Senior Actuation Systems Engineer – UAVs & Flight Controls

Edge Group; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family visas

Annual flight tickets

Medical insurance for you and your dep

Education allowances for your children

Job summary

The EDGE is seeking a Systems Engineer – Actuation Systems to join their UAV platforms project teams in Abu Dhabi. You will design, develop, integrate and validate actuation systems including flight control, landing gear, payload deployment, and related subsystems to meet performance and safety requirements.

You will collaborate with control systems, avionics, airframe and software teams to ensure seamless actuator integration, while adhering to DO 4754 life-cycle processes and safety analyses.

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.

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.

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

The EDGE is seeking a Systems Engineer – Actuation Systems to join their UAV platforms project teams in Abu Dhabi. You will design, develop, integrate and validate actuation systems including flight control, landing gear, payload deployment, and related subsystems to meet performance and safety requirements.

You will collaborate with control systems, avionics, airframe and software teams to ensure seamless actuator integration, while adhering to DO 4754 life-cycle processes and safety analyses.