Principal Systems Engineer - Guidance & Control

EDGE Group
Abu Dhabi
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: IT Operations (Systems/Network Admin)Education: bachelorsSkills: ["Leadership","Technical peer review","Mentoring","Troubleshooting","Documentation"]

Design and lead guidance & control work packages for autonomous air/land/sea systems. Derive requirements, build control-law architectures and allocation algorithms, and develop control-oriented models for stability, robustness, and envelope protection. Drive verification and validation from analysis through SIL/PIL/HIL and flight testing support, troubleshoot anomalies, and produce guidance reports, robustness assessments, and release documentation while mentoring engineers.

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Principal Systems Engineer - Guidance & Control

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Job Summary

Design and lead guidance & control work packages for autonomous air/land/sea systems. Derive requirements, build control-law architectures and allocation algorithms, and develop control-oriented models for stability, robustness, and envelope protection. Drive verification and validation from analysis through SIL/PIL/HIL and flight testing support, troubleshoot anomalies, and produce guidance reports, robustness assessments, and release documentation while mentoring engineers.
Location: Abu Dhabi
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: IT Operations (Systems/Network Admin)
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Derive guidance & control requirements and define functional/performance requirements for control laws, guidance, autopilot, and control allocation.
  • •Develop control-law architectures, mode structures, command hierarchies, and signal interfaces; design stabilization and command functions.
  • •Create guidance algorithms and control-allocation/effector-management algorithms ensuring commands are feasible with vehicle and control limits.
  • •Build and analyze trim, linear, uncertainty, and frequency-response models; assess robustness margins and system nonlinearities.
  • •Own verification/validation planning and evidence, support simulation and testing (SIL/PIL/HIL and flight), troubleshoot issues, and deliver design documentation and reviews while mentoring engineers.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Family VisasHealth InsuranceEducation Allowances

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Aeronautical, Electrical, Mechanical, Control, Robotics, Applied Mathematics, or a related discipline.
  • •Master’s degree or PhD in Flight Control, Guidance, Control Systems, Aerospace Engineering, Autonomous Systems, Robotics, or related field is preferred.
  • •Typically 10+ years of relevant aerospace or comparable safety-critical control-system experience.
  • •Professional proficiency in written and spoken English.
  • •Demonstrated ability to lead significant Guidance & Control work packages with limited supervision.
Experience:AerospaceAutonomous systemsSafety-critical control systems
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:LeadershipTechnical peer reviewMentoringTroubleshootingDocumentation
Languages:English
Tech Stack:SILPILHILMonte CarloEigenvalue analysisFrequency-response modelsNonlinear analysis

Company Brief

EDGE Group
EDGE Group PJSC is an Abu Dhabi–based advanced technology and defence conglomerate (launched Nov 2019) developing autonomous systems, electronic warfare, precision weapons, cyber and naval/aerospace solutions for military and dual-use markets.
Industry: Defense Technology
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Government & Public Sector
Funding: Government Funded
Headquarters: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Founded: 2019
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