Senior Integration & Test Program Engineer
Role Overview
The role provides senior leadership across multidisciplinary Integration & Test teams.
Ensure aircraft, subsystems, payloads, Ground Control Stations, ground-support equipment, and test infrastructure are integrated and verified against program objectives and technical, schedule, quality, and safety requirements.
Act as a key interface among program management, engineering, manufacturing, flight test, quality, safety, supply chain, facilities, and external suppliers and customers.
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About EDGE and ADASI
EDGE is a UAE-based advanced technology group focused on defense and emerging technologies.
ADASI, part of EDGE Group, designs, develops, and delivers unmanned systems for complex defense environments.
Role overview
The role provides senior leadership across multidisciplinary Integration & Test teams.
Ensure aircraft, subsystems, payloads, Ground Control Stations, ground-support equipment, and test infrastructure are integrated and verified against program objectives and technical, schedule, quality, and safety requirements.
Act as a key interface among program management, engineering, manufacturing, flight test, quality, safety, supply chain, facilities, and external suppliers and customers.
Responsibilities
- Develop and improve Integration & Test capabilities for UAV/UCAV development and production programs.
- Define facilities, equipment, tooling, test infrastructure, personnel capabilities, and external services.
- Lead technical planning and development of Integration & Test facilities, workshops, laboratories, and supporting infrastructure.
- Define facility requirements, layouts, utilities, environmental conditions, equipment requirements, and operational concepts.
- Translate program and system requirements into Integration & Test requirements and execution activities.
- Coordinate activities across engineering, manufacturing, quality, procurement, program management, flight test, and other stakeholders.
- Develop execution plans, schedules, milestones, and resource requirements.
Basic qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
- Extensive engineering experience in aerospace, defense, missile systems, UAV/UCAV, military systems, or other complex engineering environments.
- Significant experience in integration, test, production readiness, facilities, engineering projects, or industrialization.
Preferred qualifications
- Master’s degree in Engineering, Program Management, Systems Engineering, or a related field is preferred.
- Experience in requirements analysis, statement-of-work development, technical procurement, and contract or subcontract management is preferred.
- Experience coordinating multiple engineering disciplines and stakeholders across development and production environments is preferred.
- Project or program management training is preferred.
- Training in risk management, systems engineering, configuration management, or quality management is desirable.
Language
- English proficiency is required for EDGE roles unless otherwise stated in the job posting.
Benefits and development
- Employees have access to a learning academy, digital learning platforms, career support, and opportunities to develop skills.
- Depending on role and seniority, benefits may include family visas, annual flight tickets, medical insurance, and children’s education allowances.
- The employer describes salaries as competitive and tax-free but provides no specific amount or pay cadence.
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