Director of Engineering - RF Systems

The role

You will act as a management layer between R&D modules and leadership to elevate people and standardize engineering excellence. You will lead RF Systems teams in Paris covering radar, radio, and electronic warfare.

What you will do

• Act as a dedicated people manager for engineers, overseeing performance reviews, career growth, and training initiatives.
• Own the recruitment process to build and maintain an effective engineering team.
• Develop and implement standardised work processes across radar, radio, EW, and signal-processing teams.
• Audit and improve internal tooling.
• Contribute to the organisational structure by reorganising modules and initiating changes to optimise cross-functional delivery.
• Collaborate with leadership to build the company vision.

Required qualifications

• Strong academic record in Electrical Engineering, RF, Signal Processing, or a related technical field.
• Previous experience as an Individual Contributor who transitioned into a management role.
• Direct experience leading radar, RF, electronic warfare, or RF navigation engineering teams in a defence prime or cleared-environment scale-up.
• Led at least one programme through qualification under MIL-STD, NATO STANAG, or TEMPEST discipline.
• Fluent French and English.
• Desire to remain engaged with the technical aspects of the work.
• Exceptional soft skills and communication abilities.
• 100% dedication to Harmattan AI's mission.
• Readiness to thrive in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.

Nice to have

• Active or recent cleared status (FR, NL, UK, or EU equivalent)

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.