Senior UAV Flight Test Engineer

EDGE; Abu Dhabi; Sur place; AED 550 000 - 900 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Family visa

Annual flight tickets

Medical insurance for dependents

Education allowances

Résumé du poste

EDGE is seeking a Principal Flight Test Engineer to lead complex UAV flight test campaigns from planning through analysis. You will mentor engineers, ensure regulatory and certification alignment, and collaborate with certification authorities and external stakeholders.

The role requires extensive experience in flight testing, instrumentation, and data analysis, with a strong emphasis on safety, documentation, and leadership within EDGE's defense tech programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Systems, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Master’s degree or advanced flight test engineering training preferred.
• 12+ years of experience in flight test engineering.
• Experience in UAV or manned aircraft flight testing, including system-level and full-aircraft integration.

Responsabilités

• Serve as technical authority for the definition, planning, and execution of complex UAV flight test campaigns.
• Review development specs, requirements, and translate into flight test objectives.
• Lead preparation of Flight Test Plans, Hazard Assessments, and Flight Test Reports per the Operations Manual.
• Define and oversee requirements for Flight Test Instrumentation and test configurations.
• Manage execution of flight tests: planning, monitoring, safety, reporting, closure.
• Ensure adherence to aeronautical rules and local flight testing regulations.
• Act as liaison with certification authorities, MOD, and external stakeholders.
• Drive compliance with SMS, AS9100D, ISO 9001 and aviation safety standards.

Connaissances

Flight test planning

Instrumentation

Data analysis

Technical writing

Leadership & mentoring

Formation

Bachelor's or Master's in Mechanical/Aerospace/Systems/Mechatronics/Electrical Engineering

Master’s degree or advanced flight test training (preferred)

Outils

Matlab

Python

Telemetry analysis software

Description du poste

EDGE is seeking a Principal Flight Test Engineer to lead complex UAV flight test campaigns from planning through analysis. You will mentor engineers, ensure regulatory and certification alignment, and collaborate with certification authorities and external stakeholders.

The role requires extensive experience in flight testing, instrumentation, and data analysis, with a strong emphasis on safety, documentation, and leadership within EDGE's defense tech programs.