--- title: "Flight Operations Engineer · United Arab Emirates · Harmattan AI" description: "United Arab Emirates · On-site — About Us Harmattan AI is a next-generation defense prime building autonomous and scalable defense systems. Following the…" canonical_url: "https://www.dronejobs.app/jobs/harmattan-ai-flight-operations-engineer-2" meta: "og:description": "United Arab Emirates · On-site — About Us Harmattan AI is a next-generation defense prime building autonomous and scalable defense systems. Following the…" "og:image": "https://www.dronejobs.app/_og/d/c_JobPosting%2Cslug_harmattan-ai-flight-operations-engineer-2%2Cp_Ii9qb2JzL2hhcm1hdHRhbi1haS1mbGlnaHQtb3BlcmF0aW9ucy1lbmdpbmVlci0yIg%2Cs_xQJ6V07iUwcwbXQx.png" "og:image:height": "630" "og:image:type": image/png "og:image:width": "1200" "og:title": "Flight Operations Engineer · United Arab Emirates · Harmattan AI" "twitter:image": "https://www.dronejobs.app/_og/d/c_JobPosting%2Cslug_harmattan-ai-flight-operations-engineer-2%2Cp_Ii9qb2JzL2hhcm1hdHRhbi1haS1mbGlnaHQtb3BlcmF0aW9ucy1lbmdpbmVlci0yIg%2Cs_xQJ6V07iUwcwbXQx.png" --- > Index of every page on this site: [llms.txt](https://www.dronejobs.app/llms.txt) [Back to jobs](https://www.dronejobs.app/jobs) ![Logo of Harmattan AI](https://assets.jobbb.io/cdn-cgi/image/w=128,h=128,f=auto/logos/01k76t3jajtyb0ce4vyqf6nhk7_1760091556.jpg) **Harmattan AI** **Actively hiring ** [Website](https://harmattan.ai) # **Flight Operations Engineer**
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**On-site**
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**Full-time**
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**Junior**
Posted
9d ago
Location United Arab Emirates --- #### **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 **Flight Operations Engineer**, you will be the bridge between our R&D lab and the operational field. You are responsible for the "last mile" of our technology: demonstrating capabilities to global defense partners, training end-users on complex autonomous systems, and conducting final field validation. This role requires a unique combination of elite piloting skills, hands-on hardware engineering and high degree of technical autonomy. #### **Responsibilities** - Test Campaigns: Plan and execute real-world test campaigns to validate performance, reliability, and edge-case behaviors of new hardware and software releases. - Lead high-stakes live flight demonstrations for defense stakeholders, showcasing mission-specific capabilities in diverse environments. - Deliver comprehensive training programs to ensure clients can safely and effectively operate Harmattan AI systems covering flight theory, autonomous mission planning, and emergency procedures. - Cross-Team Collaboration: Work closely with hardware, software, and systems teams to support debugging and iteration based on test outcomes. - Execute the deployment and the tactical logistics of autonomous systems, managing the end-to-end integration of command-and-control (C2) infrastructure and RF data links in complex, real-world environments to ensure 100% mission readiness #### **Candidate Requirements** - 2–5 years of experience in flight operations, flight testing or validation on aerospace or robotic systems, or embedded robotics. - Proven track record in the end-to-end assembly, integration, and maintenance of high-performance FPV, multicopters and/or Fixed-Wing systems. - Wide engineering culture around flight dynamics, control systems, avionics, and/or RF systems. - Bonus: Pilot certification, experience with military or industrial drone platforms. - Detail-oriented with excellent documentation and organizational skills. - Strong communication and leadership skills, with the ability to motivate and guide teams toward success. - Proven ability to simplify complex technical concepts for training and public presentations. - Comfortable with a dynamic schedule that requires frequent international presence. 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