PULSE — the strategically significant joint venture between EDGE Group (Abu Dhabi’s leading defense technology conglomerate) and INDRA (Spain’s premier defense electronics and radar systems developer) — is seeking a skilled and driven Radar Systems Engineer to support the design of advanced radar solutions for defense applications in Abu Dhabi. This is a senior technical role covering the full radar engineering lifecycle — from architecture definition across Pulsed, FMCW, and AESA radar technologies through MATLAB/Simulink system modelling, RF and antenna design, hardware/software integration, qualification testing, and customer-facing technical engagements — all within MIL-STD regulated defense engineering environments. A minimum of 5 years of radar system engineering experience is required.
About PULSE — EDGE × INDRA Defense Technology Joint Venture
Joint Venture: PULSE — strategic partnership between EDGE Group (UAE) and INDRA (Spain) — combining UAE sovereign defense capability with INDRA’s world-class radar and defense electronics expertise
EDGE Group: Abu Dhabi’s premier defense technology conglomerate — one of the top 25 defense companies globally, driving UAE sovereign defense industrial capability
INDRA: Spain’s leading defense electronics, radar, and mission systems developer — with decades of internationally recognized expertise in advanced radar technology
Focus: Advanced radar solutions for defense applications — Pulsed · FMCW · AESA — full engineering lifecycle
Engineering Standards: MIL-STD compliance · Defense qualification · Stringent industry standards · Rigorous technical documentation
Why This PULSE Radar Engineer Role in Abu Dhabi Is a Career-Defining Opportunity
EDGE + INDRA Credentials: Working at the intersection of EDGE Group’s UAE sovereign defense mission and INDRA’s world-class radar engineering pedigree — a uniquely prestigious double brand association that stands out on any defense engineering CV globally
Advanced Radar Technology: AESA, FMCW, and pulsed radar are the most technically demanding and strategically significant radar technology categories in modern defense — working across all three at PULSE provides genuinely rare technical breadth
UAE Defense Growth: Abu Dhabi’s defense technology sector is one of the most actively investing in the world — PULSE’s role in UAE sovereign radar capability development places this role at the center of a strategically significant national program
Tax-Free Abu Dhabi: Competitive senior defense engineering compensation — zero personal income tax in Abu Dhabi, UAE
Position Overview
This Radar Systems Engineer role at PULSE in Abu Dhabi is a full-time, senior defense engineering position supporting the design and development of high-performance radar capabilities across Pulsed, FMCW, and AESA radar technologies for defense applications. You will lead radar system design activities covering architecture definition, signal and data processing, and RF and antenna specifications, perform system modelling and performance analysis using MATLAB/Simulink, Python, or radar simulation tools, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure technical consistency and MIL-STD compliance, execute hardware/software integration, testing, and qualification in laboratory and field environments using professional RF and measurement equipment, support validation campaigns and troubleshoot system issues, contribute to technical documentation and design reviews, and represent PULSE in customer-facing technical discussions and engagements. This is a role for a radar engineer who has genuine production experience across the full radar engineering lifecycle — from architecture through qualification — and who combines deep technical expertise with the communication skills to represent the company effectively in technical reviews and customer engagements.
Why This PULSE Radar Systems Engineer Role in Abu Dhabi Is the Defense Engineering Career of 2026: Radar systems engineers with 5+ years of experience across Pulsed, FMCW, and AESA radar architectures — who combine MATLAB/Simulink system modelling depth, hands-on RF test equipment proficiency (network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes), MIL-STD compliance experience, and the technical communication skills to participate in formal defense design reviews and customer engagements — represent one of the most specialized, most security-cleared, and most globally valued talent profiles in the international defense engineering market. The PULSE JV’s combination of EDGE Group’s UAE strategic importance and INDRA’s world-class radar engineering legacy makes this Abu Dhabi role one of the most professionally prestigious and technically consequential radar engineering positions available anywhere in the Middle East defense sector in 2026.
