Senior UAV Mission Systems Architect

Al Tariq; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 350,000 - 750,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tax-free salaries

Family visa

Annual flight tickets

Medical insurance for dependents

Education allowances

Job summary

EDGE, a UAE-based leader in defence technologies, seeks a Principal Engineer - Mission Systems to lead design, integration and verification of UAV avionics and mission systems. You will coordinate across architecture, payloads, comms, and safety assurance throughout the lifecycle.

You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, suppliers and stakeholders to ensure performance, reliability and mission readiness, while upholding aerospace standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in avionics or related engineering field.
• 15+ years in UAV/aerospace avionics or defence systems.
• Experience in avionics design, architecture and integration on UAV/aircraft platforms.
• Experience integrating EOS payloads such as EO/IR, SIGINT, radar, LiDAR, navigation or comms systems.
• Strong knowledge of avionics interfaces and MIL-STD/ARinc protocols.
• Experience with system safety, certification, and DO-178C/DO-254.English proficient.

Responsibilities

• Define system requirements and avionics architecture for UAV mission systems.
• Lead integration of avionics, mission computers, navigation and payloads.
• Manage interfaces, trade studies, and system design activities.

Skills

UAV avionics

Mission systems

System integration

Safety analysis

English proficiency

Education

Bachelors in Avionics Engineering

Tools

IBM DOORS

Polarion

SysML/UML

Job description

EDGE, a UAE-based leader in defence technologies, seeks a Principal Engineer - Mission Systems to lead design, integration and verification of UAV avionics and mission systems. You will coordinate across architecture, payloads, comms, and safety assurance throughout the lifecycle.

You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, suppliers and stakeholders to ensure performance, reliability and mission readiness, while upholding aerospace standards.