Senior UAV Systems Integration & Flight Test Engineer

AiFi Technologies LLC; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

AiFi Technologies LLC is seeking a Senior Integration & Testing Engineer with hands-on UAV system integration, validation, and flight testing experience. You will lead end-to-end integration of airframes, propulsion, avionics, and payloads on UAV platforms in an R&D environment.

You will troubleshoot complex hardware, electrical, and software interfaces, conduct ground and flight testing, develop test plans, analyze flight logs, and ensure safety and performance of UAV systems while

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, aeronautical, electronics or mechatronics engineering or related field.
• 5–8 years of UAV integration and testing experience.
• Hands-on UAV platform experience in an R&D environment.
• Strong understanding of UAV architecture, avionics, propulsion, and flight dynamics.
• Experience with ground testing, flight testing and system troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end UAV integration activities for prototype and production platforms.
• Integrate airframe assemblies, propulsion systems, avionics, flight controllers, communication systems, additional sensors, and payloads.
• Perform mechanical fitment, wiring harness integration, and subsystem validation.
• Ensure proper interface compatibility among mechanical, electrical, and avionics components.
• Develop integration and qualification test plans, procedures, and reports.
• Conduct subsystem, system-level, environmental, ground, and flight testing.
• Execute pre & post-flight inspections, flight readiness reviews, and post-flight analysis.
• Validate reliability, safety, and performance requirements of UAV systems.
• Perform root cause analysis and troubleshoot system failures during testing.
• Support UAV flight test campaigns and analyze flight logs.
• Identify system anomalies and recommend corrective actions.
• Collaborate with UAV pilots and design engineers during testing.

Skills

UAV integration

Flight testing

Troubleshooting

System validation

Ground testing

Education

Mechanical / Aeronautical / Electronics / Mechatronics engineering

Tools

Multimeter

Oscilloscope

Data Acquisition Systems

CAN Bus

UART

SPI

I2C

Ethernet

Job description

AiFi Technologies LLC is seeking a Senior Integration & Testing Engineer with hands-on UAV system integration, validation, and flight testing experience. You will lead end-to-end integration of airframes, propulsion, avionics, and payloads on UAV platforms in an R&D environment.

You will troubleshoot complex hardware, electrical, and software interfaces, conduct ground and flight testing, develop test plans, analyze flight logs, and ensure safety and performance of UAV systems while