Engine Facilities Manager (Air Propulsion)

Key Accountabilities:

1. Air Power Systems Development:

• Manage the engine test facility at Tawazun Industrial park, where turbojet and turbo fan engines will be tested.

• Provide an in-house project management and systems engineering capability to support the integration of engines into the facility to ensure safe, reliable operation of the engines.

• Undertake design of customized electrical, mechanical and fuel system interfaces for jet engines and support work throughout the life-cycle of the system under development, for all phases of conceptual design, preliminary design, detail design and development, manufacture, production, end-use support and phase-out/disposal

• Perform precise engineering calculations using theoretical methods as well as computational simulations

2. Project Management:

• Work with suppliers to produce high precision and quality designed components within the schedule of the project.

• Organization of engineering arrangements to meet the objectives of the department.

3. Innovation and Technology Advancement:

• Revise designs based on the latest technology in manufacturing and material science.

• Optimization of designed parts for manufacturability using innovative approaches to design

4. Collaboration and Communication:

• Lead, mentor and coach lower level engineers in related disciplines.

5. Compliance and Documentation:

• Establish test specifications and procedures to ensure that all design requirements are met

Experience & Education Qualifications:

• At least 15 years (NTC5), 13 years. (T3), 11 years. (T4 / B.Tech) or 7 years. (M.Tech) of related experience, preferably, in the aerospace industry

• At least 10 years of Test and Evaluation experience, in the aerospace or defense industry

• Knowledge of industry standards and best practices related to precision-guided munition air power systems.

• Extensive knowledge of the required hardware and software tools necessary to implement a propulsion capability

• Expert knowledge in the broad spectrum of mechanical engineering as related to gas turbine system development and manufacturing processes and materials.

• Program planning for a multi-year, multi-million dollar defense propulsion project.

• Knowledge of industry standards and best practices related to precision-guided munition air power systems.

• Extensive knowledge of the required hardware and software tools necessary to implement a propulsion capability

• Expert knowledge in the broad spectrum of mechanical engineering as related to gas turbine system development and manufacturing processes and materials.