Chief Engineer Operations Centre & Fleet

Aviation JobSearch Europa; United Arab Emirates; In loco; AED 350.000 - 550.000; Tempo pieno

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Volantes Technical Recruitment Ltd in Dubai is seeking an experienced Chief Engineer – Operations Centre & Fleet to lead the technical architecture and integration of advanced OCC and fleet management systems for an ambitious aerospace programme in the UAE.

The role focuses on defining engineering strategy, securing safe and scalable operations, and guiding multidisciplinary teams through development to deployment, with emphasis on autonomous aircraft operations and regulatory alignment.

Competenze

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Software Engineering or related discipline.
• Extensive experience in complex aerospace, defence, autonomous systems or mission-critical operations.
• Proven technical leadership at Chief Engineer / Principal Engineer / Systems Architect level.
• Strong knowledge of OCCs, fleet management, mission management or C2 architectures.

Mansioni

• Lead design, architecture and integration of OCC and fleet management systems.
• Define system requirements and engineering strategies for mission planning, aircraft monitoring and fleet coordination.
• Oversee integration of C2, communications, telemetry, mission software and support systems.
• Develop technical solutions for autonomous and remotely piloted aircraft operations.
• Establish scalable architectures for multi-aircraft operations and fleet management.
• Lead systems engineering activities including requirements definition, interface management and V&V.
• Ensure compliance with aviation safety, cybersecurity and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with aircraft systems, software, communications and flight operations teams.

Conoscenze

Technical leadership

Systems engineering

Requirements management

Team leadership

Architectures

Formazione

Aerospace Eng / Systems Eng (BSc/MSc)

Strumenti

MBSE

SysML

Model-based design

Descrizione del lavoro

Volantes Technical Recruitment Ltd Verified

United Arab Emirates

Space

Air & Space Operations Specialist (Aerospace Systems)

Onsite

Full time

1 day ago

Chief Engineer – Operations Centre & Fleet

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Industry: Aerospace | Defence | Advanced Air Mobility | Autonomous Systems

Employment Type: Permanent, Full-Time

The Opportunity

Volantes Technical Recruitment is supporting an ambitious next-generation aerospace programme in Dubai and is seeking an experienced Chief Engineer – Operations Centre & Fleet to lead the technical architecture, development and integration of advanced operational control and fleet management systems.

This is a senior technical leadership opportunity within a pioneering aerospace programme, focused on developing sophisticated Operations Control Centre (OCC) capabilities supporting autonomous aircraft operations, mission management, fleet coordination and operational readiness.

The successful candidate will play a critical role in defining the engineering strategy and technical architecture required to support safe, secure and scalable aircraft and fleet operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the technical design, architecture and integration of Operations Control Centre (OCC) and fleet management systems.
• Define system-level requirements and engineering strategies for mission planning, aircraft monitoring, fleet coordination and operational control.
• Oversee the integration of Command & Control (C2), communications, telemetry, mission software and operational support systems.
• Develop technical solutions supporting autonomous and remotely piloted aircraft operations.
• Establish scalable architectures for multi-aircraft and fleet-level operational management.
• Lead systems engineering activities, including requirements definition, interface management, verification and validation.
• Ensure operational systems meet applicable aviation safety, cybersecurity, reliability and regulatory requirements.
• Work closely with aircraft systems, software, communications, flight operations and systems integration teams.
• Provide technical leadership across multidisciplinary engineering teams and external technology partners.
• Support system qualification, operational readiness assessments and the transition from development into operational deployment.

Candidate Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Extensive experience in complex aerospace, defence, autonomous systems or mission-critical operational environments.
• Proven technical leadership experience at Chief Engineer, Principal Engineer, Systems Architect or equivalent level.
• Strong understanding of Operations Control Centres, fleet management systems, mission management or Command & Control architectures.
• Experience developing and integrating complex software-intensive and networked systems.
• Strong knowledge of systems engineering principles, requirements management, system architecture and verification and validation.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams on complex development programmes.
• Understanding of secure communications, telemetry, data integration and operational system interoperability.
• Ability to translate operational requirements into robust engineering architectures and technical solutions.

Highly Desirable

• Experience with UAV/UAS, autonomous aircraft, advanced air mobility or defence aviation programmes.
• Knowledge of Ground Control Stations (GCS), Operations Control Centres (OCC) or mission control systems.
• Experience with multi-vehicle operations, fleet orchestration and autonomous mission management.
• Familiarity with MBSE, SysML and model-based systems architecture.
• Understanding of UTM/U-space integration, airspace coordination and autonomous flight operations.
• Experience with C4ISR, defence mission systems or distributed command-and-control architectures.
• Familiarity with aviation certification, safety assurance and cybersecurity requirements.

Why Apply?

This opportunity offers the chance to take a senior technical leadership position within an innovative aerospace development programme in the UAE.

You will help shape the engineering architecture and operational capabilities of a next-generation aircraft and fleet management ecosystem, working alongside highly experienced international engineering specialists.

All applications will be treated in strict confidence.