Principal Aircraft Electrical Systems Architect

Aviation JobSearch Europa; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 350,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

Volantes Technical Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Principal Electrical Systems Engineer in the UAE to take technical ownership of aircraft electrical systems. The role covers electrical generation, distribution, avionics, cabin power, wiring, safety, and charging interfaces, with opportunities to specialise as the programme grows.

You will design and mature electrical architectures from concept to installed hardware, supervise testing, and collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure

Qualifications

• 10+ years in aircraft electrical systems engineering.
• At least 4 years on aircraft programmes through to installed hardware.
• Proven ownership of load analysis and power budget.
• Strong experience in low-voltage distribution and bus architecture.
• Experience with essential/emergency power systems and load shedding.
• Knowledge of wiring interconnection systems including routing, bonding and grounding.
• Experience with electrical protection, isolation and fault behavior.
• Experience supporting electrical certification, qualification and installation testing.

Responsibilities

• Own the aircraft electrical load analysis and power budget, including different flight phases and failure scenarios.
• Design low-voltage electrical generation, conversion and distribution systems.
• Develop essential and emergency electrical bus architectures, including load-shedding strategies.
• Provide electrical power solutions for avionics, mission, medical and cabin systems.
• Lead the design of the wiring interconnection system, including harness routing, separation, grounding, bonding, connectors and protection.
• Own the aircraft charging and ground power interface, including protection, isolation and electrical requirements.
• Define requirements for high-voltage to low-voltage power conversion and work with the relevant engineering teams to agree system interfaces.
• Support electrical safety assessments, including failure modes, loss-of-bus scenarios and essential load requirements.
• Support electrical qualification, installation testing and integration activities, including power quality and bonding measurements.

Skills

Load analysis

Power budget

Low-voltage distribution

Electrical bus architecture

Wiring interconnection

Electrical protection

Electrical certification

Job description

Volantes Technical Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Principal Electrical Systems Engineer in the UAE to take technical ownership of aircraft electrical systems. The role covers electrical generation, distribution, avionics, cabin power, wiring, safety, and charging interfaces, with opportunities to specialise as the programme grows.

You will design and mature electrical architectures from concept to installed hardware, supervise testing, and collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure