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Principal Engineer - DA Mech: Airframe (Structures)
Edge Group
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abu dhabi, United-Arab-Emirates
Location
abu dhabi
Posted
June 08, 2026
Commute
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Job Description
Date: 4 May 2026
Company: EDGE Group PJSC
Entity: ADASI
External Job Description
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the design authority for all airframe structural components, ensuring compliance with airworthiness regulations (e.g., EASA, MIL-STD, or equivalent).
- Lead the structural design, analysis, and validation of UAV airframes, from conceptual layouts to detailed engineering drawings.
- Oversee material selection (composites, alloys, advanced lightweight materials) to optimize performance, weight, and durability.
- Approve and sign off on engineering change requests and design documentation.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams—avionics, propulsion, systems engineering—to ensure seamless integration of structural designs.
- Guide finite element analysis (FEA) and structural simulations to validate load cases, fatigue life, and crashworthiness.
- Supp...