Chief System Engineer

EDGE Group
Abu Dhabi
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 18+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: []

Own technical authority for a defense product system across its lifecycle, including mission analysis, requirements, architecture, and verification/validation. Lead aircraft and missile design using advanced CAD, and drive aerodynamic and flight-mechanics analyses with CFD and simulation tools. Direct prototyping and manufacturing methods (e.g., 3D printing, CNC machining, PCB design). Build integrated hardware/software solutions using PX4/MAVLink, C++ real-time software, and Qt/QML ground-control interfaces, supported by ROS-based modular robotics development.

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Chief System Engineer

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Job Summary

Own technical authority for a defense product system across its lifecycle, including mission analysis, requirements, architecture, and verification/validation. Lead aircraft and missile design using advanced CAD, and drive aerodynamic and flight-mechanics analyses with CFD and simulation tools. Direct prototyping and manufacturing methods (e.g., 3D printing, CNC machining, PCB design). Build integrated hardware/software solutions using PX4/MAVLink, C++ real-time software, and Qt/QML ground-control interfaces, supported by ROS-based modular robotics development.
Location: Abu Dhabi
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Take overall technical authority and accountability for the technical performance of a product system/system-element across its lifecycle.
  • •Perform mission analysis, requirements definition, architectural definition, and verification and validation.
  • •Lead creation and modification of aircraft and missile designs using advanced CAD software to meet engineering standards.
  • •Conduct aerodynamic and flight-mechanics analyses using CFD and simulation tools to guide design decisions.
  • •Design and develop defense systems with hardware/software integration, including C++ real-time software, Qt/QML ground control interfaces, and ROS-based modular robotics applications.

Key Requirements

  • •Minimum Bachelors in Engineering.
  • •Minimum 18 years of relevant systems engineering experience developing products in the defense industry.
  • •Proficiency in missile design, including flight mechanics, stability, weight and balance, and structural design.
  • •Proficiency in CAD plus FEA and CFD.
  • •Experience with system testing and validation and application of MBSE and/or engineering specialty software.
Experience:18+ yearsDefense
Education:Bachelor's
Tech Stack:C++QtQMLPX4MAVLinkROSCADFEACFDMBSE3D printingCNC machiningPCB designLiDAR

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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