Senior Avionics Systems Engineer

Job Title: Senior Avionics Systems Engineer

Location: Abu Dhabi (UAE)

Job Purpose:

A leading aerospace and propulsion technology company is seeking a Senior Avionics Systems Engineer to develop subsystem architecture and manage system requirements across software, hardware, and control domains. This role will derive and allocate requirements from high-level system needs, manage system interfaces (ICDs), lead system-level integration and verification activities, and support the establishment of ARP4754A-compliant systems engineering processes, working in close coordination with software, hardware, control, test, and certification teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop subsystem architecture based on high-level system requirements
• Derive system requirements from high-level requirements
• Allocate system requirements to software, hardware, and control domains
• Manage system interfaces (ICDs) between software, hardware, control, and other engineering teams
• Provide necessary technical inputs to software, hardware, and control teams
• Coordinate the lifecycle activities related to writing, verifying, and validating system requirements
• Perform system-level integration and verification activities
• Support safety assessment activities and derived requirements management
• Support the establishment and execution of systems engineering processes compliant with ARP4754A
• Maintain requirements traceability across system, hardware, software, and control levels
• Prepare and maintain systems engineering documentation
• Work in coordination with software, hardware, control, test, and certification teams

Required Experience:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Aerospace, Electrical/Electronics, Control, Software Engineering, or a related field
• Experience in avionics system development and system integration
• Knowledge and experience in avionics system architecture
• Knowledge of systems engineering design processes and related lifecycle activities
• Knowledge and experience in ARP4754A processes
• Experience in requirements engineering (capture, derivation, and traceability)
• Knowledge of communication interfaces such as RS-232/422/485, CAN bus, ARINC 429, ARINC 664, ARINC 825, and MIL-STD-1553
• Experience with configuration, change, and requirements management tools such as SVN, DOORS, etc.

Advantageous:

• Familiarity with safety assessment processes (ARP4761, FHA/PSSA/SSA)
• Familiarity with DO-178C and DO-254 within the system development context

N.B This role is based in Abu Dhabi. Relocation support to Abu Dhabi is available for exceptional international candidates.