AEC Human Resources Technical Recruitment VideoPresentation StoryboardTodd Harvey, Marketing Communications, Advanced Electronics Company

On Camera Announcer:

At AEC, we are committed to providing the region with the

highest quality electronic products and services. To help ensure

that our commitment holds true, we’ve recruited top engineer-

ing and manufacturing personnel from over a dozen countries

worldwide. In less than two years we have built a state of the

art facility producing annual sales of greater than 50 million

US dollars. With strategic partners such as General Dynamics,

Smiths Industries, and McDonnell Douglas, and customers such

as the Saudi PTT and the Saudi military forces, our future looks

very bright. And we owe our growth and technological achieve-

ments to the quality of our employees. Please, take a good look

at AEC. You’ll find a unique and challenging opportunity.

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Cut to row of assembly workbenches, CEO stand-ing at bench talking to worker. Ambient factory sounds. CEO turns and faces camera and begins dialogue. Medium tracking shot while he walks down aisle in front of benches. Super: Abdulaziz Sugair, President and CEO

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Voice Over:

AEC is an integral part of the Saudi Economic Offset Program

that evolved to facilitate the transfer of advanced technology

to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Program’s objectives are

founded in industrial projects which contribute to the country’s

economic diversification, manpower development, economic

and strategic self-sufficiency, export expansion, investment

opportunities and technology transfer. A key aspect of the

Program is that it encourages and assists the development of

profitable joint ventures between foreign and Saudi companies.

AEC was formed in 1988 after undertaking extensive studies of

potential markets in the Kingdom and Gulf Cooperative Council

countries. Based in Riyadh, the company is owned by Saudi and

Gulf investors equally with the Boeing Industrial Technology

Group.

AEC designs, develops, manufactures, repairs, modifies and

provides logistics support for electronic products and systems

for industrial, military and civil customers throughout Saudi

Arabia and the Middle East. Products and systems include

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communications, radar. Air Traffic Control, Command Control,

Communications and Intelligence, Information Security and

Encryption, Reconnaissance, and Electronic Warfare. Our

business interests are divided into four segments: Communica-

tions, Systems Integration, Integrated Logistic Support, and

Manufacturing. Communications consists of tactical and

Commercial radio manufacturing and communications systems

implementation, and the manufacturing and repair of telecom-

munications systems. Systems Integration includes definition

and development and turn-key implementation. Integrated

Logistics Support includes logistics support, technical services

and test and repair. The fourth business segment is electronic

manufacturing. Current projects include manufacturing printed

circuit boards, line replaceable units, and other products either

designed by AEC or built under license.

Our growth and technological advancement has and will be

achieved through the quality of our employees. Our staffing

approach involves highly selective recruitment based on an

aggressive Saudization program. AEC has been able to attract

outstanding Saudi and multinational employees due to its unique

technology opportunity within the Kingdom.

AEC’s selectivity in teaming with leading international com-

panies is designed to ensure technology transfer. Through joint

projects implementation, training, and licensed manufacturing,

AEC has approached the challenges of advanced technology

transfer in a number of different ways. One unique approach

comes through placing highly qualified AEC engineering

personnel into the engineering teams of our joint project

partners, where they participate in research and development,

design, integration, and factory test. In addition, advanced tech-

nology comes by way of license agreements for the manufacture

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of hi-tech products.

AEC’s organizational structure is divided between principal

and support functions. The principal functions are Projects,

Engineering, Operations and Business Operations. The Projects

department provides central program management for customer

projects. Additionally, it provides support to Marketing for

business and proposal development. Engineering provides

detailed technical expertise from concept to design. It includes

product design development, systems definition, systems

integration, field service, configuration management, technical

drawings and documentation, and technical support of proposal

generation. Operations provides the manufacturing processes

for all AEC products including assembly and test functions and

software development. It also performs test and repair for AEC

manufactured, and other manufacturers’ electronic products.

Business Operations is responsible for contracts, purchasing,

materials, and facilities functions.

Supporting these principal functions are Finance, Marketing,

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Systems, Quality Assurance, and Training.

AEC’s success can be measured by its growth. The present

facility includes some of the most sophisticated design, test, and

production equipment. Manufacture of the AEC321A Tactical

Radio and electrical assemblies for the MIA2 Main Battle Tank

are well underway.

Construction has begun on the new permanent facility at the

new Technology Park at the King Khaled International Airport

in Riyadh. This facility will house engineering and production

facilities for the high-speed production of electronic printed

circuit board assemblies and products. The expansion will en-

hance the company’s ability to expand and diversify its activities

and product base and provide the Kingdom with the most

modern electronics manufacturing available. The first phase of

construction, scheduled for completion in mid 1994, includes

11,000 square meters of production and office space.

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AEC is meeting the demands of the world electronics market

by aggressively pursuing strategically chosen major customers.

Major customers and AEC’s involvement with them include:

• Ministry of Post, Telegraph and Telephone for repair of

Line Interface printed circuit boards.

• Boeing Company for support to the AWACS program.

