EU Field Operations Executive

Harmattan AI; Paris; Sur place; EUR 70 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

UAV pilot license strongly preferred (

High willingness to travel

Résumé du poste

Harmattan AI is seeking a Field Operations Executive to execute demonstrations, deployments, and field operations in support of customer engagements. Reporting to an Engagement Manager, you will operate our systems in real-world environments, ensuring readiness and successful customer deployments.

This highly operational, field-first role requires strong technical grounding, autonomy, and execution under real-world constraints, with significant travel and field presence expected.

Qualifications

• Experience in field operations, testing, or deployment of UAVs, robotics, or complex technical systems.
• Strong hands-on ability with hardware + software systems.
• Comfortable operating in real-world, sometimes constrained environments.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot technical issues under pressure.
• Adaptability & mobility: thrives under pressure in a fast-paced, dynamic environment; no-task-is-too-small mentality.
• Communication & influence: excellent written and verbal communication, able to lead diverse principals.
• Commitment: 100% dedication to Harmattan AI's mission and growth.
• UAV pilot license strongly preferred.
• High willingness to travel (significant field presence required).

Responsabilités

• Execute technical demonstrations, tests, and deployments in operational environments.
• Operate UAV systems, payloads, and software during customer demos and trials.
• Ensure systems are mission-ready, calibrated, and fully functional before deployment.
• Monitor system performance in real time and troubleshoot issues in the field.
• Identify and resolve hardware, software, and integration issues under time constraints.
• Support integration and validation of systems in customer or partner environments.
• Prepare and configure demo kits, hardware, and software stacks.
• Manage field logistics, including transport, setup, and teardown of systems.
• Ensure compliance with operational and safety procedures.
• Collect and structure field data, logs, and observations.
• Support post-mission analysis (flight logs, system performance, anomalies).
• Provide clear and actionable feedback to Engagement, Product, and Engineering teams.
• Contribute to improving demo workflows, operational processes, and field playbooks.
• Support the standardization of tools and procedures for repeatable deployments.

Connaissances

Field operations

Hands-on hardware/software

Real-world environments

Troubleshooting under pressure

Adaptability & mobility

Communication

Commitment

UAV license preferred

Willingness to travel

Description du poste

About Us

Harmattan AI is a next-generation defense prime building autonomous and scalable defense systems. Following the close of a $200M Series B, valuing the company at $1.4 billion, we are expanding our teams and capabilities to deliver mission-critical systems to allied forces.

Harmattan AI is a next-generation defense prime building autonomous and scalable defense systems. Following the close of a $200M Series B, valuing the company at $1.4 billion, we are expanding our teams and capabilities to deliver mission-critical systems to allied forces. Our work is guided by clear values: building technologies with real-world impact, pursuing excellence in everything we do, setting ambitious goals, and taking on the hardest technical challenges. We operate in a demanding environment where rigor, ownership, and execution are expected.

About The Role

We are hiring a Field Operations Executive to execute demonstrations, deployments, and field operations in support of customer engagements.

Reporting to an Engagement Manager, you will be responsible for operating our systems in real-world environments, ensuring readiness, customer deployments.

This is a highly operational, field-first role, requiring strong technical grounding, autonomy, and execution under real-world constraints.

Responsibilities

Field Execution

• Execute technical demonstrations, tests, and deployments in operational environments


• Operate UAV systems, payloads, and software during customer demos and trials


• Ensure systems are mission-ready, calibrated, and fully functional before deployment

System Operation & Troubleshooting

• Monitor system performance in real time and troubleshoot issues in the field


• Identify and resolve hardware, software, and integration issues under time constraints


• Support integration and validation of systems in customer or partner environments

Preparation & Logistics

• Prepare and configure demo kits, hardware, and software stacks


• Manage field logistics, including transport, setup, and teardown of systems


• Ensure compliance with operational and safety procedures

Data & Feedback

• Collect and structure field data, logs, and observations


• Support post-mission analysis (flight logs, system performance, anomalies)


• Provide clear and actionable feedback to Engagement, Product, and Engineering teams

Continuous Improvement

• Contribute to improving demo workflows, operational processes, and field playbooks


• Support the standardization of tools and procedures for repeatable, high-quality deployments

Candidate Requirements

• Experience in field operations, testing, or deployment of UAVs, robotics, or complex technical systems


• Strong hands-on ability with hardware + software systems


• Comfortable operating in real-world, sometimes constrained environments


• Proven ability to troubleshoot technical issues under pressure


• Adaptability & Mobility: Thrives under pressure in a fast-paced, dynamic environment; embraces a \"no-task-is-too-small\" mentality.


• Communication & Influence: Excellent written and verbal communication, capable of leading diverse principals - from junior members to senior executives.


• Commitment: 100% dedication to Harmattan AI's mission, vision, and ambitious growth plans, ready to go the extra mile to ensure operational excellence.


• UAV pilot license strongly preferred


• High willingness to travel (significant field presence required)

We look forward to hearing how you can help shape the future of autonomous defense systems at Harmattan AI.