Senior NAVCOMS Engineer
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A naval shipbuilding and defence organisation in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Senior Navigation & Communications Systems Engineer to support major naval vessel programmes.
The role requires extensive experience with shipboard naval navigation and communications systems, including engineering, integration, installation, commissioning, and sea trials.
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Role Overview
A naval shipbuilding and defence organisation in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Senior Navigation & Communications Systems Engineer to support major naval vessel programmes.
The role requires extensive experience with shipboard naval navigation and communications systems, including engineering, integration, installation, commissioning, and sea trials.
Responsibilities
- Provide senior technical expertise across naval navigation and communications systems.
- Support NAVCOM engineering, integration, and onboard equipment installation.
- Manage interfaces between NAVCOM equipment, Combat Management Systems, and other shipboard systems.
- Work across HF, VHF, UHF, SATCOM, and tactical communications technologies.
- Support radar, GNSS/GPS, INS, gyro, ECDIS, and associated bridge equipment where applicable.
- Support RF distribution, antenna systems, and shipboard communications architecture.
- Review system specifications, drawings, interface documentation, and equipment requirements.
- Troubleshoot complex integration, RF, communications, and interface issues.
- Support setting-to-work, commissioning, HAT, SAT, and sea trials.
- Coordinate with shipyard engineering teams, combat-system integrators, OEMs, and specialist suppliers.
Requirements
- Degree in electrical, electronics, telecommunications, systems, marine engineering, or a related discipline.
- Significant experience with naval navigation and/or communications systems.
- Strong knowledge of HF, VHF, UHF, and SATCOM.
- Experience with RF systems, antennas, and shipboard communications architecture.
- Knowledge of tactical communications, COMSEC, and Tactical Data Links is advantageous.
- Knowledge of naval navigation systems including radar, GNSS/GPS, INS, gyro, and ECDIS is advantageous.
- Experience integrating NAVCOM equipment with CMS and wider combat or mission systems is highly desirable.
- Strong installation, commissioning, and troubleshooting capability.
- HAT, SAT, and sea-trial experience is strongly preferred.
- Previous experience on frigates, corvettes, OPVs, or other naval vessels is highly desirable.
- Candidates must be willing to relocate to Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Location
- The role is based in Abu Dhabi, UAE and supports onboard naval vessel programmes.
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