At the company, bold ideas are engineered into technologies that protect, improve, and save lives. Headquartered in the United Arab Emirates, the company is a leading advanced technology group at the forefront of defence and emerging technologies. We are purpose-built to move fast, allowing our team the autonomy and agility to bring breakthrough technologies from concept to reality.
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We are seeking a Principal Engineer – Systems to lead systems engineering activities across complex defence development programmes and integrated mission systems. The role will provide technical leadership across the systems engineering lifecycle, from requirements and architecture through integration, verification, acceptance, and operational support.
Responsibilities:
- Lead systems engineering activities across complex defence and mission-system programmes.
- Drive requirements capture, decomposition, allocation, and traceability.
- Lead system architecture, interface management, integration, verification, and validation activities.
- Develop and review technical specifications, ICDs, integration plans, test procedures, and compliance documentation.
- Conduct system analysis, technical trade-offs, design reviews, and risk assessments.
- Provide technical leadership across software, hardware, networking, cybersecurity, and test teams.
- Support C2, C4ISR, tactical communications, secure networking, and distributed mission systems.
- Engage with customers, suppliers, programme stakeholders, and mentor systems engineering teams.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Systems, Electrical, Telecommunications, Computer, Aerospace Engineering, or a related discipline.
- 10+ years of systems engineering experience in defence, aerospace, security, or mission-critical environments.
- Proven experience delivering complex defence or integrated systems programmes.
- Experience in C2, C4ISR, tactical communications, mission systems, or secure communications.
- Strong knowledge of systems engineering methodologies, lifecycle processes, integration, and verification.
- Experience managing technical interfaces and multidisciplinary engineering teams.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with MBSE and tools such as Enterprise Architect, JAMA Connect, DOORS, or JIRA.
- Knowledge of INCOSE, MIL-STD, NATO interoperability standards, and secure communications architectures.
- Understanding of cybersecurity principles within defence systems.
- Experience supporting system acceptance, field trials, and operational deployments.
- Experience leading engineering teams or technical work packages.
Language Requirements:
Proficiency in English is required.
Benefits:
Working at the company comes with a competitive salary and tax-free benefits, including family visas, annual flight tickets, medical insurance for you and your dependents, and education allowances for your children.
The company is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and high-performing workforce. We believe every individual deserves to be treated with fairness, respect, and dignity.
