Senior Solid Rocket Propulsion Engineer – Lead & Innovate

Al Tariq; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 661,000 - 1,102,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tax-free salary

Family visas

Annual flight tickets

Medical insurance for dependents

Education allowance for children

Job summary

EDGE, based in Abu Dhabi, seeks an experienced propulsion engineer to lead design, development, and testing of advanced solid rocket motors within ADVANCED CONCEPTS. You will mentor engineers, collaborate across manufacturing and energetics teams, and drive safe and innovative propulsion programs.

The role emphasizes cross-functional leadership, end-to-end program management, and accountability for performance modeling, testing, and documentation in a fast-paced defence tech environment.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in English language.
• Experience in solid rocket propulsion design, manufacturing, testing and analysis.
• Industrialization of manufacturing processes.
• Strong project management and leadership capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead or contribute to the design, analysis, and testing of composite propellant rocket motors.
• Develop grain geometries, cases, ignition systems, and nozzle structures.
• Conduct performance modeling, internal ballistics, and structural analysis.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, material science, energetics, instrumentation, and test-stand teams.
• Prepare technical specifications and test reports.
• Support test campaigns, data reduction, and post-fire evaluation.
• Mentor junior engineers and drive propulsion R&D innovations.
• Maintain safety and risk mitigation oversight in propulsion development.
• Create comprehensive project schedules with critical paths for propulsion systems.

Skills

English proficiency

Rocket propulsion knowledge

Project management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Aerospace/Mechanical/Chemical/Materials Engineering

Tools

ANSYS

NX

MATLAB

CEA

CAD

Job description

EDGE, based in Abu Dhabi, seeks an experienced propulsion engineer to lead design, development, and testing of advanced solid rocket motors within ADVANCED CONCEPTS. You will mentor engineers, collaborate across manufacturing and energetics teams, and drive safe and innovative propulsion programs.

The role emphasizes cross-functional leadership, end-to-end program management, and accountability for performance modeling, testing, and documentation in a fast-paced defence tech environment.