Senior Lighting Engineer – Aviation & Industrial (Dubai)

ARX | smart minds; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Forward-thinking team

Exposure to ME projects

Growth opportunities

Job summary

ARX is seeking a Senior Lighting Review Engineer for our Dubai site to lead reviews of general and specialist lighting systems in airports, aviation facilities, and large infrastructure projects. You will verify shop drawings, photometric calculations, and authority submissions while coordinating with multidisciplinary teams.

Ideal candidates bring 7–12 years in electrical engineering with hands-on Dialux/AGi32 and AutoCAD/Revit/Navisworks experience, plus familiarity with UAE and DEWA

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline required.
• Minimum 7–12 years of electrical engineering experience, with 4+ years reviewing lighting shop drawings and submittals on large projects.
• Airport/aviation facilities experience is required, with hangars or industrial assets advantageous.
• Strong knowledge of lighting design, circuits, controls, DALI, emergency lighting, earthing, and external interfaces.
• Experience with specialist lighting (explosion-proof, high-bay, washdown-rated fittings) and lighting calculations.

Responsibilities

• Review and coordinate lighting, emergency and escape lighting, lighting control, and external lighting design deliverables.
• Review specialist lighting for aviation and industrial environments (hangars, paint booths, inspection lighting).
• Check calculations, lux levels, glare control, CRI, emergency lighting coverage, and energy-efficiency provisions.
• Review lighting layouts, luminaire schedules, circuits, containment, and bonding arrangements.
• Coordinate lighting design inputs with mechanical, HVAC, ELV/ICT, civil, BIM/CAD, and construction teams.
• Assess external street, apron, and area lighting interfaces with site works.
• Prepare and review technical reports, specs, submittals, BOQs, and design review responses.
• Support design workshops, authority coordination, site clarifications, and close-out of comments.
• Review submissions for compliance with standards, regulations, safety, maintainability, and operations.
• Support commissioning readiness by reviewing testing docs and coordination items.

Skills

Lighting design review

Coordination with multidisciplinary

Technical writing

Communication skills

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Dialux/AGi32

AutoCAD

Revit

Navisworks

Job description

ARX is seeking a Senior Lighting Review Engineer for our Dubai site to lead reviews of general and specialist lighting systems in airports, aviation facilities, and large infrastructure projects. You will verify shop drawings, photometric calculations, and authority submissions while coordinating with multidisciplinary teams.

Ideal candidates bring 7–12 years in electrical engineering with hands-on Dialux/AGi32 and AutoCAD/Revit/Navisworks experience, plus familiarity with UAE and DEWA