# Aerodynamic Engineer at Harmattan AI

Aerodynamic Engineer at Harmattan AI in Rabat. On-site, full-time. Posted August 10, 2026.

- Company: Harmattan AI
- Location: Rabat
- Workplace: On-site
- Job type: Full-time
- Posted: 2026-08-10
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/harmattan-ai/3c8a741a-6344-4b4b-a496-024432076f0f/application
- Source: https://jobmagic.ai/jobs/aerodynamic-engineer-harmattan-ai-26pfn5

## Requirements

- Education: B.S. or M.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, or a related field, with coursework or project experience touching aerodynamics or flight mechanics.
- Aerodynamics & Flight Dynamics Knowledge: Solid grasp of aerodynamic fundamentals (lift, drag, stability) and flight dynamics, with enough intuition to reason about a design's behaviour before running a full simulation or test.
- Python Proficiency: Comfortable scripting in Python (NumPy, SciPy, Pandas) to process data, automate repetitive analysis, and glue together different engineering tools.
- Simulation or Testing Exposure: Hands-on experience with at least one side of the validation loop — either aerodynamic simulation (CFD, XFoil, OpenVSP, AVL) or physical/experimental testing (wind tunnel, flight test, prototyping).
- CAD Familiarity: Comfortable navigating and making basic edits in SolidWorks or CATIA, enough to understand geometry constraints and communicate effectively with the Mechanical team.
- Pragmatic, Hands-on Mindset: Happy moving across the full design-to-validation loop rather than staying in a single niche, and comfortable working in a small, fast-moving team.

## 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.

Harmattan is seeking an **Aerodynamic Engineer** to help design, validate, and continuously improve the flight physics of our platforms. You'll work across the full loop — from conceptual aerodynamic design and simulation, through physical testing, to the Python tooling that ties it all together — collaborating closely with the Mechanical and GNC teams.

### **Responsibilities**

- **Aerodynamic Design & Analysis:** Contribute to the aerodynamic layout and analysis of fixed-wing, multicopter, and eVTOL configurations, moving fluidly between low-fidelity methods (XFoil, OpenVSP, AVL) and higher-fidelity CFD depending on the stage of the design.

- **Testing & Validation:** Support flight test and/or wind tunnel campaigns — helping define test cards, instrument prototypes, and run experiments — to validate simulation predictions against real-world data.

- **Python Tooling & Automation:** Write Python to automate analysis workflows, process test/flight data, and connect design and simulation tools together into a smoother end-to-end pipeline.

- **Aero Database Generation:** Generate and maintain aerodynamic databases and stability derivatives that the GNC team relies on for control law development and autopilot tuning.

- **Cross-functional Collaboration:** Work closely with the Mechanical and GNC teams throughout the design cycle to make sure aerodynamic choices stay feasible, stable, and testable in practice.

### **Requirements**

- **Education:** B.S. or M.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, or a related field, with coursework or project experience touching aerodynamics or flight mechanics.

- **Aerodynamics & Flight Dynamics Knowledge:** Solid grasp of aerodynamic fundamentals (lift, drag, stability) and flight dynamics, with enough intuition to reason about a design's behaviour before running a full simulation or test.

- **Python Proficiency:** Comfortable scripting in Python (NumPy, SciPy, Pandas) to process data, automate repetitive analysis, and glue together different engineering tools.

- **Simulation or Testing Exposure:** Hands-on experience with at least one side of the validation loop — either aerodynamic simulation (CFD, XFoil, OpenVSP, AVL) or physical/experimental testing (wind tunnel, flight test, prototyping).

- **CAD Familiarity:** Comfortable navigating and making basic edits in SolidWorks or CATIA, enough to understand geometry constraints and communicate effectively with the Mechanical team.

- **Pragmatic, Hands-on Mindset:** Happy moving across the full design-to-validation loop rather than staying in a single niche, and comfortable working in a small, fast-moving team.

### **Nice-to-have**

- French language skills.

- Hands-on experience building or flying RC aircraft/drones.

- Propeller design and integration with the airframe.

- Aeroacoustics.

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