Unmanned aircraft systems engineering
4 years- You study
- Aerodynamics, Autonomous flight systems
- Jobs
- Drone engineer
- Average for the engineering field · Age 25–29
- 11,200SAR
Average monthly pay in the engineering field for Saudi bachelor’s holders, GASTAT Labour Force Survey 2024 (1445–1446 AH)3; many earn less. Pay in a first job is usually lower.
Forecasts published in other countries for the occupation Aerospace engineers: roughly stable (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, August 2026 (Safar – Rabi' al-Awwal 1448 AH); Employment and Social Development Canada, June 2025 · Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 – Muharram 1447 AH)1,2. They are not a forecast for the Saudi market, nor by DataPulse.
Where is Unmanned aircraft systems engineering taught?
We found no programme for it at Saudi universities so far.
What do Unmanned aircraft systems engineering students learn?
Design and operate drones for imaging, delivery, surveying and farming.
- Aerodynamics
- Autonomous flight systems
- Sensors and communications
- Civil aviation rules
In Arabic: هندسة الطائرات بدون طيار
How many years is Unmanned aircraft systems engineering?
4 years. The length may differ between universities depending on the foundation year.
What jobs do Unmanned aircraft systems engineering graduates do?
Examples of graduates’ jobs, not a full or ranked list. A job is an occupation; the major is one route to it:
- Drone engineer
- Drone operations specialist
- Flight systems engineer
- Aerial survey data analyst
Professional classification with the Saudi Council of Engineers.
What do Unmanned aircraft systems engineering graduates earn?
GASTAT does not publish pay for each major; this is the average for the “Engineering, manufacturing and construction” field among Saudi bachelor’s holders, 2024 (1445–1446 AH)3.
What is unemployment in the engineering field?
Unemployment among Saudi graduates of the field (bachelor’s, all ages)3:
For the whole field, not this major alone. Past measurement, not a forecast.
Why is Unmanned aircraft systems engineering listed?
Example programmes abroad
- The report expects robots and autonomous systems to transform the business of about 6 in 10 employers by 2030 (1451–1452 AH).4
References
- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment projections for “Aerospace engineers” (BLS 17-2011), 2025–2035 (1446–1457 AH).
- Employment and Social Development Canada, Canadian Occupational Projection System, “Aerospace engineers” (COPS 21390), 2024–2033 (1445–1455 AH).
- General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), Labour Force Survey: Saudi bachelor’s holders in “Engineering, manufacturing and construction”, 2024 (1445–1446 AH).
- World Economic Forum, Future of Jobs Report, January 2025 (Rajab – Sha'ban 1446 AH).