Senior System Engineer - Unmanned
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About the Role
EDGE seeks a Senior Platform Integration Engineer for weapon systems integration onto manned and unmanned aircraft in Abu Dhabi. The role covers feasibility assessment, system architecture, ICD validation, and flight test activities.
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Responsibilities
- Support weapon to aircraft integration activities across manned and UAV platforms
- Validate aero mechanical, electrical, and software interfaces between aircraft, stores management systems, rack launchers, and weapons
- Develop, modify, and review Interface Control Documents (ICDs) in accordance with MIL STD 1760, MIL STD 1553, Ethernet, RS 485, and discrete I/O architectures
- Establish software and logical integration for store to aircraft compatibility
- Support carriage and release flight test activities for multiple aircraft store integration projects
- Analyze flight test data, troubleshoot and resolve aircraft to store integration issues
- Support integration of guided munitions, telemetry and datalink systems
- Conduct and author feasibility studies, compatibility assessments, and trade studies for new platform weapon combinations
- Define system architectures, functional flows, and operational concepts (CONOPS) for integrated weapon systems
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Aeromechanical, system or mechanical engineering
- 8 – 12 years of solid experience in aircraft systems integration, involving weapon or mission system integration
- Prior experience mentoring and supporting engineers at different skill levels
- Proven experience in System engineering logic protocols and documentation
- Advanced knowledge in integrating weapons into platforms and upgrading existing systems
- Functional experience working with end users and customers
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Job Summary
- The Senior Platform Integration Engineer is responsible for the end to end technical integration of weapon systems onto manned and unmanned aircraft platforms.
- Covers aero mechanical, electrical, software, safety, and certification aspects.
- Spans full lifecycle from feasibility assessment through system architecture definition, ICD validation, software and hardware integration, to ground and flight test aircraft to store clearance and qualification activities.
Key Accountabilities
- Support weapon to aircraft integration activities across manned and UAV platforms.
- Validate aero mechanical, electrical, and software interfaces between aircraft, stores management systems, rack launchers, and weapons.
- Develop modify and review Interface Control Documents (ICDs) in accordance with MIL STD 1760, MIL STD 1553, Ethernet, RS 485, and discrete I/O architectures.
- Establish software and logical integration for store to aircraft compatibility (Knowledge of UAI communication protocol desirable).
- Support carriage and release flight test activities for multiple aircraft store integration projects, analyze flight test data, troubleshoot and resolve aircraft to store integration issues.
- Support integration of guided munitions, telemetry and datalink systems.
- Conduct and author feasibility studies, compatibility assessments, and trade studies for new platform weapon combinations.
- Define system architectures, functional flows, and operational concepts (CONOPS) for integrated weapon systems.
Experience & Education Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Aeromechanical, system or mechanical engineering.
- 8 – 12 years’ of solid experience in aircraft systems integration, involving weapon or mission system integration.
- Prior experience mentoring and supporting engineers at different skill levels.
- Proven experience in System engineering logic protocols and documentation.
- Advanced knowledge in integrating weapons into platforms and upgrading existing systems.
- Functional experience working with end users and customers.
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