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Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, maintain and control the TC certification program baseline (IMS), including milestones, dependencies, and critical path.
• Create and maintain the deliverable map/indexes linking certification objectives to plannedevidence deliverables and submission packages.
• Own the submission plan and calendar for TC deliverables, ensuring internal readiness gates are scheduled and met.
• Integrate engineering, ground test and flight test plans into the certification program and ensure consistency of assumptions, configurations and interfaces across teams.
• Coordinate development of LOI inputs and ensure that authority engagement events, reviews and planned investigations are reflected in program baselines.
• Drive and chair (or support) readiness reviews, ensuring action closure and clear go/no-go decisions for planned submissions and test events.
• Coordinate planned test notifications through the Authority Liaison and ensure that test timing and readiness are reflected in program reporting.
• Ensure alignment of the program structure with the compliance checklist structure and compliance closure strategy (in coordination with airworthiness compliance).
• Provide regular progress, decision and readiness dashboards; identify trends, blockers, and forecast risks to submissions and key milestones.
• Escalate schedule/compliance difficulties and recommend recovery actions or replans to the Chief of Airworthiness / overall program leadership as required.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Degree in aerospace/mechanical/electrical engineering or equivalent technical discipline; equivalent aviation certification program experience may be considered.
• Demonstrated experience in certification program management for UAS, aircraft or complex aviation products (VTOL), including multi-discipline coordination and structured planning.
• Working knowledge of GCAA CAR 21 / EASA Part 21 certification deliverables and evidence flow, including how test/analysis outputs support compliance closure.
• Proven capability to build and maintain integrated master plans (IMS) and manage dependencies across engineering, test, configuration and compliance functions.
• Experience planning and controlling authority submissions and maintaining disciplined readiness gating and action tracking.
• Strong interface management skills with ability to align stakeholders and drive closure of cross-functional actions.
• Competence in producing clear progress/reporting dashboards and using metrics to manage schedule and readiness risk.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills suitable for authority-facing pack development and internal executive reporting.
• Structured problem-solving skills; ability to recognize early signals of schedule/compliance risk and trigger timely escalation.
• High level of documentation discipline and attention to detail; ability to maintain reliable program baselines and traceable decision records.

We are looking for fresh graduates in:

• Aerospace Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Electrical / Avionics Engineering
• This is an opportunity to be part of a real aircraft development program — from design and testing to flight operations and certification.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support aircraft design, analysis, and system integration activities
• Assist in ground and flight test preparation, execution, and data analysis
• Contribute to development of mechanical, electrical, and avionics systems
• Participate in prototyping, manufacturing, and assembly activities
• Support documentation for engineering, testing, and certification processes
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to solve technical challenges

Qualifications & Experience:

• UAE Nationals
• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering
• Minimum GPA 3.0 and above
• Strong interest in aviation and hands-on engineering work
• Good communication and teamwork skills

If you are driven, hands-on, and want to build something meaningful in the UAE, we would like to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define HMI concepts, logics, and interaction flows, ensuring consistency, clarity, and alignment with operator mental models.
• Take part of the design & development the Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) of the cockpit displays, Flight Warning System and flight awareness system
• Apply Human Factors Engineering principles to deliver user-centred HMI designs that reduce workload and prevent human error.
• Collaborate closely with BVLOS pilots, operators and other engineers to gather requirements, validate usability, and optimize workflows for real-world mission needs.
• Work on System Description Document (SDD) and Interface control document (ICD)
• Support producing flight manuals, operator manuals, and supporting documentation to ensure safe and effective system use.
• Work with regulatory authorities, such as GCAA to generate necessary evidence and documentation for certification and airworthiness compliance.
• Partner with cross-functional teams, including software development, validation, verification teams, and subcontractors, to integrate HMI designs into the overall system architecture.
• Support system-level validation and verification activities, including human-in-the-loop testing and performance assessments.
• Design high-clarity displays for geospatial, telemetry, and system health information that enable rapid, accurate comprehension of the UAS state.
• Develop safety-driven visual hierarchies for alerts and warnings that communicate urgency effectively without inducing stress or alarm fatigue.
• Define associated Verification and Validation means
• Write test procedures and perform them on the appropriate means (simulator and test benches)
• Support flight tests and Analyze the test data to verify system performance and functionality

