Senior Module Lead Airframe (MOR)

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.

As Senior Module Lead Airframe, you will initially embed within our core Airframe engineering team to take design ownership of a new large-span composite airframe platform. You then build and lead a dedicated composite engineering team based in Morocco. You own the structural design of these airframe systems from concept to production, and you are accountable for the full roadmap — scope, milestones, and trade-offs — from prototype to industrialization. This is a founding role: you shape both the product line and the team delivering it.

COMPOSITE STRUCTURAL DESIGN

• Lead the structural design of large-span composite airframe structures, from concept through production, including laminates, joints, inserts, and tooling strategy.

• Drive fast in-house composite prototyping and transition designs into series manufacturing processes.

• Own system-level trade-offs across mass budget, thermal performance, and manufacturing cost.

PROJECT & ROADMAP OWNERSHIP

• Define and own the airframe platform roadmap: scope, milestones, priorities, and trade-offs from prototype to production handover.

• Deliver initial structural development milestones in close coordination with the core Airframe engineering team.

• Oversee supplier and manufacturing partners to ensure design intent is preserved through production.

• Partner closely with the core Airframe engineering team, Simulation/FEA, Industrialization, and Electrical/Software functions.

TEAM BUILDING & LEADERSHIP

• Build and lead a new composite engineering team based in Morocco, from sourcing through onboarding and ramp-up.

• Define team structure, hiring plan, and technical growth path as the site and product line scale.

• Mentor junior engineers, setting technical standards and reviewing designs.

• Master's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering or a related field.

• Senior mechanical engineer with a proven track record of taking at least one product from concept to production, ideally in UAV, robotics, or defense environments.

• Strong composite structural design expertise, including hands-on carbon fabrication and prototyping experience.

• Demonstrated leadership experience: has led a team, module, or significant project, ideally including building or scaling a team.

• Comfortable operating both as a hands-on designer and as a people leader in a fast-paced, founding-team environment.

• Strong cross-site communication skills, with the ability to coordinate closely with a remote engineering team.

• Based in or willing to relocate to Morocco.

• Fluency in French and English required.

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