Senior Design Engineer: On-site in Abu Dhabi

Senior Design for Advanced Manufacturing Engineer

📍 Location: Tawazun Industrial Park, Abu Dhabi

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Design for Advanced Manufacturing Engineer to join our team in Tawazun Industrial Park, Abu Dhabi.

In this role, you will participate in the design, development, qualification, and production optimization processes — ensuring product functionality, manufacturability, assembly, testability, and automation across high-reliability applications in the aerospace and defense sectors.

Key Responsibilities

• Design PCBs and PCBAs that integrate seamlessly with mechanical systems, electrical harnesses, and electronic modules, ensuring compliance with IPC Class 3 standards.
• Develop PCB layouts optimized for automated manufacturing — supporting both low-volume prototyping and high-volume production.
• Ensure compatibility with Surface Mount Technology (SMT) , Through-Hole Technology (THT) , and automated assembly lines.
• Engage in the entire product development lifecycle — from concept and schematic design to layout, prototyping, validation, qualification, and industrialization.
• Conduct FMEA for PCB designs to identify and mitigate potential failure points.
• Perform Signal Integrity (SI) and Power Integrity (PI) simulations using tools such as HyperLynx, Altium Designer, or Cadence Sigrity .
• Analyze thermal performance and mechanical stress using ANSYS or Mentor Graphics FloTHERM to ensure environmental robustness.
• Ensure PCBA designs enable efficient AOI, X-ray inspection, and functional testing , with test strategies that maximize coverage.
• Ensure compliance with IPC Class 3 , EMI/EMC guidelines, and relevant standards such as MIL-STD-461 .
• Collaborate closely with mechanical, electrical, software, and PCBA production engineers to ensure manufacturability and seamless integration.
• Review design and production data (e.g., Gerber files, BOMs) to identify quality improvements and support root cause analysis for production issues.

Main Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in Design for Manufacturing Engineering , preferably within the automotive, defense, or aerospace industries.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Design Engineering or PCB Manufacturing Engineering .

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• Comprehensive understanding of SMT , THT , wave soldering , reflow processes , and PCB panelization .
• Familiarity with PCB base materials (FR4, polyimide, ceramic) and surface finishes (ENIG, HASL, OSP).
• Knowledge of conformal coating processes for high-reliability environments.
• Deep understanding of IPC Class 3 and related standards ( IPC-6012 , IPC-610 ).