Senior EO Seeker Test & Qualification Engineer

EDGE; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family visas

Annual flight tickets

Medical insurance for you and depend–-

Education allowances for your children

Job summary

EDGE is seeking a Senior Testing & Qualification Engineer to lead planning, execution, verification, and qualification of EO seeker systems across the product lifecycle. You will develop test methodologies, perform lab and field tests, and ensure compliance with environmental and qualification standards.

You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to support development, production readiness, and continuous improvement, mentoring junior engineers and driving robust test programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related engineering discipline required.
• Minimum 5 years in testing, verification, qualification, system integration, or product development.
• Experience in defence, aerospace, electro-optics, or high-technology industries.
• Strong reporting and documentation skills.
• Knowledge of verification, validation, and qualification methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute component, subsystem, and full seeker-level test activities.
• Develop test procedures, acceptance criteria, qualification plans, and verification matrices.
• Conduct EO seeker functional, performance, environmental, and qualification testing.
• Analyse test results, identify failures and performance gaps, and support root-cause investigations.
• Perform regression testing following hardware, software, firmware, or design modifications.
• Develop and maintain EO laboratory test setups, calibration methods, and automated testing solutions.
• Correlate laboratory, field, ground, and flight-test data using engineering and statistical analysis techniques.
• Produce high-quality technical reports, qualification evidence, and test documentation.
• Support design reviews, test readiness reviews, and qualification reviews.
• Coordinate with engineering, production, integration teams, suppliers, and external test facilities.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to process and capability improvements.

Skills

Test planning

Data analysis

Root-cause analysis

LabVIEW

MATLAB

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electro-Optical Eng, Optical Eng, Electrical/Electronic Eng, Physics, Mechatronics, or related

Tools

MATLAB

Python

LabVIEW

Job description

EDGE is seeking a Senior Testing & Qualification Engineer to lead planning, execution, verification, and qualification of EO seeker systems across the product lifecycle. You will develop test methodologies, perform lab and field tests, and ensure compliance with environmental and qualification standards.

You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to support development, production readiness, and continuous improvement, mentoring junior engineers and driving robust test programs.