# System Engineer at Harmattan AI

System Engineer at Harmattan AI in Lausanne. On-site, full-time. Posted October 8, 2026.

- Company: Harmattan AI
- Location: Lausanne
- Workplace: On-site
- Job type: Full-time
- Experience: 5+ years
- Posted: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/harmattan-ai/b6e85de9-8d3f-47e5-96a0-dde16f5990a0/application
- Source: https://jobmagic.ai/jobs/system-engineer-harmattan-ai-dmrg1d

## Requirements

- 5+ years of experience in system engineering within robotics, aerospace, or defense sectors.
- MSc in Engineering (any field); PhD is a plus.
- Proven experience leading full system lifecycles (concept → prototype → validation).
- Strong background in system architecture, requirements engineering, and trade-off analysis.
- 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.
- Bonus: Experience with UAS or defense systems.

## 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 a** System Engineer**, you will own the architecture, system definition and implementation of one of our robotic 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.

**Responsibilities**

- **System Architecture**: Transform system requirements into architectures solutions.

- **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**

- 5+ years of experience in system engineering within robotics, aerospace, or defense sectors.

- MSc in Engineering (any field); PhD is a plus.

- Proven experience leading full system lifecycles (concept → prototype → validation).

- Strong background in system architecture, requirements engineering, and trade-off analysis.

- 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.

- Bonus: Experience with UAS or defense systems.

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