Data Acquistion Module Lead

Paris. Posted 6 days ago

The role

You will own the end to end process of collecting real-world sensor data to train onboard detection and tracking models. This includes managing the acquisition roadmap, sensor integration, field campaigns, and dataset delivery to AI teams.

What you will do

Turn computer vision and AI data needs into a prioritized roadmap of collection campaigns.
Plan and run field campaigns across sensors, scenarios, environments and data volumes.
Act as single owner and point of contact for every assigned field session.
Own sensor integration and calibration on aircraft and ground systems.
Build the pipeline from raw field capture to curated, documented and versioned datasets.
Define dataset acceptance criteria and handovers with computer vision team and annotation provider.
Arbitrate flight slots and test field access with Flight Operations and Validation.
Structure the team's work, hire profiles, and mentor engineers.
Operate alongside the team in the field and report on progress, coverage and gaps.

Required qualifications

At least 6 years of experience in sensor data collection or field testing for perception or AI systems, ideally airborne.
Hands-on experience with EO/IR, radar or comparable sensors, including synchronization, calibration, storage and metadata.
Experience running multi-person field campaigns and leading a small team.
Track record of turning a model team's needs into a concrete data collection plan.
Piloting or flight operations exposure.
Safety-conscious, organized and pragmatic in the field, and comfortable arbitrating scarce flight time.
Clear communicator toward AI engineers who depend on the data you deliver.

Nice to have

A background in electronics, signal processing, robotics, physics or computer science

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.