About the Job:
This senior UAE National role encompasses full technical authority over end-to-end UAV systems engineering, which covers architecture, subsystem integration, verification, and national capability development.
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Key Responsibilities:
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Systems Architecture & Design:
- Define and own UAV system architectures across airborne platforms, payloads, datalinks, and Ground Control Stations (GCS).
- Govern requirements, Interface Control Documents (ICDs), and functional allocations; act as the final authority on trade studies and architectural decisions.
- Ensure compliance with GCAA, EASA, FAA, and MIL-STD/STANAG standards.
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Subsystem Integration:
- Lead the integration of hardware, software, mechanical, electrical, and RF subsystems.
- Ensure performance, safety, Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP), and reliability targets are met; resolve system-level conflicts proactively.
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Technical Leadership & Capability Building:
- Mentor systems, software, avionics, and mechanical engineers; lead System Requirements Reviews (SRR), Preliminary Design Reviews (PDR), Critical Design Reviews (CDR), Test Readiness Reviews (TRR), and Periodic Reviews (PRR).
- Institutionalize Systems Engineering (SE) processes and support Emirati talent development.
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Verification, Validation & Flight Test Oversight:
- Define Verification & Validation (V&V) strategies across lab, ground, and flight testing; ensure full requirements-to-acceptance traceability.
- Lead root-cause analysis and corrective actions on system-level issues.
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Program Execution & Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications:
- UAE National
- Bachelor’s or Master’s in Aerospace, Systems, or Electrical Engineering (or related)
- 5+ years of hands-on UAV systems engineering experience — including flight control, autonomy, and sensor fusion.
- Proven track record in system architecture, integration, verification, and flight testing.
- Deep knowledge of UAV subsystems: avionics, propulsion, sensors, communications, and payloads.
- Proficiency in SysML/MBSE, MATLAB/Simulink, DOORS, or equivalent tools.
- Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams across military and commercial UAV programs.
- High-level technical writing ability.
