Senior Aerospace Mass & Balance Engineer

Edge Group; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 320,000 - 520,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family visa

Annual flight tickets

Medical insurance for dependents

Education allowances for children

Job summary

EDGE Group PJSC in the United Arab Emirates is seeking a Senior Engineer - Mass & Balance to oversee aircraft mass properties across the development lifecycle. You will lead mass estimation, weight control, CG, and inertia calculations, collaborating with multi-disciplinary aerospace teams.

The role requires a strong background in mass properties, CAD/BOM data, and mass-change management, with a track record of producing mass-property reports and supporting design reviews.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Aeronautical, Mechanical, Structural, or Systems Engineering.
• Typically 10+ years of relevant aerospace engineering experience.
• Strong experience in aircraft mass properties / mass & balance.
• Experience with weight statements, mass breakdowns, centre of gravity and inertia calculations.
• Experience in mass control, mass growth, allocations and margins.
• Experience working with CAD, BOM, supplier and manufacturing data.
• Proficiency in spreadsheets and engineering analysis tools.
• Professional proficiency in written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain aircraft mass breakdown structures and weight statements.
• Perform mass, centre of gravity, inertia and loading calculations.
• Establish mass targets, allocations, margins and growth allowances.
• Monitor and manage aircraft mass growth and configuration changes.
• Assess the impact of fuel, payload, stores, consumables and equipment changes.
• Support aircraft weighing and mass-property verification activities.
• Reconcile CAD, supplier, manufacturing and measured mass data.
• Support design trade studies and engineering change assessments.
• Prepare mass-property reports and technical evidence for programme reviews.
• Collaborate with Design, Aerodynamics, Performance, Structures, Flight Controls, Systems, Manufacturing and Flight Test teams.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to improving mass-property tools and processes.

Skills

Mass properties / mass & balance

Weight statements / mass breakdowns

Centre of gravity / inertia

Mass control / growth / margins

CAD / BOM / supplier data

Spreadsheets / engineering analysis

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace / Aeronautical / Mechanical / Structural / Systems Engineering

Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering or related field

Tools

MATLAB

CAD

PLM

Mass-properties software

Job description

EDGE Group PJSC in the United Arab Emirates is seeking a Senior Engineer - Mass & Balance to oversee aircraft mass properties across the development lifecycle. You will lead mass estimation, weight control, CG, and inertia calculations, collaborating with multi-disciplinary aerospace teams.

The role requires a strong background in mass properties, CAD/BOM data, and mass-change management, with a track record of producing mass-property reports and supporting design reviews.