About
the company is a center of excellence for propulsion technologies, specializing in the design, engineering, and manufacturing of combustion engines, expendable turbojet engines, and turbofan engines for a wide range of aerospace, defence, and autonomous applications, including fixed- and rotary-wing UAVs and other advanced platforms. The Instrumentation Specialist defines and manages the measurement chain for turbofan engine and components testing. He/she ensures an accurate and reliable measurement of all engine parameters with the appropriate redundancy. He/she transforms real phenomena into traceable data, calibrated and certifiable.
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Location
Abu Dhabi, AE
Key Responsibilities
- Define instrumentation plan and select sensors and placement according to test objectives and means.
- Manage calibration and uncertainty analysis.
- Organize the data acquisition architecture.
- Participate in results analysis and issue test reports to fit with compliance requirements.
- Support engine test cells definition, ground test infrastructure and propose adaptation when needed to fit with product management line expectations.
- Validate data-processing methodologies and approve test reports used for design/performance/certification validation while ensuring traceability and consistency with SEMP, V&V plan and compliance matrix.
- Ensure compliance for test operations: Safety, Risk assessment, readiness reviews.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical/electronic engineering, mechanical engineering.
- Minimum 8 years of experience in engine testing within turbofan propulsion, or other similar complex engineered systems.
- Proven experience in instrumentation, test cell facilities for components, modules and engines from planning to analysis.
- Strong knowledge in measurement technology: thermocouple (Type K, N, R, S), RTDs, Pressure, Mass and volumetric flow measurement, strain gauge, accelerometers, tachometers, optical and magnetic sensors.
- Full understanding of measurement chain, from sensor to data processing, including noise, drift, saturation and error propagation.
Skills
- NI LabVIEW/TestStand, LMS/Dewesoft, MATLAB, metrology tools, PLM system.
- Ability to manage high-pressure, high-risk testing environments.
- Hands-on culture, problem solving ability.
- Strong technical assertiveness.
- Clear mindset and promoter of HSE, reliability, traceability and compliance.
- Excellent communication with test and safety team.
