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Data Acquistion Module Lead
Contract type
Ongoing
Work mode
Remote · Paris
Experience
Senior · 6+ years
Job description
Lead the Data Acquisition Module at Harmattan AI, owning the collection of real-world sensor data used to train onboard detection and tracking models. The role covers the acquisition roadmap, sensor integration, field campaigns, and dataset quality and delivery to computer vision and AI teams, while leading and growing a team of engineers.
At a glance
- Work mode
- Remote · Paris
- Languages
- English
What you'll do
- Turn the data needs of the computer vision and AI teams into a prioritized roadmap of collection campaigns.
- Plan and run field campaigns across sensors, scenarios, environments and data volumes.
- Act as single owner and point of contact for every field session assigned to the module.
- Own sensor integration and calibration on aircraft and ground systems, including time synchronization and logging.
- Build the pipeline from raw field capture to curated, documented and versioned datasets, with quality checks before leaving the field.
- Define dataset acceptance criteria and clear handovers with the computer vision team and the annotation provider.
- Arbitrate flight slots and test field access with Flight Operations and Validation to maximize usable data per flight.
- Structure the team's work, hire the profiles the module needs to grow, and mentor engineers.
- Stay hands-on by operating alongside the team in the field and reporting regularly on progress, dataset coverage and gaps.
What we're looking for
- At least 6 years of experience in sensor data collection or field testing for perception or AI systems, ideally airborne.
- Hands-on experience with EO/IR, radar or comparable sensors, including synchronization, calibration, storage and metadata.
- Experience running multi-person field campaigns and leading a small team.
- Track record of turning a model team's needs into a concrete data collection plan.
- Piloting or flight operations exposure.
- Safety-conscious, organized and pragmatic in the field, and comfortable arbitrating scarce flight time.
- Clear communicator toward AI engineers who depend on the data you deliver.
Nice to have
- A background in electronics, signal processing, robotics, physics or computer science.
Your team
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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, they are expanding their teams and capabilities to deliver mission-critical systems to allied forces.
Key facts
- Defense
- Closed a $200M Series B
- Valued at $1.4 billion
- Delivers mission-critical systems to allied forces
What they value
- Building technologies with real-world impact
- Pursuing excellence in everything we do
- Setting ambitious goals
- Taking on the hardest technical challenges