Senior Principal Technician, Onboard Telemetry (UAE National)

About the Role
We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Principal Technician for Onboard Telemetry to join our Engineering team. This role is responsible for the design, development, integration, and execution of onboard telemetry systems supporting flight test activities for precision-guided munitions (PGMs) and advanced weapon systems. The successful candidate will play a critical role in telemetry preparation, flight test execution, data acquisition, signal conditioning, metadata configuration, and post-test analysis. In addition, this position will provide technical support in troubleshooting and debugging electronic subsystems that fail production testing.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced electronics and telemetry engineer to work on cutting-edge aerospace and defense technologies in a highly collaborative engineering environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain onboard telemetry packs (telpacks) for precision-guided munitions, ensuring compliance with customer and industry requirements.
• Establish and maintain telemetry design data packs, technical documentation, and configuration records.
• Design and implement analog signal conditioning circuits for telemetry instrumentation and data acquisition systems.
• Install, configure, and validate onboard telemetry equipment and instrumentation for flight test programs.
• Develop and execute acceptance, verification, and validation procedures for telemetry systems.
• Prepare, manage, and maintain telemetry metadata for PCM, Arcnet, and onboard weapon communication systems in accordance with Interface Control Documents (ICDs).
• Support flight test activities, including telemetry data reception, test configuration, and real-time monitoring.
• Perform data reduction, processing, and analysis using tools such as MATLAB and other engineering software.
• Generate post-flight test reports and provide technical recommendations based on telemetry data analysis.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to integrate telemetry systems with weapon, seeker, servo, and other onboard subsystems.
• Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve electronic subsystem and production test failures through root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Ensure compliance with applicable military, commercial, safety, and engineering standards while supporting continuous improvement initiatives.

Requirements
Qualifications

• Diploma in Electronic Engineering/Electrical Engineering/Mechatronics Engineering/Aerospace Engineering or a closely related discipline.

Experience

• 7-10 years of experience in telemetry & flight test experience within Defense or Space (Drones, Weapons, satellites, rockets, etc.).
• Working knowledge of Telemetry PCM encoding, Arcnet communication protocols, and Serial communication protocols.
• Signal conditioning circuit design, PCB design and layout, Electrical wiring and schematic interpretation, Telemetry and flight test instrumentation systems.
• Proficiency in laboratory testing, troubleshooting, and electronic debugging.
• Familiarity with military and commercial standards related to flight test systems.
• Knowledge of seeker, servo, or related weapon-system subsystems will be advantageous.
• Experience with data acquisition, data reduction, and MATLAB-based analysis.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing and production support environments.
• Practical soldering and electronics assembly skills.

Why Choose the company?
Working at the company comes with a package that genuinely reflects how much we value our people. Salaries are highly competitive and tax-free and, depending on your role and seniority, benefits can include family visas, annual flight tickets, medical insurance for you and your dependants, and education allowances for your children.
But the real investment goes further than compensation. Through our own learning academy and digital learning platform, there are extensive opportunities to develop your skills and advance your career. Add to that the freedom to innovate, strong career guidance, and the chance to work alongside world-class talent from across the globe, and the company becomes a place where you can keep growing, keep learning, and keep turning bold ideas into something real.

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