Senior AI Engineer

Job Description:

At EDGE bold ideas are engineered into technologies that protect, improve and save lives.

Headquartered in the United Arab Emirates, EDGE is a leading advanced technology group working at the forefront of defence and emerging technologies.

Spanning more than 35 specialised companies and multiple centres of excellence, we are purpose‑built to move fast.

Free from heavy legacy processes, we give our people the autonomy, accountability, and agility to bring breakthrough technologies from concept to reality.

Based in Abu Dhabi, a globally connected hub at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, EDGE is home to a truly multicultural community where bold ideas thrive, and the future is shaped.

Together, we are shaping the future.

We are looking for a Senior AI Engineer to join our AI/Computer Vision team and work on the development of next‑generation AI solutions for real‑time, embedded and autonomous systems.

This is a hands‑on engineering role for an experienced professional who combines strong software engineering and C++ expertise with AI/ML and Computer Vision. You will work on challenging applications across computer vision, video analytics, sensor fusion, navigation and autonomous systems, with the opportunity to contribute to advanced aerospace and defence programmes.

• Design, develop and integrate AI/ML and Computer Vision solutions for real‑time and edge platforms.
• Develop algorithms for object detection, tracking, recognition and classification.
• Work on video analytics, sensor fusion, navigation and autonomous systems.
• Develop production‑quality software using C++ and Python.
• Deploy and optimise AI models on GPU and edge computing platforms.
• Integrate AI solutions with embedded systems, sensors and hardware/software interfaces.
• Perform software design, development, integration, testing, verification and debugging.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across AI, software, embedded, systems, hardware and testing.
• Contribute to system architecture, technical decisions and major programme milestones.
• Work in accordance with established V‑model, quality and safety‑critical development processes.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Software Engineering or a related field.
• 8–10+ years of relevant hands‑on engineering experience.
• Strong programming skills in C++ and Python.
• Strong experience in AI/ML and Computer Vision.
• Experience with deep‑learning frameworks such as PyTorch or Tensor Flow.
• Hands‑on experience with embedded and/or real‑time systems.
• Strong Linux, Git and Docker experience.
• Experience taking AI/ML solutions from development through integration and production deployment.
• Strong software development, debugging and system integration experience.

• Experience with NVIDIA Jetson and GPU optimisation.
• Experience with ROS
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• Strong knowledge of sensor fusion, autonomous navigation/guidance or reinforcement learning.
• Experience in aerospace, defence, UAV/UGV, robotics or autonomous systems.
• Real‑time Linux and embedded AI experience.
• Knowledge of DO‑178B, ARP
  4754 or other safety‑critical development standards.
• Experience with communication protocols and hardware/software interfaces.
• Strong system design, software architecture and technical leadership experience.

Launched in November 2019, the UAE’s EDGE is one of the world’s leading advanced technology groups, established to develop agile, bold and disruptive solutions for defence and beyond, and to be a catalyst for change and transformation. It is dedicated to bringing breakthrough innovations, products, and services to market with greater speed and efficiency, to…