Chief Engineer / Head of Electrical

Volantes Technical Recruitment Ltd; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Volantes Technical Recruitment Ltd. seeks a Chief Engineer / Head of Electrical for a Dubai-based aerospace program.

You will provide technical leadership across the design, development, integration and certification of advanced aircraft electrical systems, including high-voltage architectures and energy management. The role demands extensive aerospace experience, strong leadership and a track record of delivering complex electrical systems through design, verification and certification

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical or related engineering field.
• Extensive electrical engineering experience in aerospace or safety-critical industries.
• Proven leadership at Chief Engineer/Head of Engineering level.
• Strong knowledge of HV and LV power architectures and EWIS.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for aircraft electrical systems and architectures.
• Lead development of HV/LV power distribution and energy management.
• Oversee design, integration, and verification of electrical power systems.
• Define requirements, specs and interface controls for electrical systems.
• Coordinate with propulsion, avionics, and systems engineering teams.
• Ensure compliance with aerospace certification and airworthiness standards.
• Lead safety assessments, reliability analyses and risk mitigation.

Skills

Technical leadership

Electrical systems

Systems engineering

Requirements management

Decision making

Team collaboration

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

MBSE tools

SysML

Job description

Chief Engineer / Head of Electrical

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Aerospace | Advanced Air Mobility | eVTOL | Electric Aircraft
Employment Type: Permanent, Full-Time

The Opportunity

Volantes Technical Recruitment is supporting an ambitious next-generation aerospace development programme in Dubai and is seeking an experienced Chief Engineer / Head of – Electrical to provide technical leadership across the design, development, integration and certification of advanced aircraft electrical systems.

This is a senior engineering leadership opportunity within an innovative aerospace programme focused on developing next-generation aircraft technologies, including high-voltage electrical architectures, electric propulsion and advanced power distribution systems.

The successful candidate will hold technical responsibility for the aircraft's electrical engineering architecture, ensuring that electrical systems meet demanding requirements for safety, performance, reliability and airworthiness.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide overall technical leadership and engineering authority for aircraft electrical systems and associated technologies.

• Lead the development of aircraft-level electrical architectures, including high-voltage (HV) and low-voltage (LV) power distribution systems.

• Oversee the design and integration of electrical power generation, conversion, distribution, protection and energy management systems.

• Define electrical system requirements, technical specifications, design standards and interface requirements.

• Lead the integration of battery systems, electric propulsion, power electronics, electrical loads and associated control systems.

• Oversee electrical load analysis, power budgeting, fault protection and electrical system performance assessments.

• Provide technical oversight of Electrical Wiring Interconnection Systems (EWIS), electrical installation and electromagnetic compatibility.

• Lead electrical system safety assessments, failure analysis, reliability evaluations and risk mitigation activities.

• Ensure electrical engineering activities comply with applicable aerospace certification, airworthiness and safety requirements.

• Oversee system verification, validation, qualification and certification testing.

• Work closely with propulsion, battery, avionics, flight controls, systems engineering and aircraft integration teams.

• Provide technical direction, design approval and engineering governance across multidisciplinary teams and external suppliers.

• Support aircraft development milestones, technical reviews and engagement with certification authorities.

Candidate Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electronic Engineering or a related discipline.

• Extensive electrical engineering experience within aerospace, aviation, electric propulsion or another highly regulated safety-critical industry.

• Proven technical leadership experience at Chief Engineer, Head of Engineering, Principal Engineer or equivalent level.

• Strong expertise in complex electrical system architectures, power distribution, power electronics and high-voltage systems.

• Demonstrated experience leading electrical systems through design, development, integration, verification and qualification.

• Strong understanding of electrical power management, protection systems, electrical loads and system reliability.

• Experience with systems engineering, requirements management, interface control and technical design reviews.

• Knowledge of electrical system safety assessments, failure analysis and certification requirements.

• Experience managing complex engineering interfaces across multidisciplinary technical teams.

• Strong leadership, decision-making and technical problem-solving capabilities.

Highly Desirable

• Direct experience with electric aircraft, eVTOL, hybrid-electric propulsion or distributed electric propulsion systems.

• Experience developing high-voltage aircraft electrical architectures and battery-powered propulsion systems.

• Knowledge of aircraft electrical power generation and distribution systems.

• Familiarity with aerospace certification frameworks, including EASA CS-23, SC-VTOL, FAA Part 23 or equivalent requirements.

• Understanding of RTCA DO-160, SAE ARP4754A/B, ARP4761 and applicable aerospace electrical system standards.

• Experience with Electrical Wiring Interconnection Systems (EWIS), EMC, EMI, HIRF and lightning protection.

• Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), SysML and requirements management tools.

• Experience working within a Design Organisation Approval (DOA) or equivalent aerospace engineering environment.

• Previous involvement in aircraft prototype development, ground testing, flight testing or certification programmes.

• Experience transferring advanced electrical technologies from automotive, motorsport, defence or other safety-critical industries into aerospace applications.

Why Apply?

This opportunity offers the chance to take a senior technical leadership position within a pioneering aerospace development programme in Dubai.

You will play a central role in defining the electrical engineering architecture of a next-generation aircraft platform, working alongside experienced international engineering specialists across propulsion, energy storage, avionics and aircraft systems.

The position offers significant technical responsibility and the opportunity to contribute to an innovative aircraft development programme from an early stage.