Companies hiring engineering (non-software) in United Arab Emirates
As of 5 November 2026, 282 companies are hiring engineering (non-software) in United Arab Emirates, with 2,263 open roles; 1,135 opened in the last 30 days and Dubai has the most.
As of 5 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
- Top city
- Dubai · 815 roles
- Largest role family
- project field and commissioning engineering · 22%
- Leadership roles (director+)
- 14 · 11 companies
- Remote share, last 30 days
- 1%
- Postings with a salary
- 4% · 7 companies
- Most-named tool
- AutoCAD · 96 companies
Most new engineering (non-software) roles, last 30 days
Companies with the most new postings in the last 30 days; job boards and directories left out. Headquartered in United Arab Emirates. Open engineering (non-software) roles and all open roles per company.
| Company | Size | new, 30 d | open engineering (non-software) | all open |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ADSB (Abu Dhabi Ship Building)Shipbuilding & ship repair | 501-1000 employees | 70 | 68 | 194 |
ADNOC DistributionFuel & lubricant distribution | 10,001+ employees | 12 | 13 | 93 |
FATHERSONMechanical design engineering | 2-10 employees | 12 | 16 | 26 |
NMDC GroupCivil infrastructure contractors | 1001-5000 employees | 9 | 13 | 105 |
DAMACResidential property developers | 1001-5000 employees | 7 | 7 | 40 |
IRTHGeneral property developers | 201-500 employees | 5 | 7 | 12 |
Al Marwan GroupCivil infrastructure contractors | 1001-5000 employees | 4 | 9 | 62 |
NAFFCOFire protection services | 10,001+ employees | 4 | 26 | 100 |
KN InternationalGeneral engineering consultancy | 201-500 employees | 3 | 5 | 16 |
Ali & Sons HoldingFamily holdings | 1001-5000 employees | 2 | 85 | 786 |
United Al Saqer GroupFamily holdings | 1001-5000 employees | 2 | 4 | 71 |
Danube GroupFamily holdings | 1001-5000 employees | 2 | 1 | 10 |
duMobile network operators | 1001-5000 employees | 2 | 2 | 14 |
Dutco InteriorsInterior fitout contractors | 201-500 employees | 2 | 2 | 10 |
Mira DevelopmentsResidential property developers | 2-10 employees | 2 | 15 | 146 |
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By city, seniority and role family
Postings, then companies. Cities as the posting states them.
| postings · companies | |
|---|---|
| Dubai | 815 · 145 |
| Abu Dhabi | 756 · 106 |
| Sharjah | 77 · 19 |
| Abu Dhabi City | 53 · 1 |
| United Arab Emirates | 22 · 5 |
| Ras Al-Khaimah | 17 · 3 |
| ABU DHABI | 16 · 4 |
| Al Ain | 12 · 6 |
| Ras Al Khaimah | 11 · 6 |
| Abudhabi | 8 · 2 |
| Ajman | 4 · 4 |
| DUBAI | 4 · 3 |
| postings · companies | |
|---|---|
| Trainee, apprentice | 21 · 10 |
| Entry | 220 · 80 |
| Mid | 528 · 127 |
| Senior | 994 · 153 |
| Manager | 71 · 39 |
| Director | 12 · 9 |
| VP | 1 · 1 |
| C-level | 1 · 1 |
| postings · companies | |
|---|---|
| project field and commissioning engineering | 505 · 115 |
| civil and structural engineering | 324 · 68 |
| drafting cad and bim | 255 · 62 |
| mechanical engineering | 233 · 69 |
| electrical and power engineering | 171 · 65 |
| automation controls and robotics | 93 · 52 |
| process and chemical engineering | 59 · 27 |
| systems integration and test engineering | 59 · 27 |
| plant reliability and maintenance engineering | 58 · 31 |
| manufacturing and industrial engineering | 53 · 24 |
Tools engineering (non-software) postings in United Arab Emirates ask for
Office software left out. Click through to every company on a tool.
| postings · companies | |
|---|---|
| Onsite | 238 · 33 |
| Hybrid | 13 · 6 |
| Remote | 2 · 1 |
| postings · companies | |
|---|---|
| Posted in the last 7 days | 176 · 64 |
| Posted in the last 30 days | 1,135 · 174 |
| All open | 2,263 · 282 |
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282 companies have 2,263 open engineering (non-software) roles in United Arab Emirates; 174 of them posted 1,135 in the last 30 days. (Breaknorm, 5 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/hiring/engineering_non_software/united-arab-emirates)
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- Job postingsRead hourly from the applicant tracking systems behind company career sites, with portals filling the gaps. Reposts collapse into one record; a role closes when the company closes it.
- Function and familyRole tree v2: every title classified into a function and a family, in every language.
- LocationThe posting's stated location, normalised to city and country. This page counts roles located in United Arab Emirates.
- ExclusionsJob boards, directories and aggregators are kept out of company lists; staffing firms stay in only for their own hiring.
Engineering (non-software) hiring in United Arab Emirates: questions
What counts as a engineering (non-software) role?
A posting classified into the engineering (non-software) function by our role tree (v2), whatever the title says. "Account Executive", "Vertriebsmitarbeiter" and "SDR" all land in the same function, then in a family such as project field and commissioning engineering.
Why is United Arab Emirates the posting's country, not the company's?
This page counts roles located in United Arab Emirates. A US company hiring in Berlin counts; a Emirati company hiring in Paris does not. Company pages show the reverse view.
How fresh is it?
Career systems are checked hourly, so a role usually shows up the same day it opens and disappears the day it closes. Reposts collapse into one record.
Can I get the hiring manager?
Yes. For each company, the person the new hires report to, with a verified e-mail. The first 15 companies are on this page; the rest, and a weekly feed of new engineering (non-software) hiring in United Arab Emirates, is in the product.
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