Principal System Hardware Engineer
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About the Role
Technology Innovation Institute seeks a Principal System Hardware Engineer in Abu Dhabi to define and own system and hardware architecture for Flight Controller and Mission Controller products.
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Responsibilities
- Define and own system and hardware architecture for Flight Controller and Mission Controller products.
- Lead system requirements, technical roadmaps, and design decisions.
- Drive integration of embedded hardware, software, sensors, communications, and avionics systems.
- Lead technical reviews, risk management, and product validation activities.
- Collaborate with customers, partners, and internal stakeholders on product requirements and solutions.
- Ensure compliance with aerospace, safety, cybersecurity, and environmental standards.
- Mentor engineering teams and provide technical leadership across projects.
Requirements
- PhD/Masters (preferred)/Bachelors in Computer Science or relevant discipline
- Deep understanding of UAV Flight Control Systems, Mission Controllers, and Autopilot architectures
- Expertise in ARM based processors, microcontrollers, SoCs, FPGAs, and real time embedded systems
- Experience with flight dynamics, navigation, guidance, control algorithms, and sensor fusion
- Strong knowledge of high reliability hardware architecture and embedded product development
- Experience integrating IMUs, GNSS receivers, magnetometers, barometers, airspeed sensors, and payload systems
- Understanding of UAV communication architectures, datalinks, mesh networking, and secure communications
- Familiarity with cybersecurity principles, secure boot, trusted execution environments, encryption, and key management
- Knowledge of aerospace and defense development practices, DO 160, MIL STD 810, MIL STD 461, NDAA compliance
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Role Overview
- Define and own system and hardware architecture for Flight Controller and Mission Controller products.
- Lead system requirements, technical roadmaps, and design decisions.
- Drive integration of embedded hardware, software, sensors, communications, and avionics systems.
- Lead technical reviews, risk management, and product validation activities.
- Collaborate with customers, partners, and internal stakeholders on product requirements and solutions.
- Ensure compliance with aerospace, safety, cybersecurity, and environmental standards.
- Mentor engineering teams and provide technical leadership across projects.
Functional Activities
- Own Flight Controller and Mission Controller architecture.
- Define system requirements and technical roadmaps.
- Lead hardware and HW system integration activities.
- Drive technical reviews, validation, and risk management.
- Collaborate with customers, partners, and stakeholders.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship.
- Ensure compliance with quality, safety, and cybersecurity requirements.
Necessary Knowledge And Experience
- Flight Controller & Mission Systems: Deep understanding of UAV Flight Control Systems, Mission Controllers, and Autopilot architectures. Knowledge of PX4, ArduPilot, NuttX, RTOS based systems, and embedded Linux environments. Experience with flight dynamics, navigation, guidance, control algorithms,
- Embedded Systems & Hardware Architecture: Expertise in ARM based processors, microcontrollers, SoCs, FPGAs, and real time embedded systems. Strong knowledge of high reliability hardware architecture and embedded product development. Experience with power architecture, redundancy concepts, fault tole
- Sensors & Navigation Systems: Experience integrating IMUs, GNSS receivers, magnetometers, barometers, airspeed sensors, and payload systems. Knowledge of inertial navigation, GPS denied navigation, and resilient positioning technologies. Understanding of sensor calibration, synchronization, and perf
- Communications & Security: Understanding of UAV communication architectures, datalinks, mesh networking, and secure communications. Familiarity with cybersecurity principles, secure boot, trusted execution environments, encryption, and key management. Experience with MAVLink, DDS, ROS2, and other au
- Quality, Certification & Compliance: Knowledge of aerospace and defense development practices. Familiarity with DO 160, MIL STD 810, MIL STD 461, NDAA compliance, EMC/EMI requirements, and environmental qualification. Understanding of safety, reliability, verification, validation, and certification
Soft Skills
- Leadership: Strong leadership skills to guide and mentor team members effectively.
- Communication: Excellent communication skills to collaborate with cross functional teams, stakeholders, and customers.
- Problem Solving: Ability to analyze complex issues, propose solutions, and make informed decisions.
- Adaptability: Willingness to adapt to changing project requirements and industry trends.
Education And Certification Requirements
- PhD/Masters (preferred)/Bachelors in Computer Science or relevant discipline
About TII
- Technology Innovation Institute (TII) is a publicly funded research institute, based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It is home to a diverse community of leading scientists, engineers, mathematicians, and researchers from across the globe, transforming problems and roadblocks into pioneering res
- At TII, we help society to overcome its biggest hurdles through a rigorous approach to scientific discovery and inquiry, using state of the art facilities and collaboration with leading international institutions.
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