Principal Engineer - EO Modelling and Simulation

HALCON is a regional and international leader that offers next-generation Weapons Systems and Robotics Expertise to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing world. HALCON has developed in-house expertise across the entire value chain for gravity-release bomb guidance systems. This includes design, development, testing, manufacturing and assembly. Our end-to-end capabilities ensure exceptional quality and competitive pricing. As well, we are faster and more flexible in meeting customer requirements. 

Job Summary

Principal Engineer – Image Scene Simulation & AI: This role focuses on leading advanced simulation environments for testing imaging systems and AI vision algorithms. You will architect simulation pipelines, integrate generative AI models, and support system-level evaluation of EO/IR sensor-based applications.

Key Accountabilities:

• Design synthetic image generation pipelines using physics-based renderers (e.g., Oktal-SE, Blender).
• Develop AI-driven scene models and dynamic datasets for real-time simulation and perception tasks.
• Lead integration of scene simulation tools with sensor models and optical subsystems.
• Maintain scalable frameworks for data annotation, scenario automation, and hardware-in-the-loop testing.
• Guide cross-functional teams and contribute to simulation system architecture.
• Publish whitepapers and technical reports for internal knowledge sharing and external dissemination.
• Support development of datasets for AI training and benchmarking.

Experience & Education Qualifications:

• PhD or Master’s degree in Computer Vision, AI, Simulation, or related engineering fields.
• 10+ years of relevant experience in image processing, scene simulation, or synthetic dataset generation.
• Strong coding experience with Oktal-SE, OpenCV, Blender, Python.
• Understanding of EO/IR sensor physics and AI-based object detection/tracking.
• Strong publication record or IP contribution is a plus.
• Experience in aerospace, defense, or autonomous navigation systems is desirable.

HALCON is a subsidiary in the Weapon and Missile cluster in EDGE GROUP.

EDGE GROUP, headquartered in Abu Dhabi is a Semi Governmental, Defence and Space Manufacturing company consolidates 35+subsidiaries into main 5 clusters: Missiles and Weapon, Platform & Systems, Space & Cyber defense, Trading & Mission Support and Homeland Security. http://edgegroup.ae

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