Integration Engineer – Civil Aerial Robotics

About the role

The Technology Innovation Institute (TII), a publicly funded research institute based in Abu Dhabi, is hiring an Integration Engineer for its Robotics Research Centre. You will join a team that brings together diverse technology components to support civil aerial robotics projects, merging research work into functioning prototypes ready for real-world use.

Key responsibilities

• Autopilot management: setup, maintenance and fine-tuning of autopilots for various drone platforms.
• Payload integration: install, configure and test imaging (RGB, multispectral, thermal), sensing (LiDAR, SAR, environmental sensors) and actuation (spraying, seeding, custom tools) payloads.
• Autonomy and mission integration: configure and adapt autonomy modules and SDK-based systems so missions can run automatically.

Required profile

• Minimum 2 years of experience in flight control, UAV integration or related fields.
• Practical experience across autopilot platforms, payloads and communication protocols.

Required skills

• Autopilots and frameworks: hands-on work with PX4, ArduPilot and DJI SDKs (or equivalents).
• Simulation and middleware tools such as Gazebo and ROS2.
• Programming in C, C++ and Python for embedded development, system integration and toolchain scripting.
• Software and hardware debugging, simulation environments and integration workflows.