Senior Aircraft Electrical Systems Architect

Volantes Technical Recruitment Ltd; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 500,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Volantes Technical Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Principal Electrical Systems Engineer in the UAE to take technical ownership of the aircraft electrical system from design to testing. The role covers electrical generation, power management, avionics and cabin power, wiring, safety and charging interfaces.

The successful candidate will drive the electrical architecture through maturity and may specialise in power management, wiring systems or charging/ground power as the programme grows.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in aircraft electrical systems engineering.
• At least 4 years working on aircraft programmes through to installed hardware.
• Experience owning an aircraft electrical load analysis and power budget.
• Strong experience in low-voltage distribution and electrical bus architecture.
• Experience with essential/emergency power systems and load shedding.
• Strong knowledge of wiring interconnection systems, including routing, bonding, grounding and installation.
• Experience with electrical protection, isolation, fault behaviour and protection coordination.
• 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 interfaces.
• Support electrical safety assessments, including failure modes, loss-of-bus scenarios and essential load requirements.
• Support electrical qualification, installation testing and integration activities.

Skills

Air electrical systems engineering

Load analysis

Power budget management

Low-voltage distribution

Electrical bus architecture

Wiring interconnection systems

Electrical protection & grounding

Electrical certification testing

Tools

PLM systems

Job description

Volantes Technical Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Principal Electrical Systems Engineer in the UAE to take technical ownership of the aircraft electrical system from design to testing. The role covers electrical generation, power management, avionics and cabin power, wiring, safety and charging interfaces.

The successful candidate will drive the electrical architecture through maturity and may specialise in power management, wiring systems or charging/ground power as the programme grows.