Jobs at Harmattan AI

Design and implement high-precision PNT/navigation solutions using tightly-coupled IMU/GNSS filtering and multi-sensor fusion. Develop resilience to GNSS degradation, jamming and spoofing, design tests and simulations, validate performance, and coordinate across hardware, software, EW and ML teams while maintaining documentation and requirements traceability.

Build, deploy, and maintain Harmattan AI’s U.S. infrastructure across networking, cloud, identity, endpoints, virtual desktops, and user support. Implement security and compliance controls, manage Windows, Mac, and Linux devices, review vendor work, automate infrastructure through scripting and infrastructure as code, and support onboarding. The role partners with IT teams across time zones and evolves from infrastructure development into ongoing operations.

Protect Harmattan AI’s infrastructure and intellectual property by designing security controls, securing cloud and SaaS/PaaS environments, handling SOC alerts, leading incident response, conducting threat hunting and digital forensics, managing MSSP providers, improving detection rules, remediating vulnerabilities, and automating security operations with AI.

Own continuous deployment and platform infrastructure for defense software running in customer data centers and disconnected environments. Build repeatable CI-to-production delivery, zero-downtime upgrades, release validation, dependency tracking, signed offline packages, and deployment tooling. Collaborate with architects, developers, and forward-deployed engineers while documenting customer procedures and improving engineering delivery speed. The role requires hands-on coding, Kubernetes and container expertise, production deployment experience, and strong operational troubleshooting skills.

Build and deploy AI agents and automations that eliminate manual work across HR, finance, legal, sales, and manufacturing. Integrate HR, contract, CRM, PLM, and ERP systems using APIs and webhooks, develop internal tools, collaborate with users to prioritize automation, and ship rapid production improvements. Own reliability through testing, monitoring, documentation, and measurable time savings while expanding responsibility across business domains.

Designs and develops guidance, navigation, and control systems for UAVs, including sensor fusion, flight controls, filtering, estimation, trajectory planning, and embedded implementation. Runs simulation and testing, analyzes flight data, integrates GNSS and inertial systems, and maintains flight computers across UAV platforms. The role requires aerospace GNC experience, control theory expertise, Python and embedded C/C++, simulation tools, autopilot familiarity, and hands-on electronics integration skills.

Designs and develops electronic boards and embedded systems for UAV defense platforms. Responsibilities include system architecture, schematic capture, PCB placement and routing, processor and memory integration, mechanical and sensor integration, EMC and signal integrity, troubleshooting, testing, and validation. Requires a master’s degree in electrical engineering or a related field, at least five years of complex electronic system design experience, Altium proficiency, and electronic test equipment expertise.

Develop and maintain embedded software for UAV systems, including Embedded Linux or RTOS configuration, software architecture, sensor drivers, telemetry systems, and algorithm integration. Collaborate with algorithmic and multidisciplinary teams to deliver reliable field-deployable systems. Apply strong C/C++ programming, low-level firmware knowledge, debugging, build systems, version control, and coding standards to solve complex technical challenges.

Design and prototype UAV platforms and mechanical subsystems from concept through production. Own thermal, weight, cost, sealing, testing, and manufacturability requirements; collaborate with electrical, software, industrialization, suppliers, and manufacturers. Conduct stress and failure analysis, create validation tools, manage technical documentation, and oversee precision machining and plastic injection molding processes.

Manage end-to-end defense programs for European and Middle Eastern customers, serving as the primary client interface and coordinating cross-functional teams. Oversee delivery, contractual and technical compliance, risks, crises, invoicing milestones, issue resolution, and customer-specific adaptations. The role requires extensive defense-sector program management experience, expertise in acquisition processes and mass production, strong documentation and leadership skills, and the ability to manage complex customer-facing programs.

Leads group FP&A, owning board and investor reporting, financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, cash runway analysis, and strategic scenario planning. Builds the finance data foundation across multiple entities and currencies, improves ERP-driven reporting and automation, embeds AI into finance workflows, and manages the FP&A team and roadmap. Partners with Treasury, regional finance leaders, investors, lenders, and executives in a rapidly scaling defense technology company.

Own the process of converting flight-test data into validated dynamic models for autonomous aircraft. Responsibilities include designing flight experiments, identifying rigid-body, aerodynamic, propulsion, and actuator dynamics, building reproducible Python pipelines, validating models, supporting simulation and guidance-and-control teams, and extending capabilities across multirotors, fixed-wing aircraft, VTOLs, tail-sitters, and missiles.

Own the process of converting flight-test data into validated dynamic models for autonomous aircraft. Responsibilities include designing identification experiments, conducting flight tests, modeling rigid-body, aerodynamic, propulsion, and actuator dynamics, building reproducible Python pipelines, validating models against flight data, quantifying uncertainty, and integrating models into simulation, SITL, and HITL environments. The role supports multiple airframes and collaborates closely with guidance, control, embedded, and flight-test engineers.

Lead the creation of Harmattan AI’s UAS engineering organization in Rabat, managing approximately 50 people across six engineering modules. Own the complete technical chain from airframe and propulsion through avionics, launchers, ground systems, qualification, flight testing, and series production. Build the local supplier ecosystem, recruit and mentor engineering leaders, deliver contractual milestones, and manage relationships with executives, program leadership, and defense customers.

Owns global sourcing strategy for optical assemblies and advanced sensor technologies. Responsibilities include sourcing components and manufacturing services, building supplier networks, evaluating technical and production capabilities, negotiating commercial terms, mitigating supply chain risks, and managing supplier cost, quality, and lead-time performance. Partners with Engineering, Product, Program, and Production teams and travels regularly to supplier sites.

Owns a customer partnership for a defense data platform from strategy through delivery. Responsibilities include developing a multi-year use-case roadmap, managing customer stakeholders and governance, coordinating forward-deployed software engineers, removing technical blockers, analyzing operational data, defining requirements, and feeding customer insights into product and R&D. The role requires frequent on-site customer presence, strong project leadership, analytical and engineering judgment, customer navigation skills, and English proficiency.

Own a defense customer partnership from strategy through delivery, identifying AI use cases, managing stakeholder relationships, defining a multi-year roadmap, and coordinating forward-deployed software engineers. Lead governance meetings, prioritize development, remove technical and data-access blockers, analyze operational data, define requirements, and relay customer insights to product and R&D teams. The role requires strong project leadership, customer-facing skills, analytical and engineering judgment, autonomy, and frequent on-site customer presence.

Owns an end-to-end customer partnership for an AI data platform, translating operational needs into use cases, managing a multi-year roadmap, coordinating software engineers, removing technical blockers, leading governance and demos, and feeding customer insights into product development. Requires strong project leadership, customer engagement, analytical and engineering credibility, autonomy, and frequent on-site presence. Defense, public-sector, AI delivery, and engineer coordination experience are preferred.

Designs, implements, tests, and hardens cybersecurity measures for embedded defense systems. Responsibilities include secure architecture, secure boot, firmware updates, cryptography, PKI, key management, threat modeling, risk analysis, and compliance. The engineer collaborates with embedded software and systems teams, supports certification activities, and documents security requirements. Hands-on C/C++ embedded development and expertise in hardware security primitives are required, with Python familiarity preferred.

Own product strategy, specifications, roadmap, and lifecycle delivery for autonomous defense systems. Lead market and technical analysis, project timelines, architecture coordination, industrialization, resource allocation, and cross-functional collaboration across engineering, product, sales, marketing, customers, and program teams. Manage complex aerospace, defense, or robotics projects from development through industrialization while ensuring technical feasibility, quality, and successful delivery.