Product Manager - P200+ Heavy-Fuel Engine

About the role

EDGE, an advanced technology group headquartered in the UAE focused on defence and emerging technologies, is hiring a Product Manager for its P200+ class of heavy-fuel engines (the P220i, around 220 HP, MALE-class). The role is a single-threaded owner of the product, responsible for its full lifecycle, from definition and roadmap to qualification, delivery and commercialisation.

Key responsibilities

• Act as the final technical and commercial decision-maker for the P220i, owning the roadmap, configuration baseline, requirements and change control.
• Own the product P&L: unit cost, pricing, margin and capital intensity.
• Manage the Italy-based development and manufacturing partnership day-to-day, including technical direction, milestones, deliverables and commercial terms, and drive build, assembly and industrialisation on site.
• Define engine requirements and interface control (mechanical, electrical, ECU/EFI, ICD) and drive architecture decisions on the heavy-fuel architecture, redundancy, generator/power and installation envelope.
• Own the master schedule, risk register and gate/milestone delivery, and report programme and partnership status.
• Own the test and qualification strategy, direct the Test Engineer, approve test plans and acceptance criteria, and sign off test data; ensure compliance with customer specifications and airworthiness/environmental standards.
• Serve as the primary technical and commercial contact for MALE-class customers, lead RFQ/SOW and quotations, and develop the regional and international pipeline.

Required profile

• Degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Automotive or Propulsion Engineering (Master's desirable).
• 8+ years in engine/powertrain development or propulsion programme management, including significant programme leadership.
• Demonstrated end-to-end ownership of a complex engine/powertrain product through development, qualification and delivery.
• Proven management of development/manufacturing partnerships or joint ventures, ideally cross-border.
• Strong commercial acumen on high-value, capital-intensive products.

Preferred qualifications

• Heavy-fuel or larger-displacement engine experience and MALE-class UAV propulsion.
• Defence programme and offset/JV experience; ISO 9001 / AS9100 environments.
• Familiarity with the Italian market and Italian engineering/manufacturing partners.
• Engine architecture and integration, EFI/ECU and fuel systems, performance and reliability fundamentals.
• CAD (SolidWorks), STEP/CATIA interfacing, requirements and ICD management, and programme, cost and risk tooling.

English is required for all roles. Benefits mentioned include family visas, annual flight tickets, medical insurance for you and your dependents and education allowances for children, alongside tax-free salaries.