System and Subsystem Engineer

Position Title

Overview

Key Responsibilities

Systems Architecture & Design

• Own and define end-to-end UAV system architectures, covering airborne platforms, payloads, datalinks, GCS, and supporting infrastructure.
• Establish and maintain system-level requirements, interfaces (ICDs), and functional allocations across all subsystems.
• Act as the final technical authority for system trade studies, architectural decisions, and requirement changes.
• Ensure compliance with applicable civil (GCAA, EASA, FAA) and military (MIL-STD / STANAG) standards.
• Govern configuration management, version control, and system baselines across development phases.

Subsystem Integration

• Lead the integration of hardware, software, mechanical, electrical, and RF subsystems into a coherent and certifiable system.
• Drive alignment between flight control, propulsion, avionics, payloads, autonomy, and communications.
• Ensure system performance, safety margins, SWaP, and reliability targets are met.
• Resolve system-level conflicts and integration risks proactively.

Technical Leadership & Capability Building

• Provide hands-on technical leadership and mentorship to systems, software, avionics, and mechanical engineers.
• Lead and chair technical reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR,PRR).
• Establish and institutionalize systems engineering processes, templates, and best practices.
• Support Emirati talent development, knowledge transfer, and long-term national capability growth.

Verification, Validation & Flight Test Oversight

• Define and approve system verification & validation strategies, including lab, ground, and flight testing.
• Oversee development of test plans, procedures, and success criteria aligned with system requirements.
• Lead root-cause analysis and corrective actions for system-level issues uncovered during testing.
• Ensure traceability from requirements → design → test → acceptance

Program Execution & Governance

• Lead the systems engineering lifecycle from concept definition through deployment and operational readiness.
• Monitor risks, technical debt, and integration bottlenecks; drive mitigation
• plans.
• Ensure system deliverables align with program milestones, cost, and schedule constraints.
• Maintain high-quality technical documentation and data packs.

Stakeholder & Regulatory Engagement

• Act as the primary technical interface with internal leadership, partners, suppliers, and regulatory bodies.
• Represent the system architecture and technical status in executive reviews, customer briefings, and audits.
• Support proposal development, R&D roadmaps, and technology insertion strategies. Continuous Improvement & Innovation
• Champion continuous improvement in system design methodology, risk management, and integration efficiency.
• Stay current with emerging UAV technologies, autonomy, AI-enabled systems, and regulatory evolution.
• Drive adoption of modern MBSE, digital engineering, and model-based verification practices.

Project Management & Milestone Tracking

• Lead the system engineering lifecycle from concept through design, development, testing, and final deployment, ensuring projects stay on time and within
• budget.
• Monitor project progress, including risks and bottlenecks, and report status updates to key stakeholders.
• Manage documentation and ensure that project deliverables are met at each development phase (concept, PDR, CDR, final deployment).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in aerospace engineering, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of hands-on engineering experience, with strong focus on UAV systems engineering, flight control systems, autonomy, and sensor fusion.
• Proven experience in system architecture, integration, verification, and flight testing of UAV platforms.
• Deep understanding of UAV subsystems: avionics, flight control, propulsion, sensors, communications, and payloads.
• Strong working knowledge of systems engineering tools (SysML / MBSE, MATLAB/Simulink, DOORS or equivalent).
• Demonstrated ability to lead multi-disciplinary engineering teams and complex technical
• programs.
• Experience across military and commercial UAV environments.
• High level of technical writing.