UAV Flight Systems Avionics Engineer: Autonomy & Validation

Zohorecruit

Abu Dhabi

On-site

AED 180,000 - 320,000

Full time

14 days+
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Job summary

TALENT ONE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES is seeking a technically strong UAV Flight Systems & Avionics Engineer in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The role focuses on integrating onboard electronics, flight-control systems, sensors, and embedded software to enable stable, autonomous UAV operations across hardware, software, simulation, and flight testing.

You will work with PX4/ArduPilot stacks, calibrate sensors, and optimise autopilot configurations while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to deliver validated

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Mechatronics, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related discipline.
  • Relevant professional experience in UAV systems, flight-control engineering, avionics, embedded systems, robotics, or similar engineering fields.
  • Practical experience integrating and troubleshooting electronic hardware and avionics systems.
  • Experience with UAV autopilot platforms such as PX4 and/or ArduPilot.
  • Hands-on experience with UAV sensor integration, calibration, and configuration.
  • Familiarity with embedded systems, flight-control architectures, and hardware/software integration.
  • Understanding of communication interfaces and protocols such as UART, I2C, SPI, CAN, and telemetry systems.
  • Experience using simulation environments for flight-control development and system validation.
  • Knowledge of flight dynamics, aircraft control systems, and UAV operational principles.
  • Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and technical problem-solving abilities.
  • Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary R&D and engineering environment.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and integrate electronic hardware and avionics assemblies for unmanned aerial systems.
  • Support the selection, configuration, and integration of flight-control computers, onboard sensors, and communication interfaces.
  • Integrate and calibrate navigation and perception sensors, including inertial measurement units, GNSS, LiDAR, and vision-based systems.
  • Configure, modify, and optimise open-source autopilot platforms, including PX4 and ArduPilot.
  • Work with embedded flight-control software, including firmware deployment, parameter configuration, and system-level troubleshooting.
  • Conduct virtual and hardware-based simulation activities to evaluate flight-control behaviour and system performance.
  • Perform flight-controller parameter optimisation and PID tuning to improve UAV stability, responsiveness, and handling.
  • Support ground testing, flight trials, and validation of integrated UAV systems.
  • Investigate hardware, sensor, communication, and flight-control issues, working towards effective technical solutions.
  • Assist with the integration of avionics, propulsion-related interfaces, payloads, and other onboard systems.
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams during system development, prototype integration, and testing.
  • Maintain technical records, configuration data, test results, and engineering documentation.
  • Follow applicable engineering, quality, safety, and operational procedures throughout development and testing activities.

Skills

UAV systems
Flight control engineering
Embedded systems
Sensor integration
Autopilot PX4 ArduPilot
PID tuning
Troubleshooting
Multidisciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering / Electronics / Mechatronics / Computer Engineering / Aerospace Engineering

Tools

PX4
ArduPilot
Pixhawk
Embedded toolchains

Job description

TALENT ONE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES is seeking a technically strong UAV Flight Systems & Avionics Engineer in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The role focuses on integrating onboard electronics, flight-control systems, sensors, and embedded software to enable stable, autonomous UAV operations across hardware, software, simulation, and flight testing.

You will work with PX4/ArduPilot stacks, calibrate sensors, and optimise autopilot configurations while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to deliver validated

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