Senior Avionics Systems Engineer

EDGE; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 400,000 - 540,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tax-free salaries

Family visas

Medical insurance for dependents

Education allowances

Job summary

EDGE in Abu Dhabi seeks a Senior Avionics Systems Engineer to define and manage avionics architecture, derive and allocate requirements, and ensure integration across hardware, software and control domains.

You will work with multidisciplinary teams to verify, validate, and trace requirements, supporting safety and certification per ARP4754A/AR0-178C like DO-178C/DO-254 where applicable. A strong systems engineering background is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in aerospace, electrical/electronics, control or software engineering.
• Experience in avionics system development and system integration.
• Knowledge of ARP4754A processes and lifecycle activities.
• Experience with requirements engineering and traceability.
• Familiarity with RS-232/422/485, CAN bus, ARINC interfaces, MIL-STD-1553.
• Experience with configuration and requirements management tools like SVN/DOORS.

Responsibilities

• Develop subsystem architecture based on high-level requirements.
• Derive and allocate system requirements to software, hardware, and control domains.
• Manage ICDs and interfaces between software, hardware and control teams.
• Coordinate verification, validation and traceability activities.
• Support safety assessment activities and ARP4754A compliance.
• Prepare systems engineering documentation and collaborate with certification teams.

Skills

Avionics systems

System integration

Systems engineering

Requirements engineering

ARINC 429/664/825

MIL-STD-1553

Configuration management

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in Aerospace/Electrical/Control/Software

Tools

SVN

DOORS

Job description

Job Description:

About Edge

At EDGE bold ideas are engineered into technologies that protect, improve and save lives.

Headquartered in the United Arab Emirates, EDGE is a leading advanced technology group working at the forefront of defence and emerging technologies. Spanning more than 35 specialised companies and multiple centres of excellence, we are purpose-built to move fast. Free from heavy legacy processes, we give our people the autonomy, accountability, and agility to bring breakthrough technologies from concept to reality.

Based in Abu Dhabi, a globally connected hub at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, EDGE is home to a truly multicultural community where bold ideas thrive, and the future is shaped.

Together, we are shaping the future.

About The Role

The Senior Avionics Systems Engineer is responsible for defining and managing avionics system architecture, deriving and allocating system requirements across hardware, software, and control domains, and ensuring effective integration throughout the system development lifecycle. The role manages system interfaces, requirements traceability, verification and validation activities, and supports safety and certification processes in line with ARP4754A, ARP4761, DO-178C, and DO-254. Working closely with multidisciplinary engineering and certification teams, the position ensures that avionics systems are technically coherent, fully traceable, compliant, and successfully integrated at system level.

Responsibilities

• Develop subsystem architecture based on high-level system requirements.
• Derive system requirements from high-level requirements.
• Allocate system requirements to software, hardware, and control domains.
• Manage system interfaces (ICDs) between software, hardware, control, and other engineering teams.
• Provide necessary technical inputs to software, hardware, and control teams.
• Coordinate the lifecycle activities related to writing, verifying, and validating system requirements.
• Perform system-level integration and verification activities.
• Support safety assessment activities and derived requirements management.
• Support the establishment and execution of systems engineering processes compliant with ARP4754A.
• Maintain requirements traceability across system, hardware, software, and control levels.
• Prepare and maintain systems engineering documentation.
• Work in coordination with software, hardware, control, test, and certification teams.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Aerospace, Electrical/Electronics, Control, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience in avionics system development and system integration.
• Knowledge and experience in avionics system architecture.
• Knowledge of systems engineering design processes and related lifecycle activities.
• Knowledge of ARP4754A processes.
• Experience in requirements engineering (capture, derivation, and traceability).
• Knowledge of communication interfaces such as RS-232/422/485, CAN bus, ARINC 429, ARINC 664, ARINC 825, and MIL-STD-1553.
• Experience with configuration, change, and requirements management tools such as SVN, DOORS, etc.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with safety assessment processes (ARP4761, FHA/PSSA/SSA).
• Familiarity with DO-178C and DO-254 within the system development context.

WHY CHOOSE EDGE

Launched in November 2019, the UAE's EDGE is one of the world's leading advanced technology groups, established to develop agile, bold and disruptive solutions for defence and beyond, and to be a catalyst for change and transformation. It is dedicated to bringing breakthrough innovations, products, and services to market with greater speed and efficiency, to position the UAE as a leading global hub for future industries, and to creating clear paths within the sector for the next generation of highly skilled talent to thrive.

At EDGE, the real investment goes beyond compensation. Through our dedicated learning academy and digital learning platforms, employees have access to extensive opportunities to develop new skills, deepen their expertise, and advance their careers. Combined with the freedom to innovate, strong career support, and the opportunity to collaborate with world-class talent from across the globe, EDGE is a place where you can continue to grow, keep learning, and turn ambitious ideas into meaningful outcomes.

Working at EDGE also comes with a package that genuinely reflects how much we value our people. Salaries are highly competitive and tax-free and, depending on your role and seniority, benefits can include family visas, annual flight tickets, medical insurance for you and your dependents, and education allowances for your children.

CANDIDATE PRIVACY & EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

Any information you share as part of your EDGE candidate profile or job application will be handled in accordance with applicable data protection and privacy regulations.

EDGE is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and high-performing workforce.

We believe every individual deserves to be treated with fairness, respect and dignity, and our employment decisions reflect that.

We do not discriminate based on race, colour, nationality, ethnicity, religion, gender, marital status, age, disability, pregnancy or parental status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

As a global organisation, effective collaboration across international teams is central to how we work, so English proficiency is required for all roles unless otherwise stated in the job posting.