Flight Operations Engineer

About Harmattan AI

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Plan and run real-world test campaigns to validate new hardware and software releases, including performance, reliability, and edge cases.
• Lead live flight demonstrations for defense stakeholders in diverse environments.
• Train clients in flight theory, autonomous mission planning, emergency procedures, and safe system operation.
• Collaborate with hardware, software, and systems teams to debug issues and iterate from test outcomes.
• Deploy autonomous systems and manage tactical logistics and end-to-end integration of command-and-control infrastructure and RF data links.

Candidate requirements

• 2–5 years in flight operations, flight testing or validation on aerospace or robotic systems, or embedded robotics.
• Experience assembling, integrating, and maintaining high-performance FPV, multicopter, and/or fixed-wing systems.
• Engineering knowledge spanning flight dynamics, control systems, avionics, and/or RF systems.
• Pilot certification and military or industrial drone platform experience are bonuses.
• Strong documentation, organizational, communication, and leadership skills.
• Ability to explain complex technical concepts for training and public presentations.
• Comfort with a dynamic schedule requiring frequent international presence.

Work environment

• Field work and frequent international presence are part of the role.