Principal Engineer - System

EDGE Group
Abu Dhabi
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Communications, PR & CommunityExperience: 8+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Stakeholder management","Risk identification","Technical assessment","Structured engineering approach","Documentation"]

Lead systems engineering for Tactical Datalink and C4I solutions across the full lifecycle—from requirements and traceability through integration, verification, validation, and delivery. Manage the Message Standards protocols team and design interoperability capabilities across standards such as Link-16 and others. Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering partners (software, hardware, network, cybersecurity, and test) while maintaining engineering documentation for mission-critical, regulated environments.

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Principal Engineer - System

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Job Summary

Lead systems engineering for Tactical Datalink and C4I solutions across the full lifecycle—from requirements and traceability through integration, verification, validation, and delivery. Manage the Message Standards protocols team and design interoperability capabilities across standards such as Link-16 and others. Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering partners (software, hardware, network, cybersecurity, and test) while maintaining engineering documentation for mission-critical, regulated environments.
Location: Abu Dhabi
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Communications, PR & Community
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Manage the Message Standards protocols team, designing and developing large-scale C4I and TDL solutions.
  • •Design Message Standards protocols for C4I systems, including information exchange requirements and supporting UX.
  • •Develop interoperability capabilities across interfaces/standards (including Link-16, MIP, VMF, FFT, ADATP-3) and analyze data transfer protocols and C4I application data requirements.
  • •Support the systems engineering lifecycle from concept through integration, verification, validation, and delivery, including requirements analysis, traceability, and decomposition.
  • •Coordinate with software, hardware, network, cybersecurity, and test engineering teams; maintain engineering documentation and support risk identification and customer/stakeholder engagements.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Family VisasFlight TicketsHealth InsuranceEducation Allowances

Key Requirements

  • •Minimum 8 years of systems engineering experience in defence, aerospace, security, or mission-critical environments.
  • •Experience supporting the specification, development, integration, and test of Tactical Datalink system solutions or products.
  • •Understanding of systems engineering methodologies and lifecycle processes, including requirements management and systems documentation tools.
  • •Familiarity with integration, test, and verification activities and working in multidisciplinary engineering teams.
  • •Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related discipline.
Experience:8+ yearsDefenceAerospaceMission-criticalTactical Datalink
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Stakeholder managementRisk identificationTechnical assessmentStructured engineering approachDocumentation
Languages:English
Tech Stack:C4ITDLLink-16MIPVMFFFTADATP-3INCOSEMIL-STDNATO interoperabilityEnterprise ArchitectJama ConnectDOORSJIRAMBSEIRSICDsSS/SSS

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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