Full-Time
Senior Robotics Automation Engineer
Harmattan AI
201-500 employees
Manufactures autonomous defense drones with AI
No salary listed
Orly, France
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Bachelor's
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- A degree in Automation Engineering, Mechatronics, Robotics, or an equivalent field is required.
- At least 5 years of experience in manufacturing automation, including design, commissioning, and optimization, is required.
- Strong command of robotics, programmable logic controllers, sensors, motion systems, and automation safety standards such as CE is required.
- Interest in Industry 4.0, collaborative robotics, and machine learning applications is required.
- Proven experience deploying reliable, high-availability systems is required.
- Excellent written and verbal communication in French and English is required.
- The candidate must be capable of leading diverse stakeholders from junior members to senior executives.
- The candidate must be fully dedicated to the company's mission, vision, and growth plans and committed to operational excellence.
- Design and deploy automated solutions across key manufacturing and test processes.
- Translate manual tasks into robust automated stations using robotics, sensors, actuators, and software.
- Own equipment specifications, commissioning, and validation with suppliers and integrators.
- Maximize overall equipment effectiveness through improved uptime, performance, and first-pass yield.
- Analyze real-time data and fault logs to drive continuous improvement.
- Support maintenance and production teams in troubleshooting and system optimization.
- Connect automation platforms to enterprise resource planning and manufacturing execution systems for live traceability and performance data.
- Build overall equipment effectiveness dashboards and enable predictive maintenance through data and Internet of Things tools.
- Contribute to digital twin and simulation projects for capacity and layout planning.
- Evaluate and prototype new automation and robotics technologies.
- Standardize automation architectures and documentation for replication in future factories.
- Train technical staff and provide user-friendly system documentation.
Harmattan AI designs and manufactures autonomous aerial systems for defense. Its portfolio includes training drones, surveillance drones, and high-velocity interceptor drones, all built to operate with minimal human input. The products combine hardware and a software-driven autonomy stack that uses real-time sensing, computer vision, and machine learning to make decisions on the battlefield. The systems are designed for high-volume, attritable production and rapid software updates, aiming to be deployed and scaled across allied forces. The company differentiates itself by focusing on full hardware production and integration for governments and NATO partners, rather than just pilots or prototypes, and by pursuing software-defined, modular, and easily updatable platforms. Harmattan AI’s goal is to become a major European supplier of autonomous defense systems across multiple theatres, producing thousands of units per month and supporting deployments in diverse security environments.
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
Series B
Total Funding
$242M
Headquarters
Paris, France
Founded
2024
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Harmattan AI says its Paris production site can build 10,000 units monthly.
- The French army's 5,000-unit June 23, 2026 order validates repeat procurement.
- Morocco signed Harmattan AI on June 17, 2026 for local production and AI research.
What critics are saying
- Harmattan AI depends on French procurement; a delayed DGA budget hits 2027 revenue.
- NAMIB's July 2026 test proved connectivity, not combat survivability or autonomous lethality.
- If export approvals stall, NATO and Morocco programs freeze and Harmattan loses scale.
What makes Harmattan AI unique
- Dassault Aviation led Harmattan AI's $200 million Series B on January 12, 2026.
- NAMIB linked a Rafale F4 to a drone sensor in July 2026.
- France ordered 5,000 Sonora drones by early 2027 after 1,000 January deliveries.
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6 month growth
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↓ -1%Bpifrance and Future French Champions have invested in Harmattan AI, a defence company developing autonomous systems, alongside Dassault Aviation. Global law firm White & Case advised on the strategic investment. The transaction was led by Dassault Aviation as part of a strategic partnership to accelerate the integration of controlled autonomy and AI technologies into combat aviation systems. Future French Champions is a joint venture between the Qatar Investment Authority and Bpifrance. Harmattan AI develops autonomous, scalable and attritable defence systems. The White & Case team was led by partners Saam Golshani and Jean-Guillaume Meunier, with support from several other partners, counsel and associates across the firm.
Dassault Aviation and Harmattan AI have successfully tested NAMIB, a new electronic warfare payload, during a collaborative flight with a Rafale F4 fighter jet. The system, mounted on an unmanned aerial vehicle, detected and geolocated a radar several dozen kilometres away, transmitting target coordinates to the Rafale for a simulated strike. NAMIB can detect, identify, and geolocate electromagnetic emissions from air defence systems. It operates on tactical drones and fixed-wing unmanned aircraft. Development began in January 2026 as part of a strategic partnership between the two companies. The test demonstrates the Rafale's multi-domain combat capabilities and its ability to integrate with autonomous systems. Harmattan AI is a defence technology company specialising in autonomous robotic systems for contested environments.
The Paris-based defence startup is said to have won backing from German VC Atlantic Labs
The fundraise was led by French aerospace manufacturer Dassault Aviation
Dassault Aviation SA, developer of the Rafale fighter jet, led a $200 million investment into the relatively unknown drone company Harmattan AI, making it one of Europe’s newest unicorn startups.