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Industrial Design, or a related field.
• 5+ years of professional experience in HMI/GUI design for safety-critical systems in aviation.
• Good understanding of AMC 27.1302 or MIL-STD-1472
• Strong understanding of safety-critical system design and relevant certification processes (e.g., ARP4761).
• Experience in applying Human Factors and ergonomics principles to the design of Cockpit or Ground Control Station.
• Experience with requirements management tools (e.g., Polarian or DOORS).
• Familiarity with aircraft systems
• Experience/Familiarity with System Safety Assessments, Failure Hazard Analysis, and Certification/Test plans.
• Very good knowledge of the English language
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assess and monitor software life-cycle processes and associated outputs to ensure compliance with approved software plans, organizational standards, and certification guidelines (e.g., DO-178C).
• Perform process assurance activities, including reviews, audits, and evaluations of development and verification activities to ensure adherence to defined procedures and project objectives.
• Verify that software products and supporting life-cycle data (requirements, design, source code, verification artifacts, and reports) conform to applicable regulatory, safety, and certification requirements.
• Provide oversight of software configuration management practices, ensuring that software baselines, configuration items, and releases are properly controlled and traceable throughout the software life cycle.
• Review and monitor change control processes, ensuring that software changes are authorized, documented, and traceable to approved requirements and problem reports.
• Ensure that the project maintains the ability to reproduce or regenerate executable software and parameter data from controlled baselines.
• Support internal and external certification audits and assessments, ensuring that required evidence and records are available and properly maintained.
• Identify process gaps or compliance issues and recommend corrective actions to improve software quality and certification readiness.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field. Advanced degree preferred.
• Certifications in quality assurance, auditing, or compliance (e.g., AS9100 Internal/Lead Auditor, ISO 9001 Auditor, or equivalent) will be considered an asset.
• Minimum of 5–8 years of experience in software quality assurance, process assurance, certification compliance, or auditing within safety-critical or regulated software environments (preferably aerospace or avionics).
• Demonstrated experience working within certification frameworks such as DO-178C and familiarity with related standards (e.g., DO-331, DO-330, ARP4754A, ARP4761).
• Experience participating in or supporting certification activities, regulatory audits, or compliance assessments for airborne or safety-critical software systems.
• Strong knowledge of software life-cycle processes, including requirements, design, coding, verification, configuration management, and change management as defined in DO-178C.
• Experience performing independent software process audits, life-cycle data reviews, and compliance assessments against approved software plans and standards.
• Familiarity with software configuration management and change control systems (e.g., Git-based repositories, change request/problem reporting systems, configuration baselining).
• Experience working with requirements management, traceability, and lifecycle management tools (e.g., Polarion, Jira, or equivalent).
• Strong analytical, documentation, and technical review skills, with the ability to evaluate compliance of software artifacts and processes.
• Effective communication and coordination skills, with the ability to work across development, verification, configuration management, and certification teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain Ground Control Station software for monitoring and commanding eVTOL systems.
• Implement functionality for telemetry reception, processing, and visualization of aircraft state and system data.
• Develop vehicle command and control interfaces enabling operators to safely interact with airborne systems.
• Design and implement mission planning and execution tools to support operational flight scenarios.
• Implement health monitoring and status visualization features for aircraft subsystems and avionics components.
• Take end-to-end responsibility for GCS software requirements, architecture, and implementation, ensuring alignment with system-level requirements.
• Support software verification activities in accordance with applicable certification processes (e.g., DO-178C), including maintaining traceability between requirements, design, code, and tests.
• Design and implement communication interfaces with airborne systems, including protocols such as MAVLink, UDP/TCP, and telemetry links.
• Integrate GCS software with flight control systems, avionics networks, and vehicle communication infrastructure.
• Support software integration and validation activities using simulation environments, Software-in-the-Loop (SIL) and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) test setups.
• Assist with ground testing and flight test operations by supporting GCS software deployment, monitoring, and troubleshooting.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field. Advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum of 6–10 years of experience in software development for ground control systems, UAV/UAS, aerospace systems, or similar real-time control environments.
• Demonstrated experience developing Ground Control Station or operator interface software for monitoring and commanding autonomous or remotely operated vehicles.
• Proficiency in modern software development languages and tools commonly used for GCS applications (e.g. C++, Qt/QML, or full stack development or other GUI frameworks).
• Familiarity with software development processes used in safety-critical systems, including traceability and verification practices aligned with DO-178C or comparable standards.
• Strong experience in implementing telemetry reception, command interfaces, mission planning tools, and system monitoring dashboards.
• Experience designing and implementing communication protocols with airborne systems, including MAVLink, UDP/TCP networking, and telemetry data links.
• Strong problem-solving, system integration, and cross-disciplinary collaboration skills, with the ability to work closely with flight control, avionics, and test teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own the master program plan covering design, development, testing, certification, and industrialization
• Manage cross-functional teams (airframe, propulsion, avionics, autonomy, manufacturing, flight test)
• Track and control schedule, budget, milestones, and dependencies
• Establish and run program governance: reviews, decision gates, risk registers, action tracking
• Interface with regulators, partners, suppliers, and customers on program matters
• Drive make/buy decisions, supplier readiness, and long-lead item planning
• Identify, mitigate, and escalate technical, schedule, and cost risks
• Prepare executive and board-level reporting with clear, decision-ready insights
• Support flight test campaigns, certification planning, and operational readiness

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, or similar)
• 10+ years of experience in aerospace, UAV, eVTOL, or complex hardware programs
• Proven track record managing full product development lifecycles
• Strong understanding of aerospace certification, flight test, and systems engineering
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Hands-on, delivery-focused mindset, comfortable in a fast-moving startup environment
• Experience with hybrid propulsion or autonomous systems
• Prior engagement with aviation authorities (Part 21, military, or experimental programs)
• PMP or equivalent program management certification

Additional Information:

