Senior Methods Engineer
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Job description
Senior Methods Engineer at Harmattan AI's production plant in Wissous, acting as the connector between Production, Quality, Supply Chain, and the Industrialisation & Automation team. The role focuses on building methods structures, lean systems, and continuous improvement in a fast-moving manufacturing environment.
At a glance
- Work mode
- Remote · Wissous, France
- Languages
- English – very good, French – very good
What you'll do
- Continuous Improvement & Shopfloor Performance
- Production Line Design & Internal Flow
- Process Knowledge & Documentation
- Automation Roadmap Contribution
- Start the day on the shopfloor: quick walk, performance standup, catching issues early
- Split mid-day between desk work (time studies, routing updates, ERP automation) and cross-functional sessions with Production, Quality, and the Automation team
- Afternoons hands-on: kaizen walks, work instruction updates, problem-solving with supervisors
- Close the day feeding data back into the system
- Roughly 50% floor, 50% structured engineering work
What we're looking for
- Diploma in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Production Engineering; a strong profile from a different engineering discipline associated with strong shopfloor experience is also valued
- Experience in building methods structure in a fast-moving manufacturing environment (written work instructions from scratch, run time studies, 5S)
- Has owned a lean improvement roadmap, not just contributed to one
- Detail-oriented, rigorous, and comfortable working on the shop floor
- Team player with good communication skills
- Very good level of English and French
- Full alignment with Harmattan AI's mission and willingness to go the extra mile to support our growth
Nice to have
- Ideally has navigated a ramp-up, a new plant launch, or a new product introduction where the structure did not exist yet
Your team
Industrialisation & Automation team
Works cross-functionally with Production, Quality, and Supply Chain at the production plant in Wissous
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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 teams and capabilities to deliver mission-critical systems to allied forces.
Mission
Building autonomous and scalable defense systems for allied forces
Key facts
- defense
- Closed a $200M Series B
- Valued at $1.4 billion
- Production plant in Wissous
What they value
- Building technologies with real-world impact
- Pursuing excellence in everything we do
- Setting ambitious goals
- Taking on the hardest technical challenges