Technology Innovation Institute (TII), a publicly funded research institute in Abu Dhabi home to leading scientists and engineers from across the globe, is seeking an Integration Engineer for its Robotics Research Center. This role brings together diverse technology components to drive civil aerial robotics projects, transforming research concepts into functioning, real-world prototypes.
bout the Role – Aerial Robotics Systems Integration
Core Focus: Autopilot management, payload integration, and autonomy/mission integration for drone platforms
Payload Types: Imaging (RGB, multispectral, thermal), sensing (LiDAR, SAR), and actuation (spraying, seeding)
Autopilot Frameworks: PX4, ArduPilot, DJI SDKs, with simulation tools like Gazebo and ROS2
Programming: C, C++, and Python for embedded development and system integration
Mission: Merging research team outputs into functioning, real-world-ready prototypes
Career Growth & Aerial Robotics Impact
Strategic Location: Abu Dhabi – a global hub for cutting-edge robotics and technology research
Real-World Application: Transform research prototypes into operational, field-ready aerial robotics solutions
Diverse Global Team: Join a community of leading scientists, engineers, and researchers from around the world
Career Growth: Build specialized UAV integration expertise at a globally recognized research institute
Position Overview
This Integration Engineer role sets up, maintains, and fine-tunes autopilots for various drone platforms to ensure optimal performance. You will install, configure, and test diverse payloads including imaging, sensing, and actuation systems to meet mission needs, and configure and adapt autonomy modules and SDK-based systems to enable mission execution and automated operations, working within TII’s Robotics Research Center to merge research team outputs into functioning, real-world-ready prototypes for civil aerial robotics applications.
Why This Role Matters: As Integration Engineer, you turn cutting-edge aerial robotics research into functioning, field-ready prototypes at one of the world’s leading technology research institutes, apply hands-on expertise across autopilot frameworks like PX4 and ArduPilot to real drone platforms, integrate diverse payloads spanning imaging, sensing, and actuation systems for genuinely varied mission applications, work alongside a diverse global community of scientists and engineers pushing the boundaries of aerial robotics, and build specialized, in-demand UAV integration skills at the frontier of applied robotics research.
Key Responsibilities
Autopilot Management
- Setup, maintain, and fine-tune autopilots for various drone platforms, ensuring optimal performance
Payload Integration
- Install, configure, and test diverse payloads including imaging (RGB, multispectral, thermal)
- Integrate sensing payloads (LiDAR, SAR, environmental sensors) and actuation systems (spraying, seeding, custom tools)
Autonomy & Mission Integration
- Configure and adapt autonomy modules and SDK-based systems to enable mission execution
- Support automated operations across civil aerial robotics projects
Qualifications & Requirements
Educational Requirements
- Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
Experience Requirements
- Minimum 2 years in flight control, UAV integration, or related fields
Technical Skills
- Hands-on expertise with PX4, ArduPilot, DJI SDKs (or equivalents)
- Experience with simulation and middleware tools such as Gazebo and ROS2
- Proficiency in C, C++, and Python for embedded development and system integration
- Practical experience across different autopilot platforms, payloads, and communication protocols
Essential Skills
- Strong skills in software/hardware debugging, simulation environments, and integration workflows
Nice-to-Have
- Flight experience operating drones with an appropriate pilot license
About Technology Innovation Institute (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 research and technology prototypes that help move society ahead. This role sits within TII’s Robotics Research Center, focused on merging research team outputs into functioning prototypes ready for real-world application in civil aerial robotics.
Career Excellence: Build specialized UAV integration expertise at a globally recognized research institute pushing the frontier of aerial robotics.
Who Should Apply?
- UAV Integration Engineers: With 2+ years in flight control or drone systems integration
- PX4/ArduPilot Specialists: Hands-on experience with autopilot setup and fine-tuning
- ROS2/Gazebo Developers: Comfortable with simulation and middleware tools for robotics
- Embedded Systems Engineers: Proficient in C, C++, and Python for UAV integration
- Aerial Robotics Researchers: Passionate about turning research concepts into field-ready prototypes
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