Principal Engineer

About EDGE

About the Role

Responsibilities

• Lead development and implementation of Guidance & Control systems, algorithms, modeling and simulation, tracking, estimation, and optimization filters.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship, support technical decisions and problem-solving, and promote engineering best practices.
• Lead verification and flight testing, including SIL/PIL/HIL testing, pre-flight preparation, performance verification, and post-flight analysis.
• Establish and advance Guidance & Control tools, laboratories, methodologies, and technical capabilities.
• Investigate cutting-edge technologies and algorithms.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical, Embedded Systems Engineering, or another relevant engineering discipline.
• 10–15 years of relevant engineering experience; guided weapon systems, missile systems, Guidance & Control, or related complex-systems experience is preferred.
• Strong Guidance & Control expertise across algorithms, modeling and simulation, tracking, estimation, optimization, and verification.
• At least five years of engineering leadership or management experience, including technical leadership and team mentorship.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience across guided weapon development, including SIL/PIL/HIL testing, mission planning, flight testing, and post-flight analysis.
• Experience establishing technical capabilities, laboratories, tools, or advanced G&C methodologies, with exposure to emerging technologies and innovative algorithms.

Benefits

• EDGE describes learning opportunities, career support, and opportunities to collaborate with international colleagues.
• Depending on role and seniority, benefits may include family visas, annual flight tickets, medical insurance, and children’s education allowances.

Language

• English proficiency is required for all roles unless otherwise stated in the job posting.

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