Supply Chain Manager

Hardware FYI; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Harmattan AI is seeking a seasoned Supply Chain Manager to design, execute, and continuously improve our global supply chain across Europe, the US, and the Middle East. You will partner with Engineering, Manufacturing and Quality to ensure scalable production, regulatory compliance, and resilient sourcing in a fast-paced defense environment.

You will lead supplier qualification, manage risk, and oversee logistics, export controls, and make-or-buy decisions while building strategic partnerships

Qualifications

• Senior experience in supply chain management, ideally in defense, aerospace, or advanced electronics.
• Team management experience is required.
• Proven ability to manage regulated, international supply chains.
• Strong understanding of ITAR, NDAA, export controls, and supply ecosystems.
• Experience with complex technical systems (electronics, batteries, avionics).
• International exposure across Europe and/or the US.
• Comfortable operating in high-growth, high-change environments.

Responsibilities

• Build and scale Harmattan AI’s global supply chain to support rapid growth across Europe, the US, and the Middle East.
• Develop resilient sourcing strategies for critical components and systems, reducing dependency on single sources and supply chains.
• Own supplier strategy for electronics, avionics, batteries, mechanical subsystems, and other strategic materials.
• Enable access to the US defense market through compliant, localized sourcing and supply-chain design.
• Lead supplier qualification, performance management, and risk mitigation.
• Oversee logistics, customs, and export-controlled material flows.
• Support factory expansion, automation, and industrialization programs.
• Partner closely with Engineering and Manufacturing on design-for-supply and make-or-buy decisions.
• Build long-term strategic partnerships with key suppliers and industrial partners.

Skills

Senior SCM experience

Team management

Regulated international supply chains

ITAR/NDAA/export controls

Electronics/avionics/batteries

International exposure (Europe/US)

High-growth environments

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

The Supply Chain Manager (SCM) is responsible for the design, execution, and continuous development of Harmattan AI’s global supply chain, covering:

• Components and Systems
• Infrastructure and Facilities
• Logistics

Reporting to the Head of Production and SCM, the role partners closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, and Quality to enable scalable production, compliance, and long-term supply resilience.

The position operates in a fast-paced defense environment, with exposure to ITAR, NDAA, export controls, supply dependencies, and a mandate to support US market access through local sourcing strategies.

Responsibilities

• Build and scale Harmattan AI’s global supply chain to support rapid growth across Europe, the US, and the Middle East.
• Develop resilient sourcing strategies for critical components and systems, reducing dependency on single sources and supply chains.
• Own supplier strategy for electronics, avionics, batteries, mechanical subsystems, and other strategic materials.
• Enable access to the US defense market through compliant, localized sourcing and supply-chain design.
• Lead supplier qualification, performance management, and risk mitigation.
• Oversee logistics, customs, and export-controlled material flows.
• Support factory expansion, automation, and industrialization programs.
• Partner closely with Engineering and Manufacturing on design-for-supply and make-or-buy decisions.
• Build long-term strategic partnerships with key suppliers and industrial partners.

Candidate Requirements

• Senior experience in Supply Chain Management, ideally in defense, aerospace, or advanced electronics.
• Team management experience is required.
• Proven ability to manage regulated, international supply chains.
• Strong understanding of ITAR, NDAA, export controls, and supply ecosystems.
• Experience with complex technical systems (electronics, batteries, avionics).
• International exposure across Europe and/or the US.
• Comfortable operating in high-growth, high-change environments.

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