Senior UAV Ground Control Station Systems Engineer

EDGE; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 420,000 - 640,000; Full time

Job summary

EDGE, headquartered in the UAE, is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer for UAV Ground Control Station (GCS) architecture, integration, and lifecycle support. You will coordinate across GCS hardware, networking, RF, C2, telemetry, and rugged computing domains while guiding multidisciplinary teams.

The role requires 7–12+ years in aerospace/defence and strong experience with GCS hardware, embedded systems, and data links. Mastery of DOORS/Jama and security-conscious design is highly valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronics, Computer, Systems, Aerospace Engineering or related discipline.
• 7–12+ years in aerospace, defence, UAV/UAS, robotics, or mission-critical systems.
• Experience with GCS hardware architecture, embedded systems, networking, RF communications, and system integration.
• Experience with Ethernet/IP, CAN, UART, SPI interfaces.
• Experience integrating RF systems, UAV datalinks, SATCOM, modems, antennas, and comms systems.
• Experience with rugged computing platforms and power systems.
• Understanding of HMI for mission-control apps.
• Experience in system integration, verification, debugging, and field testing.
• Familiarity with DOORS/Jama or similar tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead GCS system architecture, design, and integration.
• Define system requirements, interfaces, ICDs, networks, and data flows.
• Integrate RF, SATCOM, LTE/5G, Wi-Fi, modems, and UAV datalinks.
• Oversee computing, networking, power, HMI, and ruggedized hardware integration.
• Ensure seamless ground-to-air, hardware-software, C2, telemetry and video integration.
• Lead verification, environmental, RF, EMI/EMC testing.
• Conduct hardware bring-up, debugging, and performance optimization.
• Support SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR and manage technical risks.
• Prepare specs, diagrams, BOMs, test reports, and docs.
• Provide technical leadership to multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

GCS architecture

Embedded systems

RF communications

System integration

Ethernet/IP

CAN

UART

SPI

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronics/CS/Systems Engineering

Master's degree in Aerospace/System Engineering

Tools

DOORS/Jama

Job description

EDGE, headquartered in the UAE, is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer for UAV Ground Control Station (GCS) architecture, integration, and lifecycle support. You will coordinate across GCS hardware, networking, RF, C2, telemetry, and rugged computing domains while guiding multidisciplinary teams.

The role requires 7–12+ years in aerospace/defence and strong experience with GCS hardware, embedded systems, and data links. Mastery of DOORS/Jama and security-conscious design is highly valued.