Advanced Spectral & Geo Mapping Senior Specialist

Job Description

Role Purpose:

To lead the development, enhancement, and operational use of advanced spectralimaging and geomapping technologies to support UAS monitoring, airspace protection, and riskbased decisionmaking. The role provides expertlevel spatial analytics, spectralsignature interpretation, and geospatial intelligence to strengthen Dubai's capability to detect, classify, and analyze unmanned aircraft activity across diverse environments.

This position plays a critical role in enabling Dubai's readiness for future airmobility ecosystems by integrating advanced mapping technologies with UAS detection platforms, smartcity systems, and national aviation databases.

Key Responsibilities/Duties:

• Develop and maintain advanced spectralimaging models to support UAS detection, classification, and anomaly identification.
• Lead the design and continuous enhancement of geomapping databases, ensuring highaccuracy spatial layers for UAS monitoring.
• Integrate spectral and geospatial datasets with UAS detection platforms, smartcity systems, and DCAA digital infrastructure.
• Conduct advanced spatial analysis to identify UAS activity patterns, risk zones, and operational hotspots.
• Produce highresolution operational maps for UAS corridors, restricted zones, and sensitivearea protection.
• Support investigations by providing spectralsignature analysis, georeferenced evidence, and spatial intelligence reports.
• Evaluate and test new imaging, mapping, and remotesensing technologies for potential adoption.
• Develop interactive geodashboards and visualization tools for operational and strategic reporting.
• Ensure data accuracy, integrity, and compliance with DCAA geospatial standards.
• Maintain and update geospatial datasets, including terrain models, urbandevelopment overlays, and UASrisk maps.
• Coordinate with government entities to align mapping outputs with urbanplanning data, restrictedzone boundaries, and national UAS databases.
• Provide technical input for regulatory frameworks related to UAS geomapping, airspace zoning, and spatialrisk classification.
• Support futureairmobility readiness by developing geospatial tools for autonomous aircraft, eVTOL operations, and smartcity aerial networks.
• Contribute to digitaltransformation initiatives involving AIdriven mapping, spectral analytics, and automated geospatial workflows.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned, consistent with the operational and regulatory responsibilities of the Unmanned Aircraft Monitoring Section .
  
  

Qualifications

Academic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Geospatial Science, Remote Sensing, GIS Engineering, Aerospace Data Analytics, or related field.
• Master's degree preferred.
  
  

Certifications:

• GIS professional certification (e.g., ESRI, GISP) (preferred)
• Remotesensing or spectralanalysis certification (advantage)
• UASrelated training beneficial
  
  

Professional Experience:

• Minimum 8+ years of relevant professional experience with a Bachelor's degree, or 6+ years of relevant professional experience with a Master's degree in geospatial analysis, spectral imaging, remote sensing, or aviationrelated mapping.
• Experience in aviation, smartcity systems, or nationalsecurity geospatial programs is preferred.
  
  

Job Category

Aviation (Aviation)

Advertiser

Dubai Civil Aviation Authority

Required Nationality

UAE Only

Monthly Salary

Unspecified

Schedule-Time

Full time

Job Posting

09/08/2026

Unposting Date

Ongoing