Design Release Engineer

The role

You will bridge the gap between initial mechanical concept and full-scale manufacturing. You will take ownership of the manufacturing dossier for composite structures and airframe modules.

What you will do

• Own and maintain the complete transfer package for designated airframe modules.
• Collaborate with mechanical design engineers to optimize composite layups, bonded joints, tooling interfaces, and tolerance stack-ups.
• Serve as the final authority on product release packages.
• Manage engineering change orders.
• Serve as the single technical contact for drawing dispositions, non-conformance reviews, and design clarification requests.
• Work with production operations and external suppliers to evaluate manufacturing constraints.
• Analyze production build data and floor feedback to refine manufacturing dossiers and update gate standards.

Required qualifications

• B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Materials Science, or a related technical discipline.
• Practical mastery of applying GD&T with intent, performing tolerance stack-up analyses, and defining clear acceptance criteria.
• Strong working knowledge of composite materials, layup sequences, tooling limitations, cure cycles, and bonded structural joints.
• Proven experience owning released drawing packages, managing structured bill of materials, and running engineering change order workflows.
• Demonstrated success integrating manufacturing and assembly principles directly into active design reviews.
• Professional proficiency in both English and French.

Benefits

• Direct ownership in defining the release and manufacturing transfer standards for high-performance defense airframes.
• Active collaboration with design engineers early in the development cycle.
• High-visibility technical impact across fast-scaling, hardware-centric production programs.

About the company

Harmattan AI is a next-generation defense prime building autonomous and scalable defense systems. The company is expanding its teams and capabilities to deliver mission-critical systems to allied forces.