UAE CBL Program/Training Director

About the role

Collins Aerospace, part of RTX, is seeking a CBL Program/Training Director to manage the Modelling and Simulation (M&S) laboratory engineering and training team. The role supports a long-term communications systems modelling and simulation (M&S) laboratory and academics program. It follows a three-month initiation and training period in the UK, then a four-year assignment in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The position is primarily based in the UAE, requires eligibility to obtain the right to work and reside there, and is not open to US candidates because the program remains ITAR free.

Key responsibilities

• Lead a 4-person team of subject matter experts (SMEs) delivering academic instruction, staff development and co-development support for M&S projects and software development.
• Deliver the CBL Foundations Course, including teaching systems engineering, M&S design and development, and technical project leadership, and assess student understanding.
• Lead the training needs analysis and design of the knowledge transfer and mentoring program, and act as the in-country point of contact for CBL activities.
• Support the installation of the CBL at a UAE site, manage the lab backlogs, perform system-level upgrades and maintain lab equipment.
• Run in-lab M&S projects, develop project plans and objectives, choose tools such as Ansys and MATLAB, validate results and give SME input on their interpretation.
• Mentor apprentice Technical Leads and Systems Engineers through on-the-job training and OJT.
• Advise on software development policies and procedures, and work with reach-back support engineers to maintain expertise in CBL topics.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical discipline and a recognised qualified trainer.
• Program management experience at Collins Aerospace, familiarity with its procedures, and experience teaching and mentoring students.
• Experience in military communications systems (datalinks, networks, radios, RF) and in leading technical teams.
• Ability to obtain immigration and work permit authorisation for Abu Dhabi for four years and access to UAE Ministry of Defence locations.
• Understanding of Arabic culture and sensitivity to the Islamic environment; Arabic is preferred.

Required skills

• Preferred: CMSP, systems engineering, cybersecurity, AI, Prince II or PMP, and scripting languages such as Python and PowerShell.
• Preferred: experience with STKs, software adapters, AI agents, MATLAB, Ansys and agile software development.