Principal UI Engineer – Mission-Critical Defence C2

AL TARIQ; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 300,000 - 520,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family visa

Annual flight tickets

Medical insurance for you and dependd

Education allowances for your children

Job summary

EDGE in the United Arab Emirates is seeking experienced Principal Software Engineers with a focus on User Interface design (HFI/UI/UX) to support a Defence Communications and Command & Control system.

The successful candidates will contribute to the design, development, integration, and maintenance of software components underpinning mission‑critical communications and operational capabilities, working within a multidisciplinary engineering environment alongside systems engineers, software

Qualifications

• Degree in Software Engineering.
• Minimum 10 years experience in software development, preferably within communications, defence, mission‑critical, or distributed systems.
• Strong proficiency in Java development.
• Experience analysing designs/requirements from a Human Factors / Human Systems Integration perspective, including Task Analyses.
• Experience with GIS frameworks (LuciadLightspeed, NASA World Wind) and proficiency with Web UI fundamentals (HTML, JavaScript, CSS).
• Solid understanding of UML/software modelling and core software engineering principles (modular design, high cohesion/low coupling, OO design).

Responsibilities

• Produce UI product/system requirement specifications based on end-user input and operational analysis.
• Develop product/system design concepts and implementation specifications with a focus on usability.
• Create, evaluate, and modify prototypes, operational scenarios, and process maps with emphasis on context and task analysis.
• Contribute to software architecture, detailed design, and software integration activities across complex distributed systems.
• Produce and maintain software design artefacts/models; participate in reviews and design discussions.
• Ensure software quality through disciplined development and verification: unit tests, integration tests, and code reviews.

Skills

Java development

Web UI fundamentals

Human Factors / HSI perspective

UML / software modelling

GIS frameworks

HTML

JavaScript

CSS

Education

Degree in Software Engineering

Tools

LuciadLightspeed

NASA World Wind

Job description

EDGE in the United Arab Emirates is seeking experienced Principal Software Engineers with a focus on User Interface design (HFI/UI/UX) to support a Defence Communications and Command & Control system.

The successful candidates will contribute to the design, development, integration, and maintenance of software components underpinning mission‑critical communications and operational capabilities, working within a multidisciplinary engineering environment alongside systems engineers, software