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Senior System Engineer - Unmanned

Unlock employer Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Posted: 12 Jun 2026

Financial

  • Estimate: $80k - $120k*
  • Zero income tax location

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  • Office Only
  • Apply from abroad
  • Visa Provided

Requirements

  • Experience: Senior
  • English: Professional

Position

About the Job:
The company is a regional and international leader, offering next-generation Weapons Systems and Robotics Expertise to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing world. The company has developed in-house expertise across the entire value chain for gravity-release bomb guidance systems, including design, development, testing, manufacturing, and assembly. Our end-to-end capabilities ensure exceptional quality and competitive pricing, allowing us to respond faster and more flexibly to customer requirements.

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Job Summary:
The Senior Platform Integration Engineer is responsible for the end-to-end technical integration of weapon systems onto manned and unmanned aircraft platforms, covering aero-mechanical, electrical, software, safety, and certification aspects. The role encompasses the full lifecycle from feasibility assessment, through system architecture definition, ICD validation, software and hardware integration, to ground and flight test aircraft storage clearance and qualification activities.

This position requires a hands-on systems engineer who can confidently operate across various OEMs, weapon suppliers, test organizations, and airworthiness authorities, translating requirements into executable, certifiable integration solutions.

Key Accountabilities:

  • Support weapon-to-aircraft integration activities across manned and UAV platforms.
  • Validate aero-mechanical, electrical, and software interfaces between aircraft, store management systems, rack launchers, and weapons.
  • Develop, modify, and review Interface Control Documents (ICDs) in accordance with MIL-STD-1760, MIL-STD-1553, Ethernet, RS-485, and discrete I/O architectures.
  • Establish software and logical integration for store-to-aircraft compatibility (Knowledge of UAI communication protocol desirable).
  • Support carriage and release flight test activities for multiple aircraft-store integration projects, analyze flight test data, troubleshoot, and resolve integration issues.
  • Support integration of guided munitions, telemetry, and datalink systems.
  • Conduct and author feasibility studies, compatibility assessments, and trade studies for new platform-weapon combinations.
  • Define system architectures, functional flows, and operational concepts (CONOPS) for integrated weapon systems.

Experience & Education Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Aeromechanical, System, or Mechanical Engineering.
  • 8 – 12 years of solid experience in aircraft systems integration, involving weapon or mission system integration.
  • Prior experience mentoring and supporting engineers at different skill levels.
  • Proven experience in system engineering logic protocols and documentation.
  • Advanced knowledge in integrating weapons into platforms and upgrading existing systems.
  • Functional experience working with end-users and customers.

Location:
Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
Work Conditions:
On-site, Full-time

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