• General Dynamics Land Systems for fabrication of

printed circuit boards, printed wiring assemblies and Line

Replaceable Units for the M1A2 tank, as well as providing the

radio and intercom system for the M1A2.

• Smiths Industries for production of the Position Naviga-

tion unit for the M1A2 tank, including printed circuit boards and

filter assemblies.

• The Royal Saudi Land Forces Signal Corps with the

direct sales and technical support of radios, accessories, and

installation kits.

• The Royal Saudi Air Force in the area of maintenance

and training for the AWACS aircraft.

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• Saudi Presidency of Civil Aviation for studies regarding

the current and future Air Traffic Control system for the

Kingdom.

• MOWAG of Switzerland for the supply of radios,

accessories, installation kits, logistics support, system

engineering and other technical services such as EMI testing

support, integration support and in-Kingdom installation.

• US Army CECOM in providing communications equip-

ment and services relative to all Saudi Foreign Military Sales

programs.

• McDonnell Douglas in the area of providing radios,

remote control units and interface units, and integration support

for the Apache helicopter.

• FMC Corporation in the area of direct sales of radios,

accessories, installation kits and technical support for the in-

tegration of AEC radios and intercom system in the Bradley

Infantry Fighting Vehicle.

AEC’s current electronic manufacturing capabilities include

Parts Preparation, Semi-Automatic Component Insertion, Wave

Soldering, Conformal Coating, In-Circuit and Functional

Testing, Line Replaceable Units Mechanical Assembly, Wire and

Cable Fabrication, Test and Repair, and Software Development.

AEC’s Tactical Communications program consists of the

manufacture, logistics support, and systems integration of the

AEC321A frequency hopping tactical radio and ancillary

systems. The manufacturing process is from component as-

sembly level and includes automatic testing and environmental

stress screening.

Logistics Support involves installation and checkout, spares,

depot repair, and technical data and training. The systems inte-

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gration segment of tactical communications is currently involved

in several programs. The AEC321A is the system of choice for

the General Dynamics M1A2 Main Battle Tank, Bradley

Infantry Fighting Vehicle, MOWAG Piranha, and Apache

Helicopter being delivered to the Kingdom. Also, AEC designed

the integration of the AEC321A and BCC600 Series intercom

installation for the M1A2, MOWAG Piranha, and M88

Recovery Vehicle to optimize operator interface.

Manufacturing is focused on printed circuit board and Line

Replaceable Unit manufacturing for the M1A2 tank. In 1991, as

a manifestation of the Royal Saudi Land Force’s implementation

of Project Sword and the expansion of Saudi military capabil-

ity, a major contract was awarded to AEC by General Dynamics

Land Systems to build 21,000 PCB’s and 800 LRU components

for the M1A2. This contract led to AEC’s compliance and

certification to Military manufacturing quality standards –

45208A. Inclusively, all PCB’s manufactured at AEC meet

Mil Std 2000A, 45662A and 1686. As a result of this, AEC is a

qualified supplier to the United States Department of Defense

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for manufacturing electronic products. This achievement, a first

in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, represents a key milestone

in the development of the company’s capability and is a clear

indication of the high quality performance and dedication of the

AEC workforce.

As part of Manufacturing, the Test Engineering department has

developed the capability of designing and assembling test soft-

ware unique to the project requirement. For example, the

company has developed both the AEC 2000 test station and

compatible software.

The AEC 2000 is a combination of Hewlett Packard test mod-

ules and a custom interface package combined into an ICON

driven test station designed for testing PCB’s for the M1A2

program. Other customized equipment, such as a state of the art,

high-end functional in-circuit test station, and a power supply

and card test set are all part of the Test Engineering

department complement. In software development, Test Program

Set development capabilities include requirements analysis,

hardware fabrication and assembly, design, program design and

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code generation, and integration. This sophisticated operation

affords AEC the capability to deliver service after sales on

manufactured products, guaranteed service in Kingdom for the

M1A2 tank, and a significant reduction in repair time for

electronics.

To help AEC meet the demands of its expanding business base,

future electronic manufacturing capabilities will include flexible

manufacturing systems, automatic component insertion, surface

mount manufacturing systems, automatic component insertion,

surface mount technologies, and Computer Aided Design and

Computer Aided Manufacturing.

AEC’s Quality Assurance Program is designed with rigid inspec-

tion systems to reach zero defects. In all areas of AEC, quality

will continue to be the driving force. Quality in Engineering

and Design ... quality in Manufacturing ... in Test & Repair ... in

Field Service ... in management and Training ... and quality in

performance.

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On Camera Announcer:

Our mission and growth are bound in our commitment to the

objectives of the Economic Offset Program. AEC offers the

advantages of an established Saudi company with a proven and

rapidly growing base of capability supported by world-class

technology and strategic partners. It affords its project partners

the ability to work with a local Saudi company with proven

capability and share in the widespread support and visibility

of the Saudi Offset Program. Finally, AEC has a strong base of

highly qualified, well-trained personnel who are motivated to

provide Total Quality products and services.

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