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Automation & Industrialization Director
Contract type
Ongoing
Work mode
Remote
Experience
Lead / principal · 15+ years
Job description
Senior Automation & Industrialisation Director at Harmattan AI, owning the automation and industrialisation roadmap to scale production from manual and semi-automated processes to high volumes and international manufacturing.
At a glance
- Work mode
- Remote
- Languages
- English
What you'll do
- Own the Automation & Industrialisation roadmap
- Industrialisation of new products from prototype through stable serial production
- DFM/DFA and Design for Automation with Engineering
- Production process and line architecture
- Workstations, tooling, fixtures, test equipment and semi-automated production systems
- Automation concepts, specifications, supplier selection, commissioning and ramp-up
- PFMEA, process validation and production-readiness activities
- Cycle-time, capacity, line balancing, yield and labour-content optimisation
- Identification of the correct automation level based on volume, maturity, quality, flexibility and ROI
- Standardisation and replication of production systems across Harmattan AI manufacturing sites
- Development of the manufacturing technology roadmap toward significantly higher production volumes
What we're looking for
- 15-20+ years of relevant industrial experience (ideally in aerospace, defence, advanced electronics, or mechatronics) and has personally taken complex electromechanical products from prototype into high-volume or rapidly scaling serial production
- Hands-on experience with semi-automated and automated assembly systems, PLC-controlled equipment (Siemens preferred), and industrial tooling
- Solid understanding of DFM/DFA, PFMEA, and lean manufacturing principles
- Adaptability & Mobility: Thrives under pressure in a fast-paced, dynamic environment; embraces a "no-task-is-too-small" mentality. Willingness to travel and work flexible schedules (evenings/weekends as needed)
- Communication & Influence: Excellent written and verbal communication, capable of leading diverse principals – from junior members to senior executives
- Commitment: 100% dedication to Harmattan AI's mission, vision, and ambitious growth plans, ready to go the extra mile to ensure operational excellence
Nice to have
- Ideally, combined experience from a highly developed industrial organisation with experience in a startup/scale-up, defence-tech, UAV, robotics or similarly fast-moving hardware environment
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About Harmattan AI
Next-generation defense prime building autonomous and scalable defense systems
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.
Key facts
- defense
- Closed a $200M Series B
- Valued at $1.4 billion
- Moving from rapid product development and early serial production into high-volume industrial scale-up
What they value
- Building technologies with real-world impact
- Pursuing excellence in everything we do
- Setting ambitious goals
- Taking on the hardest technical challenges