Senior Integration & Test Program Engineer

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

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.

ADASI is the regional leader in autonomous systems and services, as part of the EDGE Group, ADASI focuses on designing, developing, and delivering next-generation unmanned systems that perform in complex environments, meeting the tactical needs of modern defense operations.

We are seeking to hire Integration and Test Engineer – Program Engineer for our Integration & Test Team. The role provides senior leadership across multidisciplinary Integration & Test teams, ensuring that aircraft, subsystems, payloads, Ground Control Stations (GCS), ground-support equipment and associated test infrastructure are integrated and verified in accordance with program objectives, technical requirements, schedule, quality and safety requirements.

The role acts as a key interface between Program Management, Engineering, Manufacturing, Flight Test, Quality, Safety, Supply Chain, Facilities and external suppliers/customers, ensuring that technical activities are aligned with overall program milestones.

• Develop and continuously improve the Integration & Test capability required to support UAV/UCAV development and production programs.
• Define required facilities, equipment, tooling, test infrastructure, personnel capabilities and external services.
• Lead technical planning and development of Integration & Test facilities, workshops, laboratories and supporting infrastructure.
• Define facility requirements, layouts, utilities, environmental conditions, equipment requirements and operational concepts.
• Analyze program and system requirements and translate them into Integration & Test requirements and execution activities.
• Coordinate I&T activities across engineering, manufacturing, quality, procurement, program management, flight test and other stakeholders.
• Develop execution plans, schedules, milestones and resource requirements.

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Master’s degree in Engineering, Program Management, Systems Engineering, or a related field is preferred.
• Extensive engineering experience in aerospace, defense, missile systems, UAV/UCAV, military systems, or other complex engineering environments.
• Significant experience in integration, test, production readiness, facilities, engineering projects, or industrialization.

• Experience in requirement analysis, SOW development, technical procurement and contract/subcontract management.
• Experience coordinating multiple engineering disciplines and stakeholders across development and production environments.
• Project/program management training is preferred.
• Risk management, systems engineering, configuration management and quality management training is desirable.

Launched in November 2019, the UAE's EDGE is one of the world's leading advanced technology…