Senior Guidance & Control Engineer - Flight Systems

LevelUP HCS; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 661,000 - 881,000; Full time

Job summary

LevelUP HCS is seeking an experienced Guidance and Control Engineer to develop flight control software for smart weapons in Abu Dhabi, on-site. The role covers design, development and validation of autopilot and mission control systems, along with LAR/MPS and 6-DOF simulation work.

You will work with DO-178B/C or MIL-STD-498 standards, perform lab and field tests, and ensure rigorous safety analyses and documentation across ICD, SDD and VDD artifacts.

Qualifications

• 4 Year Bachelor's degree in Software, Electronics, Mechanical Engineering, or Computer Science; Master's preferred.
• 10-15 years with smart weapons defense industry experience.
• Kalman filter, guidance systems and flight control experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain Guidance and Control algorithms (Autopilot and Mission control).
• Develop LAR and MPS algorithms for release regions and mission planning.
• Create and maintain 6-DOF simulation models; participate in HILS development.
• Maintain Aerodynamic model and deliver aero tables per subcontractor format.
• Conduct Lab and Flight Tests; analyze data and write reports on parameter compliance.
• Analyze software requirements for guidance and control system as per product specs.
• Design software architecture; ensure real-time performance, fault tolerance, and safety.
• Code and implement algorithms; follow standards and style guidelines.
• Perform Verification and Validation per DO-178B/C or MIL-STD-498.
• Manage Configuration Management and traceability of requirements to design and code.
• Create and maintain ICD, SDD, Algorithm Design documents and VDD.
• Ensure compliance with DO-178B/C and MIL-STD-882E safety standards.

Skills

Software Development

C/C++

Lab Testing

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Software/Engineering/CS

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Matlab

Simulink

Job description

LevelUP HCS is seeking an experienced Guidance and Control Engineer to develop flight control software for smart weapons in Abu Dhabi, on-site. The role covers design, development and validation of autopilot and mission control systems, along with LAR/MPS and 6-DOF simulation work.

You will work with DO-178B/C or MIL-STD-498 standards, perform lab and field tests, and ensure rigorous safety analyses and documentation across ICD, SDD and VDD artifacts.