Senior UAV Systems Integration & Flight Test Engineer

AIFI TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

AIFI Technologies L.L.C in Abu Dhabi is seeking an experienced Senior Integration Testing Engineer to oversee UAV system integration validation and flight testing, integrating mechanical, electrical, avionics, propulsion and payload systems across multirotor, fixed-wing, and VTOL platforms.

You will lead end-to-end integration activities, develop test plans, conduct ground and flight tests, troubleshoot complex system interfaces, and ensure compliance with safety and regulatory standards;

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering; 5–8 years UAV integration/testing experience.
• Hands-on UAV platform experience in an R&D environment with avionics, propulsion, and flight dynamics.
• Experience with ground and flight testing, troubleshooting, and system-level integration.

Responsibilities

• Lead end‑to‑end UAV integration activities for prototype and production platforms; integrate airframe, propulsion, avionics, sensors and payloads.
• Perform mechanical fitment, wiring harness integration and subsystem validation; ensure interface compatibility across components.
• Integrate flight controllers, GPS/IMU, telemetry, RC systems, and onboard computers; validate CAN/UART/SPI/I2C/Ethernet communications.
• Develop integration and qualification test plans, procedures and reports; conduct environmental, ground and flight testing.
• Coordinate flight test campaigns; analyze logs and recommend corrective actions with pilots and design engineers.
• Maintain documentation; support certification, airworthiness and regulatory compliance activities.

Skills

System Integration

Propulsion

Avionics Integration

Testing Validation

Flight Test Operations

Documentation Compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

Data Acquisition Systems

Multimeter

Oscilloscope

CAN Bus

UART

SPI

I2C

Ethernet

Job description

AIFI Technologies L.L.C in Abu Dhabi is seeking an experienced Senior Integration Testing Engineer to oversee UAV system integration validation and flight testing, integrating mechanical, electrical, avionics, propulsion and payload systems across multirotor, fixed-wing, and VTOL platforms.

You will lead end-to-end integration activities, develop test plans, conduct ground and flight tests, troubleshoot complex system interfaces, and ensure compliance with safety and regulatory standards;