Systems Architect

Job Description:

At EDGE bold ideas are engineered into technologies that protect, improve and save lives.

Headquartered in the United Arab Emirates, EDGE is a leading advanced technology group working at the forefront of defence and emerging technologies. Spanning more than 35 specialised companies and multiple centres of excellence, we are purpose-built to move fast. Free from heavy legacy processes, we give our people the autonomy, accountability, and agility to bring breakthrough technologies from concept to reality.

Based in Abu Dhabi, a globally connected hub at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, EDGE is home to a truly multicultural community where bold ideas thrive, and the future is shaped.

Together, we are shaping the future.

POWERTECH is a center of excellence for propulsion technologies, specializing in the design, engineering, and manufacturing of combustion engines, expendable turbojet engines, and turbofan engines for a wide range of aerospace, defence, and autonomous applications, including fixed- and rotary-wing UAVs and other advanced platforms.

The System Architect and Integration defines and maintains the global system architecture of the turbofan and ensure technical coherence across all subsystems.

• Define and support the functional architecture and system breakdown structure to ensure performance compliance of the product (engine, propulsion sub-system)
• Define MBSE methodologies and tools suite to be deployed in Turbofan team
• Allocate and manage system-level requirements.
• Lead trade-offs between performance, cost, weight, and durability.
• Manage and Maintain interface control documents (ICDs, FICDs).
• Ensure architectural consistency throughout development phases and in interface with Product Management line, Module Manager, Certification and Safety engineers, Integration & Test teams

• Minimum 8 years of experience within turbofan propulsion, aerospace, or other complex engineered systems
• Solid understanding of turbofan architectures and test plan-validation, engine performance (including engine build-up and dressing, AGB, ECU, modules FAN/LPC/HPC/HPT/LPT/TRF/OGV…, sub-systems and their integration constraints)
• Strong knowledge System engineering, MBSE (SysML, V-Cycle…), functional declination, methodologies and standards
• Knowledge of certification scheme (CS-E) and safety principles (FHA, PSSA…)
• Exposure to customer, OEMs, authorities and complex environment

• Sense of detail with a macro vision
• Ability to anticipate impacts (life-cycle cost, planning, safety, performance) and arbitrate
• Ability to analyze and structure complex information into actionable product decision under pressure with a sense of urgency
• Ability to work in a multicultural environment, across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain and commercial teams
• High communication skills, synthesis mindset, team player

Launched in November 2019, the UAE's EDGE is one of the world's leading advanced technology groups, established to develop agile, bold and disruptive solutions for defence and beyond, and to be a catalyst for change and transformation. It is dedicated to bringing breakthrough innovations, products, and services to market with greater speed and efficiency, to position the UAE as a leading global hub for future industries, and to creating clear paths within the sector for the next generation of highly skilled talent to thrive.

At EDGE, the real investment goes beyond compensation. Through our dedicated learning academy and digital learning platforms, employees have access to extensive opportunities to develop new skills, deepen their expertise, and advance their…