Module Lead – Guidance & Control for Autonomous Flight

Harmattan AI; Paris; Sur place; EUR 120 000 - 180 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Harmattan AI is seeking a Module Lead for Guidance & Control to own the roadmap, lead the team, and define interfaces with other modules and the autopilot platform. You will drive development from planning through verification on autonomous flight systems.

The role requires MSc/PhD in aerospace/controls/robotics or equivalent, hands-on experience shipping guidance software on real vehicles, and proven leadership with a track record of delivering under external deadlines.

Qualifications

• Educational background in aerospace/controls/robotics or related field.
• Shipped guidance/control software on real vehicles (multirotor or fixed-wing).
• Led an engineering team and owned a module or programme.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management.

Responsabilités

• Guidance & Control Team: Build and lead the team, from the hiring plan and the technical bar to growth of the engineers.
• Module Roadmap: Define and own scope, milestones, priorities and trade-offs, and deliver accountability.
• Guidance & Motion Planning: Set how guidance is designed and verified, from motion planning to the guidance laws that track the reference.
• Control Laws: Set how control is designed, tuned and verified across the airframe family.
• Interfaces & Requirements: Hold the interfaces to adjacent modules and align with product and systems teams.
• Flight Verification: Prove the module's work in flight with campaigns planned with the flight test team.

Connaissances

Guidance & Control software

Team leadership

Roadmap ownership

Flight physics understanding

Communication with stakeholders

Formation

MSc or PhD in aerospace/controls/robotics or related field

Description du poste

Harmattan AI is seeking a Module Lead for Guidance & Control to own the roadmap, lead the team, and define interfaces with other modules and the autopilot platform. You will drive development from planning through verification on autonomous flight systems.

The role requires MSc/PhD in aerospace/controls/robotics or equivalent, hands-on experience shipping guidance software on real vehicles, and proven leadership with a track record of delivering under external deadlines.