• This role is onsite in Abu Dhabi and requires close day-to-day engagement with engineering, manufacturing, and
  flight test teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead all airworthiness and certification planning activities supporting submission and approval of the DOA application and the Type Certificate (TC) for the hybrid UAS, ensuring compliance with applicable regulatory standards (e.g., CS-UAS, SC-EVTOL etc.).
• Develop detailed certification plans, including milestones, timelines, and resource requirements, ensuring compliance with applicable certification specifications, environmental protection requirements, and EASA Part 21.
• Serve as the primary point of contact with regulatory authorities, facilitating communication and collaboration throughout the certification process including design approvals, audits, inspections, inquiries, and regulatory submissions.
• Coordinate and oversee a variety of testing activities, including flight tests, ground tests, and simulation-based assessments, to demonstrate compliance with airworthiness standards.
• Ensure all required documentation, including design specifications, test reports, and compliance records, is accurate, complete, and submitted in a timely manner to regulatory authorities.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including engineering, manufacturing, quality assurance, and legal, to ensure alignment of certification activities with overall project objectives.
• Keep abreast of evolving regulatory requirements and industry standards related to eVTOL certification and provide guidance to the project team on compliance strategies.
• Lead the Design Organization Approval efforts – drafting, updating, and ensuring compliance of the Design Organization Handbook (DOH) and associated procedures.
• Perform compliance verification and airworthiness approval checks.
• Advise all areas of the design organization on airworthiness and ensure the expertise and training are in place.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field. Advanced degree preferred.
• Recognized qualification in aviation certification and compliance (e.g., EASA / FAA regulatory training).
• 10+ years of experience in airworthiness, DOA management, and certification leadership within a Part 21J environment or equivalent.
• Proven track record of managing successful certification programs and interacting with EASA or other NAAs.
• Experience with unmanned aerial systems (UAS) or urban air mobility (UAM).
• Strong project management skills, with experience leading cross-functional teams and managing complex projects with multiple stakeholders.
• Proven experience in systems engineering, with a focus on UAV/eVTOL projects.
• Strong expertise in requirements management and configuration management processes.
• Familiarity with certification standards, such as STANAG 4671, ARP4754, DO-160, DO-178, DO-254, CS-UAS etc.
• In-depth knowledge of EASA Part 21 or GCAA CAR 21.

Key Responsibilities:

System Architecture & Design
• Define and own the CMU system architecture (functional, logical and physical), including the allocation of functions between the remote crew, CMU software, hardware, the C2 link and the unmanned aircraft.
• Capture, derive and manage CMU requirements from the Concept of Operations (ConOps), the operational risk assessment (SORA) and the applicable certification basis, ensuring full traceability down to item level.
• Support the definition of the main CMU building blocks: operator workstations and displays, computing and networking, C2 datalink equipment (RLOS and BRLOS / SATCOM), antennas and masts, navigation and timing, ATC voice communications, data recording, and power generation and distribution.
• Lead architecture trade studies (COTS vs. developed items, redundancy, fault tolerance, latency, availability) and document the design rationale.
• Ensure the architecture supports redundancy, graceful degradation, C2 link-loss and contingency / emergency procedures, and safe handover between CMUs and crews.
• Lead the integration of the CMU into mobile platforms (e.g. vans or shelters) and fixed platforms (e.g. operational control centre), including the support for internal layout and ergonomics, mast and generator integration, power autonomy, thermal / environmental conditioning and EMC.
• Author and maintain the System Description Document (SDD), Interface Control Documents (ICD) and Interface Requirement Specifications between the CMU, C2 link, unmanned aircraft, payloads and external systems (ATC voice, U-space / UTM services, weather and aeronautical data).
• Own the CMU–aircraft communication protocols and data definitions (e.g. MAVLink, STANAG 4586 or proprietary), including message timing, latency budgets and data integrity.
• Work closely with HMI designers to ensure the operator interface, alerting philosophy and crew procedures are consistent with the system architecture and Human Factors principles.
• Contribute to the system safety assessment process for the CMU and C2 link (FHA, PSSA / SSA, FMEA, FTA, CCA) and derive safety requirements and Development Assurance Levels.
• Define and implement cybersecurity measures for the CMU and C2 link in line with DO-326A / ED-202A and related standards.
• Support the preparation of certification plans and compliance checklists, and take part in authority reviews and audits.
• Support ground and flight test campaigns, analyse test data to verify system performance and drive the resolution of anomalies.
• Support the production of operator manuals, maintenance manuals, crew procedures and training material for the CMU.

Qualifications & Experience:
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Aerospace, Electrical / Electronic, Systems, Computer or Telecommunications Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in safety-critical aerospace systems, including at least 3 years as an architect or technical lead on GCS / CMU / Remote Pilot Station, avionics or similar ground-segment systems.
• Proven experience defining system architectures and managing requirements across the full lifecycle; MBSE experience (SysML, Capella or Cameo) is a plus.
• Strong understanding of ARP4754B / ED-79B development assurance and the ARP4761A safety assessment process.
• Working knowledge of one of the main regulation authorities (EASA, FAA, …).
• Experience with networking, embedded / real-time computing and the integration of COTS hardware into certified or certifiable systems.
• Experience with requirements and configuration management tools (e.g. Polarion or DOORS).
• Experience producing certification evidence and interacting with aviation authorities.
• Very good written and spoken English and strong technical writing skills.
• Strong analytical and leadership skills and the ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.

Desirable:
• Familiarity with DO-178C, DO-254, DO-160G and aviation cybersecurity standards (DO-326A / ED-202A)
• Knowledge of C2 datalink technologies (RLOS radio, LTE / 5G, SATCOM), RF link budgets and C2 link performance requirements
• Experience integrating ground stations into vehicles or shelters (power, masts, generators, environmental control).
• Hands-on experience with BVLOS operations or UAS flight testing.
• Knowledge of U-space / UTM services and ATC voice integration for UAS.
• Familiarity with Human Factors standards for control stations (e.g. AMC 25.1302 / 27.1302, MIL-STD-1472).

Key Responsibilities

• Perform hand calculations and finite element analyses (FEA) for static strength, stiffness, stability, and failure assessment of composite and metallic aircraft structures.
• Develop and maintain FE models, define loads and boundary conditions, evaluate results, and verify and substantiate analysis results using analytical/hand calculation methods.
• Perform composite structural analysis, including laminate assessment and applicable failure criteria, as well as metallic stress analysis.
• Work closely with structural designers to optimize designs for strength, weight, manufacturability, and integration requirements.
• Define structural test requirements, support test setup development and test execution, and perform correlation between analytical, FEA, and test results.
• Support manufacturing, aircraft integration, design changes, and investigation of structural non-conformities when required.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 6 years of relevant experience in aircraft structural analysis or a related aerospace field.
• Strong experience in hand calculations, FEA, and structural analysis of composite and metallic aircraft structures.
• Good understanding of composite materials, laminate behaviour, metallic structures, joints, fasteners, and bonded structures.
• Experience with Siemens NX / Simcenter, Femap or similar FEA software is a strong advantage.
• Experience in structural testing, test-analysis correlation, UAVs, eVTOLs, or prototype aircraft development is an advantage.
• Good understanding of aerospace manufacturing and structural integration processes is preferred.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop lightweight composite and metallic aircraft structures, including 3D models, assemblies, and manufacturing drawings.
• Design and support the structural integration of aircraft systems and equipment, considering interfaces, installation requirements, accessibility, and maintainability.
• Apply Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA) principles and provide engineering support during manufacturing, assembly, fit-check, and aircraft integration activities.
• Work closely with manufacturing, analysis, and testing teams to resolve design, manufacturing, and integration issues.
• Design and develop jigs, fixtures, manufacturing/assembly tooling, and structural test setups as required, and participate in their implementation and validation.
• Support design changes and configuration updates throughout the product development process.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in aircraft structural design or a related aerospace field.
• Strong experience in composite and metallic structural design.
• Strong knowledge of aerospace manufacturing, assembly, and integration processes.
• Experience with Siemens NX is a strong advantage.
• Structural analysis knowledge is an advantage.
• Experience with structural test setups, tooling, UAVs, eVTOLs, or prototype aircraft development is an advantage.

Key Responsibilities:

• Establish, maintain and enforce the controlled approved design baselines and effectivity rules
  for the UAS and key certification configurations (including prototypes and test specimens).
• Maintain baseline and effectivity registers and provide accurate configuration status
  accounting for internal readiness gates and authority submission packages.
• Maintain baseline and effectivity registers and provide accurate configuration status accounting for internal readiness gates and authority submission packages.
• Maintain specimen / test-article conformity and configuration indices to ensure certification tests and compliance artefacts can be traced to the correct configuration.
• Ensure evidence-to-configuration coherence: each compliance document, test plan/report, analysis and submission index must reference the correct baseline and effectivity.
• Operate change control for certification impact by maintaining change/repair impact-tocompliance linkage (what changes, what requirements affected, what evidence must be updated).
• Implement and maintain the LODD DOH-required system for controlling and informing personnel of current changes in engineering drawings, specifications and design management procedures.
• Maintain the DOH-described record keeping system for type design and compliance documentation, ensuring that configuration references and histories remain auditable.
• Support conformity for certification inspections and tests by ensuring configuration identification, serialisation/effectivity, and documentation packages are correct and current.
• Exercise authority to place holds on evidence release when configuration/effectivity is ambiguous or when baselines are not properly controlled, and drive corrective actions.
• Ensure configuration-related record-keeping supports GCAA CAR 21 expectations for maintaining design information/data and Permit-to-Fly/Flight-Conditions supporting documents in an authority-accessible manner

Qualifications & Experience:

• Engineering degree (aerospace/mechanical/electrical/systems) or equivalent aviation technical qualification.
• Demonstrated experience in configuration management for complex aerospace/aviation products (preferably in a certification, flight test, or regulated engineering environment).
• Strong working knowledge of baseline/effectivity control, configuration identification and status accounting methods and tools (e.g., Siemens Teamcenter, Siemens Polarion, Microsoft SharePoint, Gitlab).
• Proven ability to maintain test article configuration indices and enforce configuration discipline for test readiness and certification evidence integrity.
• Experience implementing change control communication practices (ensuring teams are informed of drawing/specification/procedure changes in a controlled way).
• Understanding of how configuration interacts with airworthiness compliance evidence, including traceability expectations between configuration baselines and compliance documents
• Strong documentation and record-keeping discipline; able to produce audit-ready configuration registers, effectivity statements and controlled histories.
• Ability to challenge stakeholders and stop/hold releases when configuration integrity is at risk, while driving timely resolution.
• Strong cross-functional coordination skills with engineering, airworthiness/compliance, flight
  test, and external partners/suppliers.
• Desirable: exposure to GCAA CAR 21 or EASA Part 21 design organisation practices and record-keeping expectations (including maintaining design information/data and, where applicable,
  PtF/Flight-Conditions supporting documentation)

Key Responsibilities

• Independently verify structural compliance documents, including loads, stress, fatigue and damage tolerance analyses, and test plans and reports.
• Build the structural certification basis through gap analyses across CS 23.2200–23.2270, VTOL.2200–2270, CS-27 Subpart C, and SC Light-UAS, proposing special conditions or equivalent safety findings where needed.
• Verify design loads for all flight phases (hover, transition, wingborne), ground, landing, gust, and system-failure cases, including systems–structures interaction.
• Review static strength, factors of safety, fatigue and damage tolerance, and aeroelastic substantiation, including whirl flutter.
• Verify rotor and propeller substantiation against CS-P, including blade and hub strength, blade retention, centrifugal load and fatigue tests, vibration and stress surveys, bird and foreign object impact, and endurance testing. This also includes adapting CS-P requirements to lift and thrust units on the aircraft.
• Verify composite substantiation to AMC 20-29 and materials, allowables, and environmental protection suited to UAE conditions.
• Approve and witness structural test programmes, from coupon to full scale, and confirm that FE models are validated by test.
• Act as the structures point of contact with the GCAA on issue papers, compliance programmes, findings, and audits.
• Advise on the structural impact and classification of design changes, while maintaining independence from the work being verified.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Degree in aerospace, mechanical, or structural engineering. A postgraduate degree is an advantage.
• 5+ years in aircraft structural analysis or certification, preferably on UAS, eVTOL, or novel aircraft.
• In-depth knowledge of CS-23 Subpart C (Amendment 5+, with the ASTM Means of Compliance) and CS-27 Subpart C.
• Hands-on experience with the structural requirements of SC-VTOL and/or SC Light-UAS.
• Working knowledge of CS-P and experience verifying rotor or propeller compliance, including strength, fatigue, and certification testing.
• Strong background in loads, fatigue and damage tolerance, and composite structures, including structural certification testing.
• Experience working with a civil aviation authority, ideally the GCAA, and with Part 21 design organisation processes.
• Proven experience as an authorised CVE supporting the approval of primary structures, including verifying and signing off compliance documents within an approved design organisation.

Desirable

• Experience with electric lift units and combustion-engine thrust units, including rotating component fatigue and their structural interaction with the airframe.
• Experience with battery and high-voltage installations or structural health monitoring.

Skills and Attributes

• Rigorous, independent judgement and the ability to reason from the safety intent of requirements for unconventional configurations.
• Clear, diplomatic communication with authorities and design teams.
• Excellent written English. Arabic is an advantage.
• Willingness to travel for tests, audits, and authority meetings.

Key Responsibilities:
• Facilitate hazard identification across design, integration, flight test and organisational activities (including contractor/supplier interfaces) and maintain a structured hazard log.
• Lead safety risk assessment and risk management activities, ensuring risks are evaluated, owned, and controlled with clear acceptance criteria and escalation triggers.
• Develop, maintain and track the Safety Action Plan; monitor implementation and effectiveness of safety risk mitigations (including follow-up of overdue/ineffective actions).
• Provide periodic safety performance reporting to the Safety Review Board (or equivalent governance body) and propose corrective/preventive actions based on trends.
• Maintain the safety management documentation set (process descriptions, registers, reporting scheme outputs, safety performance indicators, meeting minutes/decisions).
• Ensure safety training is planned, available and delivered to acceptable standards for personnel involved in design, airworthiness, test, and last-mile drone operation activities (including start-up onboarding and recurrent training).
• Provide advice on safety matters to the chief of airworthiness, programme management, engineering leads and flight test airworthiness/test operations, including support to go/no-go decisions when safety risk is implicated.
• Ensure initiation and follow-up of internal investigations of occurrences (design/test events, last-mile drone flight operations, anomalies, safety reporting submissions), and capture and implementation of lessons learned.
• Coordinate safety data exchange and communication channels across involved parties (engineering, airworthiness, configuration, compliance, test teams), ensuring safety-relevant information is shared and actioned.
• Support DOA readiness and continued compliance by ensuring safety management processes remain effective during the Management of Change process (rapid growth, staffing/resource constraints, new design processes) and are reflected in governance reporting.
• Promote safety awareness and a positive safety culture

Qualifications and Experience:
• Relevant degree (aerospace/engineering/safety/aviation management) or equivalent aviation safety experience.
• Demonstrated experience operating a Safety Management System (SMS) or equivalent safety risk management framework in aviation/aerospace, flight test, UAS, or high-reliability engineering environments.
• Strong capability in hazard identification techniques and structured risk assessment (e.g., qualitative/quantitative methods, bowtie/FTA/FMEA-style thinking) and action tracking discipline.
• Practical experience establishing and running safety governance forums (e.g., safety review board reporting, safety performance monitoring, management escalation).
• Familiarity with design-organisation context: how design decisions, certification demonstrations, configuration changes, and flight test activities generate safety risk.
• Ability to lead internal occurrence investigations and ensure effective corrective actions and lessons learned implementation.
• Strong documentation skills: able to maintain controlled safety documentation, produce clear reports, and demonstrate traceability from hazards to mitigations to verification of effectiveness.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills across multidisciplinary teams (engineering, airworthiness, test, programme management) and in a fast-moving start-up setting.
• Competence in building safety training content and ensuring role-appropriate safety and human factors awareness across the organisation.
• High integrity and independence of judgement; able to challenge unsafe practices, stop/recommend stopping activities when risk is not controlled, and escalate appropriately.

Key Responsibilities:

• System Requirements Analysis:
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather, analyse, and document system requirements, ensuring a clear understanding of project objectives.
• System Architecture Design:
• Develop system architecture, defining the structure and components needed to meet requirements, considering factors such as functionality, performance, and scalability.
• Define and manage interfaces between system components, ensuring compatibility and effective communication between subsystems.
• Verification and Validation:
• Develop and implement verification and validation plans to ensure that the system meets specified requirements and standards throughout the development lifecycle.
• Identify and assess technical and project risks, developing mitigation strategies to ensure successful system implementation.
• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation, including system requirements, design specifications, and test plans, to facilitate communication and project continuity.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including hardware and software engineers, project managers, and other stakeholders, to ensure a cohesive and integrated approach to system development.
• Configuration Management:
• Implement and manage configuration control processes to track changes to the system throughout its lifecycle.
• Contribute to system lifecycle planning, including design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance phases.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or a related field.
• Proven experience in systems engineering, with a focus on complex engineering projects.
• Strong understanding of systems engineering principles, methodologies, and best practices.
• Proficiency in modelling and simulation tools, such as MATLAB, Simulink, or others relevant to the specific industry.
• Familiarity with requirements management tools and configuration management processes.
• Knowledge of relevant industry standards and regulations.
  

Key Responsibilities:

• Avionics System Design:
• Lead the design and development of avionics systems, including flight control interfaces, navigation systems, communication systems, and other electronic components.
• Integrate and calibrate sensors such as inertial measurement units (IMUs), GPS, air data sensors, and other avionics sensors for accurate navigation and control.
• Design and implement communication systems, including data links and communication protocols, to support both autonomous and manned operations.
• Collaborate with flight control engineers to design and implement avionics interfaces that seamlessly integrate with the overall flight control system.
• Collaborate with powertrain engineers to integrate avionics systems with the overall eVTOL architecture, ensuring seamless communication and power supply.
• Plan and execute testing programs to validate the performance and reliability of avionics systems.
• Collaborate with other engineering teams to address any identified issues.
• Ensure that avionics systems comply with aviation regulations and standards.
• Develop systems for recording and analyzing flight data to facilitate performance monitoring, diagnostics, and post-flight analysis.
• Work with regulatory bodies to obtain necessary certifications for the avionics suite.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or a related field.
• Proven experience in designing and implementing avionics systems for aircraft, preferably in the context of electric or hybrid propulsion systems.
• Strong knowledge of avionics components, sensors, communication systems, and navigation systems.
• Familiarity with aviation regulations and certification processes related to avionics.
• Experience with simulation tools for avionics system analysis.
• Familiarity with safety-critical systems and design practices.
• Experience with testing and validation of avionics systems.
  

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and develop EWIS architecture, including wire routing, harness design, and interconnection diagrams for the eVTOL aircraft.
• Define wire and connector selection, wire gauge sizing, and separation/segregation requirements based on system criticality.
• Ensure compliance with EWIS certification requirements (e.g., 14 CFR/CS 25.1701-1731, AC 25.1701-1, SAE ARP5412).
• Perform wire routing and clearance analysis to prevent chafing, arcing, and electromagnetic interference (EMI).
• Develop and maintain wiring diagrams, harness drawings, and interconnection data using electrical CAD tools (e.g., Zuken E3, Capital, CATIA Electrical).
• Support System Safety Assessments (SSA) and Failure Hazard Analysis related to wiring and interconnection systems.
• Collaborate with systems, structures, and manufacturing teams to ensure wiring installation feasibility and maintainability.
• Support wire harness fabrication, installation, and testing during integration and flight test campaigns.
• Support the system certification.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in EWIS design, wiring harness engineering, or electrical interconnection systems, preferably in aerospace or another safety-critical industry.
• Strong knowledge of EWIS regulatory requirements and industry standards (e.g., 14 CFR/CS 25.1701-1731, AC 25.1701-1, SAE ARP5412).
• Experience with electrical/wiring CAD tools.
• Familiarity with wire and connector selection, crimping, shielding, and bonding/grounding practices.
• Experience with System Safety Assessments, Failure Hazard Analysis, and certification/test plans.
• Familiarity with aircraft electrical power systems and avionics integration.
• Experience supporting harness fabrication, installation, and testing activities.
• Very good knowledge of the English language.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.
  

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and develop electrical power generation, distribution, and protection architecture for the eVTOL aircraft.
• Define and analyze electrical load requirements, power budgets, and system redundancy for critical and non-critical loads.
• Design and select power distribution components such as circuit breakers, contactors, relays, and power conversion units.
• Support battery system integration, including charging, monitoring, and protection circuitry.
• Ensure compliance with aerospace electrical standards (e.g., SAE ARP4761, ARP5412, DO-160 environmental qualification).
• Perform electrical system analyses, including load flow, voltage drop, short-circuit, and fault protection analysis.
• Support System Safety Assessments (SSA) and Failure Hazard Analysis related to electrical power systems.
• Collaborate with EWIS, avionics, and systems engineering teams to ensure proper integration of electrical systems.
• Support hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) and flight test campaigns to verify electrical system performance.
• Support the system certification.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in electrical power systems design, preferably in aerospace or another safety-critical industry.
• Strong understanding of electrical power generation, distribution, and protection architectures.
• Experience with electrical system analysis tools.
• Familiarity with aerospace electrical standards (e.g., DO-160, SAE ARP4761, ARP5412).
• Experience with battery systems, power electronics, or electric propulsion systems is a plus.
• Experience with System Safety Assessments, Failure Hazard Analysis, and certification/test plans.
• Hands-on experience with electrical system testing and troubleshooting.
• Very good knowledge of the English language.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.
  

Key Responsibilities:

Technical leadership and team management
• Manage the four team leads, set technical priorities, allocate engineering resources and develop team capability. Maintain clear ownership of deliverables and decisions.
• Lead design trade studies and technical reviews, balancing aircraft performance, mass, energy, thermal management, structural integrity, reliability and certification needs.
• Own engineering milestones and technical maturity within the assigned scope. Agree schedules, budgets and resources with project managers, track dependencies and implement recovery plans for delays.
  Aircraft integration and coordination

• Coordinate regularly with the Chief Engineer and fellow deputy on aircraft configuration, priorities, risks and technical decisions. Maintain one agreed approach to aircraft development.
• Manage interfaces with Avionics, Software and Flight Controls, including aircraft models, propulsion commands and limits, electrical power demands, sensors, actuators and structural interfaces.
• Own aerodynamic data, loads, physical plant models and hardware operating limits supplied to Flight Controls. Agree model validation, propulsion response and transition interfaces with the fellow deputy.
• Obtain both deputies’ concurrence on shared interfaces. Refer unresolved disagreements and changes affecting aircraft baselines, safety or certification to the Chief Engineer for decision.
  Program deliverables

• Track all program deliverables within the assigned scope, with clear owners, due dates, dependencies, acceptance criteria and approval status.
• Review and approve all program deliverables within the assigned scope and written delegation, including designs, analyses, technical reports, test plans and results. Obtain required independent verification and release signatures.
• Ensure deliverables are complete, technically correct, traceable and compliant with certification requirements. Track review findings to closure and escalate overdue or deficient deliverables.
• Confirm readiness against agreed design review criteria and record decisions, actions and closure evidence. Report deliverable status, risks and recovery actions at weekly engineering reviews.
  Discipline oversight

• Flight Physics: oversee aerodynamics, aircraft performance, stability and control analysis, loads and flight-envelope definition, in coordination with the Flight Controls and flight-test teams.
• Powertrain: oversee the integrated power and energy architecture, including the combustion engine, generation, energy storage, power distribution and thermal management.
• Propulsion: oversee lift and cruise propulsion performance, motors, propellers, installation and propulsion integration, including thrust capability, vibration and operating limits.
• Structures: oversee structural design, materials, stress and fatigue analysis, aeroelasticity, structural testing and integration with manufacturing.
  Technical budgets and design margins

• Own consolidated mass and centre of gravity reporting, flight performance, propulsion, power, energy, cooling and structural margins within the assigned scope against Chief Engineer approved allocations.
• Collect contributions from all relevant IPTs, including avionics power and mass inputs. Forecast margin erosion, propose corrective trades and obtain approval before changing aircraft allocations.
  Verification and certification

• Ensure designs and deliverables within the assigned scope comply with applicable airworthiness requirements, the agreed certification basis, means of compliance and certification plans.
• Plan and manage allocated certification activities. Maintain a compliance matrix linking requirements to substantiation analyses, tests, reports and approval status.
• Review and approve compliance documents within delegated authority. Ensure certification test procedures, test article conformity and configuration records meet agreed requirements.
• Coordinate with Systems Engineering, Safety, Certification and Design Assurance to address safety requirements, compliance gaps and required independent reviews.
• Support certification reviews and authority engagement as delegated by the Chief Engineer. Respond to technical queries and ensure findings and corrective actions are closed.
• Maintain configuration control and complete engineering records. Assess design changes for their impact on certification evidence and required retesting.
  Flight testing

• Define flight-test objectives and engineering requirements with the flight-test team and fellow deputy. Review and approve technical content of test plans and cards within delegated authority.
• Establish test configurations, instrumentation needs, operating limits and acceptance criteria. Support envelope expansion planning and confirm required analyses and ground tests are complete.
• Represent the assigned disciplines at test readiness reviews. Verify engineering risks, open issues and configuration status are addressed before recommending readiness to the Chief Engineer.
• Provide engineering support during flight testing and coordinate technical responses across the assigned IPTs, Avionics, Software and Flight Controls.
• Lead post-flight data reviews, compare results with predictions and investigate discrepancies. Approve technical reports and track corrective actions and retests to verified closure.
  Supplier technical management

• Own supplier technical requirements and specifications for the assigned disciplines. Lead supplier design reviews and verify interfaces, qualification evidence and configuration status.
• Review and accept supplier engineering deliverables within delegation. Resolve technical nonconformities with Quality and Certification, track corrective actions and escalate delivery or compliance risks.
  Production readiness and aircraft build support

