System Engineer - Actuation Systems

The Systems Engineer – Actuation Systems is responsible for the design, development, integration, and validation of actuation systems across the company's Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) platforms. This role focuses on ensuring that flight control, landing gear, payload, and subsystem actuators meet performance, safety, and regulatory requirements. The position requires a combination of technical expertise, systems-level thinking, and cross-disciplinary coordination to support the development of reliable and mission-capable UAVs.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and manage system-level requirements and performance specifications for actuation systems (flight control, landing gear, payload deployment).
• Develop and ensure system safety analysis in parallel, maintain interface control documents (ICDs), requirement traceability matrices, and system architecture diagrams.
• Prepare related design evidence documents including DDP.
• Ensure Design Life-Cycle management as per DO 4754.
• Work closely with control systems, avionics, airframe, and software teams to ensure optimal actuator integration.

Location
Abu Dhabi, AE

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechatronics, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Systems Engineering.
• Master’s Degree in a related field or specialization in actuation systems, flight controls, or robotics.