Riyadh Region
Sr. UAV (Drone) Engineer and Creative Solution Architect focused on AI-powered autonomous solutions. Awarded 11th place in the SUAS International Competition (one of the largest drone competitions worldwide), 4th place in the Tuwaiq Drone Challenge (largest drone challenge in the region), and 1st place in the ROSHN Hackathon (largest Proptech event in the region), with three international Drone/Robotics papers published. KFUPM graduate (Control & Instrumentation – Robotics & Autonomous Systems, First Honours, top-performing student). Let’s connect and explore how we can shape the future of drone and autonomous tech together. 🛩️👨🏻💻
• Technically led and delivered major UAV projects, overseeing full system development cycles from system architecture and integration to field deployment. • Served as technical lead on large-scale commercial UAV solutions, including NEOM Drone Inspections and SWCC, covering design, testing, and operational rollout. • Accumulated 1,000+ flight hours operating UAV platforms in Al-Kharj to test, validate, and optimize AI-powered autonomous UAV technologies. • Acquired advanced system know-how from manufacturing partners and led the end-to-end system architecture design and integration of a CLASS II UAV platform. • Oversaw integration and verification of autopilot, avionics, telemetry, and communication systems, ensuring mission reliability and safety compliance. • Mentored and trained 30+ UAV engineers and operators, and delivered technical training sessions for government clients to ensure safe and effective system operation.
• Played a key role in delivering PoCs and UAV field operations, conducting mission planning and iterative testing that provided critical feedback for improving flight performance, system reliability, and AI workflow accuracy toward production-ready systems. • Supported UAV system assembly, electronics integration, autopilot configuration, and field testing across eVTOL fixed-wing and multirotor platforms. • Completed 80+ hours of formal UAV engineering and integration training with NEXTECH, covering eVTOL and multirotor UAV systems. • Completed advanced UAV training with ZIYAN, HARWAR, UAV Navigation, and Silvus, strengthening expertise in rotorcraft systems, autopilot navigation, and tactical RF communications. • Contributed to technical documentation, configuration management, and pre-deployment checklists supporting UAV mission readiness.
• Contributed to the development of the Flight Control System and Obstacle Avoidance for a drone capable of autonomous flight, contributing to the AUVSI SUAS 2022 international competition. • Worked on hardware assembly, testing, and programming of the drone using ArduPilot software.
• Founded a new club at KFUPM that aims to build a community of robotics enthusiasts and invest their capabilities in amplifying humanity. • Led a team of 20 members, overseeing decision-making, skill development, and conflict management. • Proudly, organized and delivered over 15 activities that reached and benefited more than 2,000 participants
Contributed to the main project which was to build, program, and implement robots by applying control systems, AI (e.g., computer vision, speech recognition).