Senior Embedded Lead for Autonomous Flight Software

Technology Innovation Institute; Dubai; On-site; AED 480,000 - 720,000; Full time

Job summary

Technology Innovation Institute (TII) seeks a Lead Software Developer to drive embedded software solutions for autonomous UAV systems. This hands‑on leadership role combines software architecture, development, and system integration, with mentoring across the engineering team to deliver secure and reliable products throughout the lifecycle.

You will guide design reviews, integrate security features, and collaborate across hardware, systems, security, test, manufacturing, and DevOps to ensure

Qualifications

• 15+ years in embedded software development.
• 8+ years in flight controller, autopilot, or safety‑critical avionics.
• Proven track record leading embedded software teams and delivering products to production.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, integration, and validation of embedded flight software for autonomous and safety‑critical systems.
• Lead the integration of platform security features and secure software deployment mechanisms.
• Lead software development, debugging, code reviews, and system integration activities.
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and support to engineering teams throughout the development lifecycle.
• Drive platforms bring‑up, software integration, validation, and release activities.
• Collaborate with hardware, systems, security, test, manufacturing, and DevOps teams.
• Support Git workflows, CI/CD pipelines, build automation, release management, and configuration control.
• Ensure software quality, reliability, maintainability, and compliance with engineering standards and processes.
• Comfortable making architecture decisions and representing the software team to stakeholders.

Skills

C/C++

Python

PX4 Autopilot

MAVLink

RTOS NuttX

ARM Cortex

Security engineering

MISRA C

Git workflows

CI/CD

MATLAB

Leadership

Embedded systems

Education

Bachelor's in CS/EE/Aerospace

Master's/PhD preferred

Tools

GitLab CI

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

QGroundControl

MATLAB

Job description

Technology Innovation Institute (TII) seeks a Lead Software Developer to drive embedded software solutions for autonomous UAV systems. This hands‑on leadership role combines software architecture, development, and system integration, with mentoring across the engineering team to deliver secure and reliable products throughout the lifecycle.

You will guide design reviews, integrate security features, and collaborate across hardware, systems, security, test, manufacturing, and DevOps to ensure