Senior Actuation Systems Engineer - UAV Flight Tech

EDGE; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 240,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

EDGE is seeking a Systems Engineer – Actuation Systems to lead the design, development, integration and validation of actuation systems across ADASI’s UAV platforms in Abu Dhabi. You will ensure flight control, landing gear and payload actuators meet performance, safety and regulatory requirements.

Collaboration with control systems, avionics, airframe and software teams is essential to deliver reliable, mission-ready actuators, with emphasis on interface control, life-cycle management and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechatronics, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Systems Engineering.
• Master’s Degree in related field or specialization in actuation systems, flight controls, or robotics.
• Experience with actuation systems, flight controls, or robotics preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define and manage system-level requirements and performance specifications for actuation systems (flight control, landing gear, payload deployment).
• Develop and ensure system safety analysis in parallel, maintain interface control documents (ICDs), requirement traceability matrices, and system architecture diagrams.
• Prepare related design evidence documents including DDP.
• Ensure Design Life-Cycle management as per DO 4754.
• Work closely with control systems, avionics, airframe, and software teams to ensure optimal actuator integration.

Skills

Systems thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulatory compliance

Requirement traceability

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechatronics, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Systems Engineering

Master’s Degree in related field or specialization in actuation systems, flight controls, or robotics

Job description

EDGE is seeking a Systems Engineer – Actuation Systems to lead the design, development, integration and validation of actuation systems across ADASI’s UAV platforms in Abu Dhabi. You will ensure flight control, landing gear and payload actuators meet performance, safety and regulatory requirements.

Collaboration with control systems, avionics, airframe and software teams is essential to deliver reliable, mission-ready actuators, with emphasis on interface control, life-cycle management and