Lead RF Engineer - Electronic Warfare

Harmattan AI; Paris; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Harmattan AI is seeking a Lead RF Engineer - Electronic Warfare to own the delivery of EW and SIGINT systems from concept to field deployment. You will coordinate multidisciplinary teams and ensure performance, robustness, and reliability.

Role requires extensive RF, GNSS, and radar system experience, with a track record of leading full lifecycles and strong communication skills. The position is based in Paris with on-site work and challenging, mission-driven objectives.

Qualifications

• 10+ years RF system engineering experience in RF/Radar/GNSS.
• Experience leading full system lifecycles (concept → prototype → validation).
• Strong RF, GNSS and Radar architecture background.
• Excellent communication and documentation abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead an EW engineering team across disciplines.
• Architect EW systems and maintain SIGINT knowledge.
• Coordinate mechanical, electrical, software, GNC, and ML teams.
• Perform feasibility studies, trade-off analyses, and simulations.
• Oversee system integration, prototyping, and validation.
• Drive design and architecture reviews, ensuring traceability.
• Improve validation workflows and system documentation.

Skills

RF system engineering

EW/SIGINT leadership

Team leadership

RF/GNSS/Radar architecture

Requirements engineering

System-level trade-off analysis

Cross-disciplinary coordination

Analytical skills

Communication and documentation

Validation and integration

Education

MSc in Engineering

PhD is a plus

Job description

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.

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

As an Lead RF Engineer - Electronic Warfare , you will own the delivery of our electronic warfare and signal intelligence systems - from concept to field deployment. You will work hand-in-hand with project managers and technical leads to translate mission needs into system-level designs, coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams, and ensure overall system performance, robustness, and reliability. The capability to detect, investigate, and exploit system vulnerabilities.

Responsibilities

• Electronic Warfare Team: Build, maintain and manage a cross disciplinary Electronic Warfare Engineering Team.

• Electronic Warfare Systems and Technology watch: Drive architecture and implementation of Electronic Warfare Systems. Ensure state of the art knowledge in EW/SIGINT.

• Technical Coordination: Lead cross-functional design across mechanical, electrical, software, GNC, and ML teams.

• Trade-Off & Design Analysis: Conduct feasibility studies, trade-off analyses, and system-level simulations to guide technical choices.

• Integration & Validation: Oversee system integration, prototyping, and validation, ensuring performance targets are achieved.

• System Reviews: Drive design and architecture reviews, maintaining consistency between requirements, design, and testing.

• Continuous Improvement: Implement processes to enhance requirements traceability, system documentation, and validation workflows.

Candidate Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in RF system engineering of Radio/Radar/GNSS and other Sensors within robotics, aerospace, or defense sectors.
• Experience in Technology leadership in EW/SIGINT is a strong plus
• Experience in Team leadership is a bonus, but not required
• MSc in Engineering; PhD is a plus.
• Proven experience leading full system lifecycles (concept → prototype → validation).
• Strong background in RF, GNSS and Radar system architecture, requirements engineering, and system level trade-off analysis.
• RF Signal Intelligence gathering and analysis for classification and AI training.
• Broad engineering culture with understanding of mechanical, electrical, and embedded systems.
• Experience coordinating multi-disciplinary teams and managing technical interfaces.
• Rigorous, structured, and mission-driven mindset with strong analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and documentation abilities.

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