Aerospace Systems Integration Engineer for Prototyping

AirQ; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 156,000 - 268,000; Full time

Job summary

AirQ is seeking a Mechanical Integration Engineer to bridge airframe, propulsion, avionics, payloads and launch systems from concept through prototype to serial production, delivering a unified, buildable vehicle.

This early-career role offers hands-on design, system integration, and collaboration with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced aerospace-inspired environment, with opportunities to develop skills in CAD, design for manufacturability, and test planning.

Qualifications

• 0–3 years of experience in a mechanical design, systems integration, or product development role.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams and managing competing priorities.
• Exposure to aerospace, automotive, or complex electromechanical product development is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Participate in conceptual design studies and system-level 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.

Skills

System integration

Mechanical design

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or Mechatronics Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

GD&T (ASME/ISO)

PDM/PLM

Job description

AirQ is seeking a Mechanical Integration Engineer to bridge airframe, propulsion, avionics, payloads and launch systems from concept through prototype to serial production, delivering a unified, buildable vehicle.

This early-career role offers hands-on design, system integration, and collaboration with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced aerospace-inspired environment, with opportunities to develop skills in CAD, design for manufacturability, and test planning.