Senior Flight Dynamics & UAV Control Engineer

EDGE; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 320,000 - 520,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tax-free salaries

Family visas

Annual flight tickets

Medical insurance for you and depend.*

Job summary

EDGE is seeking a Systems Engineer – Stability and Control for its ADASI division in the UAE. You will lead stability analyses, model UAV flight dynamics, and develop control laws to meet safety and regulatory requirements.

You will collaborate with aero, avionics, and software teams to ensure integration across platforms. Ideal candidates have 10+ years in aerospace or UAV dynamics, expert MATLAB/Simulink skills, and knowledge of MIL/airworthiness standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree REQUIRED in Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering or equivalent.
• Master’s degree in Flight Dynamics or Control Engineering (PREFERRED).
• Minimum 10+ years of relevant experience in flight stability, dynamics and control for aerospace/UAVs.

Responsibilities

• Perform stability analyses (longitudinal, lateral, directional) for UAVs.
• Design and tune autopilot control laws (PID, LQR, gain-scheduling).
• Develop 6-DOF flight dynamics models for simulation and integration.
• Define V&V strategies including HIL, wind tunnel and flight tests.
• Coordinate with aerodynamics, avionics, software and mechanical teams for integration.
• Ensure conformance with airworthiness and MIL-F-8785C/MIL-HDBK-1797 standards.

Skills

Flight dynamics

Control systems design

MATLAB/Simulink

X-Plane/FlightGear

Aerodynamic stability

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering

Master's Degree in Flight Dynamics/Control Engineering

Tools

AVL

XFOIL

Athena Vortex Lattice

Job description

EDGE is seeking a Systems Engineer – Stability and Control for its ADASI division in the UAE. You will lead stability analyses, model UAV flight dynamics, and develop control laws to meet safety and regulatory requirements.

You will collaborate with aero, avionics, and software teams to ensure integration across platforms. Ideal candidates have 10+ years in aerospace or UAV dynamics, expert MATLAB/Simulink skills, and knowledge of MIL/airworthiness standards.