Senior Principal Engineer,Guidance & Control (On-site in Abu Dhabi)

LevelUP HCS; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 250,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

LevelUP HCS in Abu Dhabi seeks an experienced Guidance and Control Engineer to develop and implement flight control software for smart weapons. The role focuses on autopilot, mission control, LAR/MPS algorithms, and 6-DOF/HILS simulations across new and existing products.

You will work with aerodynamic modeling, ensure safety and performance, analyze test data, and document design and verification activities in line with DO-178B/C and MIL-STD-882E.

Qualifications

• 4 year bachelor’s degree in engineering or computer science.
• 10–15 years in smart weapons defense industry.
• Kalman filter, guidance systems and flight control experience.
• Lab and field testing experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain Guidance and Control algorithms for autopilot and mission control.
• Develop LAR and MPS algorithms for release regions and mission data.
• Create 6-DOF models and participate in Hardware-in-The-Loop simulations.
• Maintain Aerodynamic model and QA validation with flight-test data.
• Participate in Lab and Flight Tests; analyze data and write reports.
• Analyze software requirements for guidance and control systems.
• Design software architecture implementing guidance algorithms with real-time safety.
• Code and implement software per coding standards and DO-178B/C MIL rules.
• Perform verification and validation with test plans and results.
• Manage configuration and traceability across requirements, design and implementation.
• Create and maintain ICD, SDD, VDD and test documentation.
• Ensure compliance with DO-178B/C and MIL-STD-882E safety standards.
• Production support: fault investigations and MRB/PCMB activities.

Skills

C

C++

Matlab

Simulink

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Software/Electronic/Mechanical Engineering or Computer Science

Job description

Job title

Guidance and Control Engineer (On-site in Abu Dhabi)

Location

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Job Summary

This position will be responsible the development and implementation of smart weapons flight control software on new and existing products that are produced by the company.

Key Responsibilities

• Flight control: Design, develop and maintain Guidance and Control algorithms to meet performance objectives as specified by the product specifications. This entails Autopilot as well as Mission control design.
• LAR & MPS: Design, develop and maintain the Launch-Acceptable Region (LAR) and Mission Planning System (MPS) algorithms related to LAR inputs and outputs. This includes the calculation of the release-regions, where performance of the weapon is assured, as well as critical mission info, such as estimated trajectory data, flight times and predicted impact angles and speed.
• 6DOF & HILS: Custodian of and developer of the Six-Degree-of-Freedom (6-DOF) simulation models. Participate in the development of Hardware-In-The-Loop (HILS) simulation models.
• Aerodynamic Model: Custodian and implementation, QA/validation (by means of flighttest data) and maintenance of the Aerodynamic model with Aero tables as delivered to specified format by the sub-contractor.
• Flight & Lab Tests: Participate in Lab and Flight Tests which includes: reduction and analysis of test data, write analysis reports and review & report product parameter compliance with product specifications.
• Requirements Analysis: Analyzing and understanding the software requirements for the guidance and control system, as specified by the product requirement specification.
• Software Design: Designing the software architecture and components that will implement the Guidance and Control algorithms, ensuring adherence to the relevant standards and guidelines. This includes considering factors like real-time performance, fault tolerance, and safety.
• Coding and Implementation: Writing the software code that translates the Guidance and Control algorithm design into a working software system. Following coding best practices and standards, such as coding conventions and style guidelines specified in the relevant standards.
• Verification and Validation: Conducting thorough testing and verification of the software to ensure that it meets the specified requirements. This involves creating test plans, executing tests, and documenting the results. The verification and validation process should comply with the applicable standards, such as DO-178B/C for airborne software or MIL-STD-498 for software development.
• Configuration Management: Managing the software configuration throughout the development lifecycle. This includes version control, maintaining baselines, and ensuring traceability between software requirements, design, and implementation.
• Documentation: Creating and maintaining Algorithm Design document, Interface Control Documentation (ICD), Software Detailed Design Document (SDD), Algorithm Test
• Specification, Test Reports and Version Description Document (VDD).
• Compliance with Standards: Ensuring compliance with the relevant standards and guidelines throughout the software development process. This includes following standards like DO-178B/C for airborne software, MIL-STD-498 for software development.
• Safety and Risk Analysis: Identifying potential safety hazards and risks associated with the software and its interaction with the munition system. Performing safety analyses, such as Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) or Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), in accordance with the relevant safety standards, such as DO-178B/C or MIL-STD-882E.

General

• Production line support: Participate in Fault Investigations, MRB and PCMBs to identify, define and resolve software, hardware, system, performance and/or flight control related issues.
• Perform other similar and related duties as required.

Experience & Qualifications

• 4 Year Bachelor’s degree (Software, Electronic or Mechanical Engineering, or Computer Science) or equivalent qualification or equivalent experience, Master’s degree preferred.
• Modelling & simulation in Aerospace
• Software Development
• C, C++ , Matlab, Simulink
• Lab and field testing
• 10 - 15 years’ experience in smart weapons related defense industry.
• 10 - 15 years Kalman filter, guidance systems and flight control experience.
• Experience in problem solving techniques