Validation Engineer

The role

You will validate the performance, reliability, and operational readiness of autonomous defense systems. You will lead test campaigns, design validation toolkits, and analyze data to inform internal development.

What you will do

• Define validation strategy and test design
• Design test plans and scenarios
• Build the validation toolkit including procedures, tooling, software and hardware
• Plan and lead test campaigns in the field and using simulation/bench tools
• Analyse data to quantify performance
• Report defects and anomalies to design teams
• Work with design teams to drive fixes and product maturity
• Contribute to validation trials for other teams

Required qualifications

• Engineering degree (or equivalent experience) in aerospace, mechatronics, electronics, robotics, or a related field
• 10+ years of experience in validation, test engineering, flight testing or a closely related discipline
• Structured, systems-level approach
• Ability to design test plans and define metrics
• Statistical mindset for noisy flight data
• Ability to reason about a whole platform (airframe, avionics, GNC, RF)
• Hands-on setup and execution of outdoor campaigns
• Clear communicator
• Ability to manage a small team
• Working-level English
• Valid driving licence
• Willingness to travel for field campaigns, with occasional trips abroad

Nice to have

• experience on aerospace or robotic systems
• French or Arabic is a strong plus
• experience with autopilots/flight computers, telemetry and log analysis, basic Linux

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.