Principal EWIS / Wiring Integration Engineer

Volantes Technical Recruitment Ltd; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 400,000 - 560,000; Full time

Job summary

Unknown Client in the UAE is seeking a Principal EWIS Engineer to own the aircraft's electrical wiring and interconnection system, leading harness installation, routing, separation and grounding. You will coordinate with structures, avionics, and suppliers to implement robust EWIS solutions.

The role requires extensive experience in harness architecture, bonding, lightning/HIRF protection, and certification support for certified aircraft programmes.

Qualifications

• Must have 10+ years in aircraft electrical installation and wiring.
• At least 4 years owning wiring/interconnection design on a certified aircraft program.
• Experience with harness architecture, routing and separation.
• Knowledge of bonding, grounding and electrical return paths on composites.
• Experience with lightning and HIRF protection at installation level.

Responsibilities

• Own aircraft harness architecture and routing, including separation and redundancy.
• Define connector, protection and installation requirements.
• Lead bonding, grounding and electrical return-path design for composites.
• Develop wiring protection against lightning and HIRF, including shielding.
• Own electrical installation drawings, wiring data and configuration management.
• Support EWIS certification and related inspection requirements.
• Work with Structures to define brackets, penetrations and structural provisions.
• Ensure harness designs are manufacturable and provide build docs.
• Collaborate with harness suppliers on manufacturing data and quality.
• Support installation, continuity and testing and resolve wiring issues.

Skills

EWIS design

Wiring integration

Harness architecture

Bonding & grounding

Lightning/HIRF protection

Electrical installation data

Supplier collaboration

Redundancy analysis

Tools

DMU (Digital Mock-Up)

CAD wiring design

Job description

Principal EWIS / Wiring Integration Engineer

Location: UAE
Level: Principal Engineer
Type: Permanent

About the Role

We are looking for a Principal EWIS / Wiring Integration Engineer to take technical ownership of the aircraft's electrical wiring and interconnection system.

You will lead the design and integration of aircraft harnesses, routing, separation, bonding, grounding and installation, while working closely with electrical, structures, avionics, manufacturing and harness suppliers.

Key Responsibilities

• Own aircraft harness architecture and routing, including separation, segregation and redundancy requirements.

• Define connector, protection and installation requirements.

• Lead bonding, grounding and electrical return-path design, particularly for composite airframes.

• Develop wiring protection against lightning and HIRF, including shielding and termination.

• Own electrical installation drawings, wiring data and configuration management.

• Support EWIS certification, including separation, arc/fire risk, inspection and maintainability requirements.

• Work with Structures to define requirements for brackets, penetrations and structural provisions.

• Ensure harness designs are manufacturable and provide build documentation and acceptance requirements.

• Work with harness suppliers on manufacturing and technical data.

• Support installation, continuity and testing activities and resolve wiring-related build issues.

Requirements – Must Have

• 10+ years' experience in aircraft electrical installation and wiring.

• At least 4 years' experience owning wiring/interconnection design on a certified or equivalent aircraft programme.

• Strong experience in harness architecture, routing and separation.

• Experience with redundancy segregation and safety separation analysis.

• Strong knowledge of bonding, grounding and electrical return paths on composite structures.

• Experience with lightning and HIRF protection at installation level.

• Experience managing electrical installation data and configuration control.

• Experience working with harness manufacturing, build documentation and acceptance.

Desirable Experience

• High-voltage aircraft harness design and separation from flight-critical circuits.

• Composite airframe electrical structural network design.

• Digital mock-up (DMU) based harness routing and space allocation.

• Experience developing and qualifying local harness supply chains.

• Prototype aircraft installation and continuity testing experience.