Key Responsibilities
Radar System Architecture & Design Leadership
- Lead radar system design activities covering architecture definition across Pulsed, FMCW, and AESA radar technologies — applying senior-level radar engineering expertise to make the critical architectural decisions about waveform design, frequency selection, pulse repetition strategies, beam forming approaches, receiver chain architecture, and system-level trade-offs that determine the detection performance, clutter rejection capability, and electronic protection characteristics of advanced defense radar systems
- Define signal and data processing architectures — designing the signal processing chain from antenna through ADC, digital signal processing (DSP), pulse compression, Doppler filtering, CFAR detection, and tracking algorithms that transform received radar waveforms into reliable target detections and track data, applying deep knowledge of radar signal processing theory and its practical implementation in defense radar hardware and software
- Define RF and antenna specifications for advanced defense radar systems — specifying the transmit power levels, receive sensitivity requirements, antenna beam patterns, sidelobe levels, cross-polarization isolation, gain flatness, and other RF and antenna performance parameters that define the electromagnetic interface between the radar system and its operational environment
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure technical consistency across the radar system — working effectively with RF hardware engineers, digital signal processing engineers, software developers, mechanical engineers, and systems engineers to maintain coherent system-level technical design across all radar subsystems, resolving interface conflicts and technical inconsistencies through disciplined systems engineering practice
System Modelling & Performance Analysis — MATLAB/Simulink, Python
- Perform system modelling and performance analysis using MATLAB/Simulink, Python, or dedicated radar simulation tools — building the analytical models that predict radar detection performance (probability of detection vs. range, RCS sensitivity, clutter cancellation ratio, ECM resistance) under the range of operating conditions and threat scenarios that defense radar requirements specify, validating these predictions against measured performance data from test and field campaigns
- Apply modelling tools including MATLAB/Simulink, Python, ADS, and CST to radar system and subsystem analysis — using the full toolkit of radar engineering simulation environments to analyze antenna radiation patterns, signal processing algorithm performance, RF circuit behavior, electromagnetic compatibility, and system-level radar performance against complex target and clutter scenarios
- Ensure compliance with defense engineering standards including MIL-STD through rigorous analytical and design verification — applying MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-464, and other applicable defense standards as analytical constraints and test requirements that shape radar system design decisions from the earliest architecture phases through final qualification
Hardware/Software Integration, Testing & Qualification
- Execute hardware/software integration, testing, and qualification in laboratory and field environments — taking hands-on responsibility for the systematic bring-up, integration, and qualification testing of radar system hardware and software, applying structured integration and test plans that progressively verify system functionality from component level through subsystem integration to full system qualification testing against defense acceptance criteria
- Use professional RF and measurement equipment — including network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, signal generators, and radar test range equipment — to characterize radar system RF performance, verify signal chain behavior, measure antenna patterns, assess electromagnetic compatibility, and validate that the radar system meets its specified performance requirements under controlled and operational test conditions
- Support validation campaigns and troubleshoot system issues at all levels — applying systematic fault isolation methodology, RF measurement techniques, and radar system knowledge to diagnose and resolve integration and test anomalies that arise during laboratory and field validation, documenting fault findings, corrective actions, and verification of fix effectiveness in accordance with defense engineering documentation requirements
Technical Documentation, Design Reviews & Customer Engagements
- Contribute to technical documentation including system specifications, interface control documents, test procedures, qualification reports, and design description documents — producing the formal engineering documentation that supports defense program compliance, provides the technical baseline for ongoing system development, and enables knowledge transfer and maintenance support throughout the radar system lifecycle
- Participate in and contribute to formal design reviews — including System Requirements Reviews (SRR), Preliminary Design Reviews (PDR), Critical Design Reviews (CDR), and Test Readiness Reviews (TRR) — presenting technical analyses, design decisions, and verification evidence with the clarity, rigor, and professional authority that formal defense program design reviews require
- Support customer-facing technical discussions and represent PULSE in technical reviews — applying strong communication skills and deep technical knowledge to explain radar system design decisions, performance analysis results, and qualification findings to customer technical representatives, program managers, and defense acquisition officials in ways that build confidence in PULSE’s technical capability and program execution
Qualifications & Requirements
Educational Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a closely related technical discipline — with a specialization or significant coursework in RF engineering, radar systems, microwave engineering, or defense electronics providing the academic foundation for this senior radar engineering role
Experience Requirements
- 5+ years of professional experience in radar system engineering and design — with demonstrated progression through the full radar engineering lifecycle from system architecture and modelling through integration, testing, and qualification in a defense or similarly regulated engineering environment
- Proven ability to execute technical tasks within regulated defense engineering environments — specifically including experience working within MIL-STD compliance frameworks, formal design review processes, and defense qualification regimes
- Hands-on experience with radar test equipment including network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and oscilloscopes — the practical RF measurement capability that differentiates engineers with real integration and test experience from those with purely analytical backgrounds
- Solid background in modelling tools — MATLAB/Simulink, Python, ADS, and/or CST — for radar system performance analysis, signal processing algorithm development, antenna design, and RF circuit simulation
- Strong communication skills with the ability to represent the company in technical reviews and customer-facing engagements — the professional communication capability that senior defense engineering roles require
About PULSE, Defense Radar Engineering & Abu Dhabi 2026
PULSE represents one of the most strategically significant defense technology joint ventures in the Middle East — combining EDGE Group’s mandate to build sovereign UAE defense industrial capability with INDRA’s internationally recognized expertise in radar systems, electronic warfare, and defense electronics that spans decades of deliveries to NATO and global defense forces. In Abu Dhabi, where the UAE government has made the development of a world-class sovereign defense technology sector a national strategic priority, PULSE’s radar programs are at the center of that ambition — designing and developing the advanced radar capabilities that the UAE’s defense forces will rely on for decades. For radar systems engineers who want to work on the most technically sophisticated and strategically consequential defense radar programs in the Middle East, contribute to the UAE’s sovereign defense capability alongside world-class engineers from EDGE and INDRA’s combined talent pools, and build their defense engineering career in Abu Dhabi’s tax-free, world-class-infrastructure environment — the PULSE Radar Systems Engineer role in 2026 is a genuinely extraordinary professional opportunity.
Your Career Growth Path: Radar Systems Engineer → Senior Radar Systems Engineer → Principal Systems Engineer → Chief Radar Engineer → Head of Engineering — a globally respected, technically elite, and strategically significant defense engineering career trajectory built on some of the most advanced radar technology programs in the Middle East defense sector.
Who Should Apply?
- Radar Systems Engineers (5+ Years Defense): With AESA, FMCW, or pulsed radar design experience, MATLAB/Simulink modelling proficiency, hands-on RF test equipment capability, and MIL-STD compliance experience who want to join PULSE’s prestigious EDGE-INDRA JV in Abu Dhabi
- Defense RF Engineers — Radar Focus: With transmit/receive module design, beamforming network development, or radar RF chain characterization experience who want to apply their RF expertise in the full radar systems engineering context at PULSE
- Radar Signal Processing Engineers: With MATLAB or Python-based signal processing algorithm development, detection and tracking algorithm implementation, or radar simulation experience who want a senior defense radar role combining analytical depth with hardware integration responsibilities
- Defense Qualification & Integration Engineers: With formal system integration, qualification testing, and defense design review experience in radar or related defense electronic systems who want to contribute their compliance engineering expertise at PULSE’s Abu Dhabi radar program
- INDRA / Radar Industry Alumni: With prior radar engineering experience at INDRA, Thales, Raytheon, Leonardo, HENSOLDT, or equivalent international defense radar organizations who want to bring their world-class radar engineering experience to Abu Dhabi’s growing sovereign defense technology sector
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