WHY GAL?
WHY MAKE YOUR MOVE TO GAL?
GAL is about more than just our advanced technology and innovation. It’s about our people, who inspire us to imagine a new world of endless possibilities. From disruptive technologies such as artificial intelligence, autonomy and directed energy, to quantum computing, we know that creating this new world will take real collaboration and creativity.
Which is why we want you to join our global team of designers, engineers, testers, trainers - and many more - who are imagining the future of tomorrow, today in the UAE.
We are in the vanguard of a reimagined defence and security industry – and our thinking is transformational, our methods unconventional, and our philosophy disruptive. Backed by significant commitments to people, resources, and research and development, at GAL you will have the freedom to think boldly and audaciously, and to challenge the status quo wherever you find it.
Join us and transform the world.
Our Culture
YOUR OPPORTUNITY
At GAL, you’ll be working at the crossroads of Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Surrounded by a truly global team, you’ll be immersed in the best ideas and the freshest insights from around the globe, with exposure to new challenges and innovative approaches, driving your understanding - and your career.
We’ve got no outdated systems or structures. So you’ll be able to shape your future – and ours - with the freedom and resources you need to build advanced technologies and disrupt entire sectors.
Our commitment to being disruptive, agile and bold isn’t just a reflection of our mission. It’s an open invitation to our employees to approach their careers and work at GAL with the same mindset.
YOUR COLLEAGUES
One of the many benefits of being part of GAL is being surrounded by a diverse group of peers from across the globe. Every employee is one of the most accomplished, ambitious and visionary professionals in their fields.
By working with high-performance people from all types of backgrounds, you’ll be able to learn and achieve more - building skills and making progress, while enjoying the company of great people who share your sense of adventure.
YOUR WORK
At GAL, you will be working on advanced technologies disrupting defence, security and beyond. It’s important and rewarding work that helps make the world more secure.
While much of our current focus is on defence and security, we know that the technologies we develop and evolve will also deliver enormous benefits to the wider economy. This creates opportunities for you to pursue work with a meaningful purpose across many different applications.
COMPENSATION
In addition to pay that’s at the top of the industry, our compensation programme includes a generous holiday policy. We also provide a housing allowance, comprehensive medical insurance, paid annual leave, flight tickets and other benefits.
TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
With advanced technology at our core, we stimulate an environment of continuous learning. You’ll learn lots from your work and your colleagues. We help you build on that with world-class in-house and external training and professional development. These can include international opportunities.
HEALTH AND WELLBEING
At GAL, we provide comprehensive health insurance and support a healthy work-life balance. We organise health check-ups and healthy living campaigns, and encourage individual and group sport activities.
EMIRATISATION
EMIRATISATION AT GAL
GAL’s commitment to organizational growth is evident through its manpower solutions, which promote advisory practices, design and implement strategic organizational initiatives, facilitate knowledge transfer, and develop skills to support Emiratization efforts.
GAL currently employs more than 5,000 personnel under professional service agreements with its clients. With a workforce spanning 71 nationalities, 37% of whom are Emiratis. GAL excels in meeting the demanding maintenance and supply needs of dynamic operational environments, such as first-line fighter units and military pilot training programs.
Committed to Emiratization, GAL consistently supports end-users and develops local talent to continuously enhance the UAE's value.
About The UAE
The UAE – United Arab Emirates – is an ultra-modern country on the coast of the Arabian Peninsula, comprising seven different emirates. Abu Dhabi is the capital. Founded in 1971, the nation has undergone a transformational evolution over almost 50 years of growth and development. As a leading international crossroads, it is now home to more than 9.5 million people, with a reputation for the warmth of its welcome. The UAE has the second-largest economy (after Saudi Arabia) among the six Gulf Cooperation Council nations and has a truly cosmopolitan outlook.
ABOUT ABU DHABI
As the capital of the UAE, Abu Dhabi is a city of nearly 2 million people. In all, people of more than 175 nationalities live in the Emirate – which is geographically the largest of the UAE’s emirates. It also is home to the country’s vast oil and gas reserves. A regional centre of finance, commerce, tourism and culture, Abu Dhabi hosts international names such as Louvre, New York University, Paris Sorbonne, Ferrari and Guggenheim.
One of the safest cities in the world, Abu Dhabi is a comfortable and easy place to live, offering countless opportunities, whether you are single, married or have children.
From soaring mountains and endless ochre-tinged deserts to sparkling blue seas and white sandy beaches, Abu Dhabi offers enormous outdoor choices. Cultural opportunities abound, from concert series, art programmes and museums to traditional markets, cultural festivals, amusement parks and shopping malls. What’s more, the many attractions of Dubai are just 90 minutes away via a modern expressway.