• Ensure designs are suitable for manufacture, assembly, inspection and maintenance. Provide approved drawings, specifications, installation limits and inspection requirements for aircraft builds.
• Support Manufacturing and Quality with build issues, repair assessments and proposed concessions. Obtain authorized disposition and assess effects on configuration, structural integrity, testing and certification.
• Prepare engineering inputs to maintenance, inspection and repair instructions and close design issues identified during production and aircraft operation.
  Technical authority and accountability
  Both Deputy Chief Engineers report to the Chief Engineer and lead complementary scopes. This deputy approves engineering outputs within a written delegation. Independent compliance verification and designated release signatures remain with the authorized signatories. The Chief Engineer decides aircraft architecture, baseline and allocation changes, unresolved interface disputes and aircraft engineering readiness.
  Withhold engineering approval when acceptance criteria are unmet and require an engineering test hold for an unresolved safety or readiness concern. Escalate immediately to the Chief Engineer. Coordinate operational execution of the hold with the flight-test lead; resumption requires the prescribed engineering and operational clearances.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Aeronautical or Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline. A relevant master’s degree is preferred.
• At least 12 years of relevant aerospace engineering experience, including 5 years leading multidisciplinary engineering teams or major aircraft development work packages.
• Demonstrated leadership of aircraft development and civil certification work packages, with evidence of design review closure, compliance substantiation, aircraft build release and flight-test issue resolution.
• Strong expertise in at least one of the assigned disciplines and sufficient breadth to challenge and integrate decisions across all four. Hybrid-electric VTOL or unmanned aircraft experience is preferred.
• Experience managing engineering suppliers, production support and technical budgets, with the ability to resolve disagreements and develop engineering leaders.

Performance measures

• Engineering milestones and deliverables approved against agreed dates; timely recovery of delays.
• Design review findings and certification actions closed with accepted evidence and controlled rework.
• Technical budgets and margins maintained within approved allocations.
• Flight-test discrepancies and supplier nonconformities resolved and verified.
• Build releases complete, interface actions closed and team capability developed.
  

Key Responsibilities:

• IPT Planning, Execution & Task Closure
• Develop and maintain integrated IPT execution plans covering scope, work breakdown structure (WBS), tasks, deliverables, schedule, milestones, owners and dependencies.
• Drive day-to-day follow-up with IPT members and technical leads; maintain an action tracker and ensure assigned tasks are completed, verified and closed by their due dates.
• Track engineering development, integration, testing and verification progress; identify slippage early and coordinate recovery actions with accountable owners.
• Schedule, Interfaces & Program Milestones
• Maintain detailed schedules, critical dependencies, near-term look-ahead plans and milestone forecasts for assigned development areas.
• Coordinate cross-functional activities and interfaces with other project managers and relevant functions, including engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, flight test and certification.
• Participate in design reviews, development gates, integration and test readiness reviews, and other program milestones; follow up required inputs and deliverable closure.
• Budget, Cost Control & Resource Utilization
• Support development of IPT budgets and cost plans; monitor planned versus actual expenditure, commitments and forecasts, and report variances and corrective action
• Plan and monitor resource loading, allocation and utilization in coordination with functional leads; flag capacity gaps, conflicting priorities and resource constraints.
• Evaluate the schedule, cost and resource impacts of changes within assigned development areas and support controlled re-planning and budget updates.
• Risks, Technical Issues & Escalation
• Maintain IPT risk and issue registers with clear ownership, impact, mitigation actions and target closure dates; monitor the effectiveness of mitigation plans.
• Capture and promptly escalate material technical issues, schedule threats and unresolved decisions to engineering and program management, with recommended follow-up actions.
• Track corrective actions and management decisions to verified closure, highlighting emerging risks and potential effects on cost, resources or key milestones.
• Performance Reporting & Stakeholder Coordination
• Prepare clear weekly and monthly IPT status reports, dashboards and presentations for internal management and external stakeholders, as required.
• Maintain an up-to-date IPT deliverables tracker and regularly share progress against planned milestones, including completed, pending and overdue deliverables, dependencies and recovery actions.
• Report milestone performance, schedule status, task closure, technical issues, budget and cost position, resource utilization, risks, dependencies and decisions required.
• Lead IPT progress and action-review meetings; maintain accurate project records, baseline updates and decision/action logs for program governance.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace, mechanical, electrical or systems engineering, or project management; a relevant master’s degree or PMP certification is preferred.
• At least 5 years of relevant experience in project management, engineering development or multidisciplinary technical programs.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating engineering teams, integrated schedules, resources, budgets and technical deliverables in complex product-development environments.
• Experience with UAV, drone, eVTOL or aerospace development programs is highly desirable.
• Strong schedule management, WBS planning, action tracking, risk management, budget monitoring and resource forecasting skills.
• Proficiency in MS Project, Jira and Microsoft Excel/PowerPoint; ability to create concise, management-level status reports.
• Sound understanding of engineering development and technical interfaces, with the judgment to escalate technical decisions to the accountable engineering leads.
• Strong cross-functional coordination, communication, problem-solving and follow-through skills.