Senior UAV Ground Control Systems Engineer

Edge Group; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 400,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

EDGE Group PJSC in Abu Dhabi seeks a Senior Systems Engineer for UAV Ground Control Station (GCS) to lead architecture, design and lifecycle support of secure, mission-critical GCS systems. You’ll work across GCS hardware, networking, RF, C2, telemetry, rugged computing, and ground-to-air system integration with multidisciplinary teams.

The role requires deep expertise in GCS hardware, embedded systems, networking, RF, and system integration, plus DOORS/Jama.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree prerequisites in electrical, electronics, computer, systems, aerospace engineering, or related field.
• 7–12+ years of aerospace/defence or mission-critical systems experience.
• Strong GCS hardware architecture, embedded systems, networking, RF comms, and system integration experience.
• Experience with Ethernet/IP, CAN, UART, SPI interfaces.
• Experience integrating RF systems, UAV datalinks, SATCOM, modems, antennas and comms.
• Familiarity with rugged computing platforms, power, operator consoles and hardware integration.
• Understanding of HMI for mission-control applications.
• Experience with system integration, verification, debugging, field testing.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

GCS architecture

Embedded systems

Networking

RF communications

System integration

C2 / telemetry

EMI/EMC testing

HMI design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related

7–12+ years defence/ aerospace experience

Tools

DOORS/Jama

Job description

EDGE Group PJSC in Abu Dhabi seeks a Senior Systems Engineer for UAV Ground Control Station (GCS) to lead architecture, design and lifecycle support of secure, mission-critical GCS systems. You’ll work across GCS hardware, networking, RF, C2, telemetry, rugged computing, and ground-to-air system integration with multidisciplinary teams.

The role requires deep expertise in GCS hardware, embedded systems, networking, RF, and system integration, plus DOORS/Jama.