Senior Guidance & Control Engineer — Flight Test Focus

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

Job summary

EDGE seeks a Senior Engineer – Guidance & Control for Halcon to design, implement, test, and optimize advanced guidance and control systems for aerospace and defence applications. You will lead algorithm development, modeling, and flight-test collaboration while guiding junior engineers and coordinating cross‑functional activities.

The role emphasizes experience in G&C, weapon systems, and aerospace engineering, with a focus on verification, validation, and system-level integration to deliver

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace/related field as a minimum requirement.
• 6–10 years in Guidance & Control, guided weapon or aerospace engineering.
• Experience developing and implementing guidance algorithms and system-level solutions.
• Strong knowledge of modeling, simulation, systems engineering and V&V activities.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and validate Guidance & Control algorithms for guided weapon and aerospace systems.
• Lead modeling, simulation, tracking, estimation, and optimization activities to evaluate system performance.
• Support SIL, PIL, and HIL testing, system integration, and flight test activities including pre-flight preparation and post-flight analysis.
• Provide technical guidance, supervision, and mentoring to junior engineers.

Skills

Guidance & Control

Modeling & Simulation

Systems Engineering

Verification & Validation

Embedded Systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical, Embedded Systems or related field

Master's or PhD in Aerospace/Control Systems or related discipline

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

Flight test instrumentation

Verification tools

Job description

EDGE seeks a Senior Engineer – Guidance & Control for Halcon to design, implement, test, and optimize advanced guidance and control systems for aerospace and defence applications. You will lead algorithm development, modeling, and flight-test collaboration while guiding junior engineers and coordinating cross‑functional activities.

The role emphasizes experience in G&C, weapon systems, and aerospace engineering, with a focus on verification, validation, and system-level integration to deliver