Senior UAV & Autonomous Systems Program Manager

Edge Group; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 500,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family visas

Annual flight tickets

Medical insurance for you and depend

Education allowances for your children

Job summary

EDGE Group, based in Abu Dhabi, seeks a senior lead for Advanced Concepts to orchestrate the development and deployment of high-technology unmanned aerial systems. You will drive strategy, cross-functional leadership across aerodynamics, mechanical, electronics, control systems, and software teams, and ensure successful delivery of loitering munition programs.

You will guide system integration, manage risks, allocate resources, and maintain rigorous program documentation to meet performance,

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 years in aerospace and defense industry with demonstrated experience working within agile or hybrid development cycles.
• Bachelor’s / Master’s in Engineering, or other technical fields.
• Certification in Project Management (e.g., PMP) or System Engineering (e.g., INCOSE CSEP) is preferable

Responsibilities

• Develops and implements long-term strategies for program development and execution, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and market needs.
• Manage complex engineering projects focused on the development and integration of advanced drone systems, ensuring technical objectives are met with precision and cutting-edge innovation.
• Conduct feasibility analysis for project requirement, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and market needs.
• Allocates resources effectively across projects, ensuring optimal use of personnel and budget.
• Identifies, assesses, and mitigates risks throughout the program/ project lifecycle.
• Acts as the primary liaison between the technical development team including aerodynamics, mechanical, electronics, control systems, and software development, to deliver integrated loitering munition solutions.
• Provides technical guidance to project teams, ensuring the design and development of loitering munition system, and technical requirements. Coordinates technical aspects of field/flight tests.
• Oversee the seamless integration of loitering munition subsystems, guaranteeing that each component operates harmoniously within the overall system architecture.
• Formulate and execute a clear strategic technical roadmap for loitering munition development programs, translating high-level objectives into actionable engineering milestones
• Create detailed status reports on monthly, quarter / yearly basis, according to the instructions.
• Responsible of compiling internal and external documentation about product development, maintaining comprehensive records for internal and external stakeholders.
• Drive the continual optimization of drone performance parameters, including flight stability, payload capacity, and energy efficiency through innovative engineering solutions.

Skills

Aerospace & defense experience

Project management

Systems engineering

Cross-functional leadership

Agile/hybrid development

Education

Bachelor’s / Master’s in Engineering

PM or Systems Engineering certification preferable

Tools

PMP

INCOSE CSEP

Job description

EDGE Group, based in Abu Dhabi, seeks a senior lead for Advanced Concepts to orchestrate the development and deployment of high-technology unmanned aerial systems. You will drive strategy, cross-functional leadership across aerodynamics, mechanical, electronics, control systems, and software teams, and ensure successful delivery of loitering munition programs.

You will guide system integration, manage risks, allocate resources, and maintain rigorous program documentation to meet performance,