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title: 'FPGA Engineer - Radar Signal Processing at Harmattan AI'
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# FPGA Engineer - Radar Signal Processing at Harmattan AI

- **Company:** [Harmattan AI](https://feeny.ai/companies/harmattan-ai)
- **Location:** Paris, France
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-03-17
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-09
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/harmattan-ai/fbe08cb5-eb5d-41e1-b19a-20a68d2aee81/application

**Skills:** FPGA development, VHDL, Verilog, SystemVerilog, Radar signal processing, Pulse compression, Range-Doppler processing, CFAR detection, Clutter rejection, FMCW radar, Pulsed radar, DSP, FFT, FIR filtering, IIR filtering, Hardware-in-the-loop validation, Testbench development

> Design and implement real-time radar signal-processing pipelines for drone sensing capabilities. The role involves RTL implementation of waveform generation, system-level simulations, and collaboration with hardware and software engineers to validate performance.

## Job description

## 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 an FPGA Radar Engineer, you will help design and implement the real-time radar signal-processing pipeline that powers our drone sensing capabilities. You will work closely with hardware and embedded software engineers and be involved throughout the development cycle, from architecture and RTL implementation to integration and field validation. This role is ideal for an engineer with a strong background in DSP, practical FPGA experience, and a genuine interest in radar systems.

## Responsibilities

- Develop FPGA-based radar signal-processing pipelines, encompassing key stages such as pulse compression, Range/Doppler processing, CFAR detection, and target tracking handoff.
- Contribute to the RTL implementation of radar waveform generation and reception, including both FMCW and pulsed waveforms.
- Perform system-level radar simulations, including Range-Doppler maps, SNR modeling, clutter analysis, and assessment of detection performance under realistic conditions.
- Write and maintain testbenches and validation frameworks tailored to radar processing chains, enabling rapid debugging and iteration.
- Collaborate closely with RF and hardware engineers to ensure seamless integration between FPGA designs and the radar front end - including antenna, Tx/Rx modules, ADC/DAC interfaces, timing, and synchronization.
- Document the interfaces between the radar processing core, system software, and hardware layers.

Candidate Requirements

- Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Electrical Engineering, Signal Processing, Applied Physics, or a related field.
- At least 3 years of hands-on FPGA development experience, including practical work with radar or sonar signal processing (using VHDL and/or Verilog/SystemVerilog).
- Strong working knowledge of radar signal processing fundamentals, including pulse compression, matched filtering, Range-Doppler processing, CFAR, and clutter rejection.
- Familiarity with FMCW and pulsed radar architectures, including waveform generation and digital back-end processing on FPGA.
- Solid foundation in DSP concepts: FFT, FIR/IIR filtering, windowing, fixed-point arithmetic, and precision management.
- Experience with test benches development and hardware-in-the-loop validation.
- Rigorous and collaborative, with the ability to work effectively across hardware, software, and systems teams.
- 100% dedication to Harmattan AI’s mission, vision, and ambitious growth plans, ready to go the extra mile to ensure operational excellence.

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

## About Harmattan AI

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Harmattan AI builds autonomous defense systems—including strike and surveillance drones—using AI-driven autonomy and real-time intelligence for allied forces.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series B, unicorn status)
- **Headquarters**: Paris, France
- **Founded**: 2024
- **Founders**: Mouad M’Ghari (CEO & Co‑founder)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Defense & autonomous systems
- **Target customers**: B2G – NATO member states, ministries of defence (UK, France, and others)
- **Mission**: Deliver scalable, sovereign AI capabilities to allied forces by building mission‑ready autonomous systems that respond in real time, adapt under pressure, and deliver an edge in contested environments. [harmattan.ai](https://harmattan.ai/)

## Products & Services
- **Platform Autonomy**: AI‑driven autonomy layer for drones, enabling real‑time decision‑making and adaptation.
- **Mission Orchestration**: Software for coordinating multiple autonomous assets (e.g., collaborative air combat).
- **Precision Strike**: Attritable strike drones with embedded AI for target engagement.
- **VSHORAD (Very Short‑Range Air Defence)**: Counter‑drone interception systems.
- **Persistent ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance)**: Autonomous surveillance platforms for continuous battlefield awareness.
- **Electronic Warfare Platforms**: Systems for electronic attack and protection. [harmattan.ai](https://harmattan.ai/)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: $1.4 billion (as of January 2026, after Series B). [tech.eu](https://tech.eu/2026/01/12/french-startup-harmattan-ai-hits-unicorn-status-as-it-strikes-deal-with-french-aerospace-group/)
- **Key Metric**: Total funding ~$240 million ($200 M Series B led by Dassault Aviation + over $40 M prior). [tech.eu](https://tech.eu/2026/01/12/french-startup-harmattan-ai-hits-unicorn-status-as-it-strikes-deal-with-french-aerospace-group/)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Dassault Aviation (lead investor & strategic partner), multiple NATO allies as customers.
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Achieved unicorn status within two years of founding.
  - Awarded several “programs of record” by UK and French Ministries of Defence. [tech.eu](https://tech.eu/2026/01/12/french-startup-harmattan-ai-hits-unicorn-status-as-it-strikes-deal-with-french-aerospace-group/)
  - Scaling industrial manufacturing of drone interception and electronic warfare platforms.
  - Headcount grew to 131 employees (Built In estimate). [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/harmattan-ai)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Two‑layer autonomy model**: Combines platform‑level AI with mission‑orchestration software for coordinated, scalable autonomous forces.
- **Sovereign AI**: Focus on delivering non‑dependent capabilities to allied nations, differentiating from US‑centric primes.
- **Attritable systems**: Cost‑effective, expendable drones that enable mass deployment without prohibitive losses.
- **Speed to relevance**: Claims rapid iteration and deployment cycles, with conflict‑ready production. [harmattan.ai](https://harmattan.ai/)

## Strategic Focus
- Expand product offering into new operational domains (e.g., collaborative air combat with Dassault Aviation).
- Scale industrial manufacturing of drone interception, electronic warfare, and ISR platforms.
- Deepen integration of embedded AI into next‑generation air combat systems (future combat air systems). [tech.eu](https://tech.eu/2026/01/12/french-startup-harmattan-ai-hits-unicorn-status-as-it-strikes-deal-with-french-aerospace-group/)

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: “Elite builders” who “thrive on complexity, move with urgency, and own their work end to end.” Emphasis on purpose, technical excellence, and real‑world impact. [harmattan.ai](https://harmattan.ai/careers/)
- **Values**: Tackle the hardest problems, build what matters, move at the speed of relevance, and aim to redefine frontiers. [harmattan.ai](https://harmattan.ai/careers/)
- **Work policy**: Hybrid model with a mix of remote and on‑site; many roles are in‑office at locations in Paris, Lausanne, London, Arlington (TX), Wissous, Poland, UAE, and Morocco. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/harmattan-ai)
- **Engineering culture**: Hands‑on development of mission‑critical autonomous systems; strong R&D focus across AI, computer vision, RF hardware, propulsion, and mission planning.
- **Perks**: Not explicitly listed, but the company highlights the opportunity to protect front‑line personnel and shape the future of autonomous defence.

## Sources
1. [harmattan.ai](https://harmattan.ai/)
2. [harmattan.ai/careers](https://harmattan.ai/careers/)
3. [harmattan.ai/open-roles](https://harmattan.ai/open-roles)
4. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/harmattan-ai)
5. [tech.eu](https://tech.eu/2026/01/12/french-startup-harmattan-ai-hits-unicorn-status-as-it-strikes-deal-with-french-aerospace-group/)

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