writing

Flight Testing

Education

Aerospace Eng

Electrical Eng

MS in Systems Eng

Tools

DOORS

Job description

EDGE in Dubai seeks a Principal UAV Systems Engineer (UAE National) to lead end-to-end systems engineering for airborne platforms, payloads and GCS. You will own architectures, drive trade studies, and ensure compliance with international standards.

You will mentor multi-disciplinary teams, oversee SRR/ PDR/CDR, and direct verification, test, and integration activities across lab, ground, and flight tests, building Emirati capability.