# Lead RF Engineer - Electronic Warfare at Harmattan AI

> Open job at Harmattan AI in Paris, France. Workplace: On-site.

Source: France Dev Jobs, https://francedevjobs.com/jobs/harmattan-ai-lead-rf-engineer-electronic-warfare-qcl61gr
Posted 15 October 2026. Last checked on the employer's career site: 10 November 2026.

## Facts

- Company: [Harmattan AI](https://francedevjobs.com/companies/harmattan-ai)
- Location: Paris, France
- Workplace: On-site
- Employment type: Full-time
- French: Not required
- Not mentioned in the job post: salary, visa sponsorship, relocation, where you can apply from

## 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.

## How to apply

Apply on the job page, https://francedevjobs.com/jobs/harmattan-ai-lead-rf-engineer-electronic-warfare-qcl61gr: its Apply button opens the employer's own application page.

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