Aerospace Mechanical Integration Engineer

AirQ; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

AirQ in Abu Dhabi seeks a detail-oriented Mechanical Integration Engineer to join our R&D team, bridging aero, propulsion, avionics, payloads, and launch/recovery systems into a unified design. The role offers hands-on work from concept through prototype to production, with exposure to multi-disciplinary challenges and real impact on the final UAV product.

0–3 years in mechanical design or systems integration preferred.

Qualifications

• 0–3 years of experience in a mechanical design, systems integration, or product development role
• Demonstrated ability to work within multi-disciplinary teams and manage competing priorities
• Exposure to aerospace, automotive, or complex electromechanical product development is an advantage
• Strong proficiency in mechanical design principles, materials, and manufacturing processes
• Experience with producing manufacturing-ready drawings and documentation

Responsibilities

• Participate and support conceptual design studies, contributing to system-level architecture and trade-off analyses
• Integrate airframe, propulsion, avionics, payload, and launch/recovery subsystems into a coherent and manufacturable vehicle design
• Define mounting interfaces between mechanical and avionics systems — ensuring compatibility across
• Own space allocation, cable routing strategies, and accessibility planning to support efficient maintenance and serviceability throughout the product/UAV lifecycle
• Proactively identify integration risks early in the design cycle and drive resolution through collaboration with subsystem owners
• Support hands-on prototype assembly, providing on-vehicle integration guidance and resolving fit/form issues in real time
• Produce clear, accurate, manufacturing-ready part and assembly drawings in line with engineering drawing standards
• Collaborate with manufacturing and supply chain teams to ensure designs are producible and cost-effective
• Develop validation and test plans to verify that integrated assemblies meet design requirements
• Support physical testing activities, recording observations and analyzing results against acceptance criteria
• Author thorough technical reports and presentations to support design reviews and project milestones

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

PDM/PLM

GD&T knowledge

Job description

AirQ in Abu Dhabi seeks a detail-oriented Mechanical Integration Engineer to join our R&D team, bridging aero, propulsion, avionics, payloads, and launch/recovery systems into a unified design. The role offers hands-on work from concept through prototype to production, with exposure to multi-disciplinary challenges and real impact on the final UAV product.

0–3 years in mechanical design or systems integration preferred.