Mission Planning Engineer - Guidance

Harmattan AI

86d • $165,000 - $190,000

About The Position

At Harmattan AI, we are a next-generation defense prime building autonomous and scalable defense systems. Driven by rigorous engineering developments of new defense products based on recent robotics and AI developments, we are on a steep growth trajectory. If you are interested in a career in a highly technical environment, thrive on pushing boundaries, and want to achieve ambitious goals, we would love to hear from you. As Mission Planning Engineer, you will design and implement the algorithms that form the core of Harmattan’s mission planning engine. You’ll develop routing, guidance, and navigation capabilities that operators can rely on, even when the environment is uncertain or adversarial.

Requirements

• M.S. or Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering, Robotics, Applied Math, or related.
• 5–10 years designing mission-planning or navigation algorithms (defense, aerospace, robotics).
• Expertise in GNC (Guidance, Navigation & Control), visual navigation, SLAM, and Python/C++/MATLAB.
• Research-to-deployment mindset, system thinker, operator-focused.
• Eligible for U.S. DoD Security Clearance.
• 100% dedication to Harmattan AI’s mission, vision, and ambitious growth plans.

Responsibilities

• Develop mission-planning, routing, and path-optimization algorithms.
• Implement visual navigation and map-preloading for GPS-denied or spoofed conditions.
• Integrate algorithms into backend and simulation frameworks for real-time use.
• Build and run simulations to validate algorithm robustness under contested scenarios.
• Design stress-testing methodologies and performance metrics for field validation.
• Collaborate with UX and Product to ensure outputs are interpretable, usable, and operationally meaningful.
• Work closely with backend teams to ensure scalability and low-latency integration.

Benefits

• Compensation: $165K-$190K + equity + benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree