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# System Architect

- **Company:** XPE Group NV
- **Location:** Paris, France
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Systems Engineering, Software Documentation, Requirements Traceability, Systems Architecture, Systems Integration, Enterprise Software Applications, Vulnerability Analysis
- **Published:** August 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.euroengineerjobs.com/job_display/295135/System_Architect_Harmattan_AI_Paris_France

## About the Role

* 10+ years of experience in system engineering or architecture, with significant time in a senior or lead role;
 * MSc in Engineering (any field); PhD is a plus;
 * Specific Domain: Experience in the defense sector is mandatory, and drones are a big plus;
 * Strong knowledge in one of those specializations:
 + C2 (Command and Control) & AI;
 + ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance);
 + Strike UAV, loitering munitions;
 + Anti-drone warfare;
 + UAV equipments & fusion.
 * Expert in defining and leading the full lifecycle of complex, multi-system and system-of-systems architectures;
 * Strategic, analytical, and mission-driven with expertise in strategic requirements engineering and high-level trade-off analysis;
 * Deep engineering understanding across mechanical, electrical, embedded, and enterprise software systems;
 * Experience coordinating large, multi-disciplinary engineering organizations and managing complex technical/strategic interfaces;
 * Exceptional communication, presentation, and technical documentation skills for both technical and executive audiences.

## Description

As a System Architect, you will own the end-to-end architecture, system definition, and strategic implementation for our entire portfolio of robotic systems, from long-term vision to field deployment, collaborating closely with executive leadership and technical leads, and forming a critical partnership with the Product Manager to ensure efficiency; this pivotal role drives strategic programs like Anti-drone warfare, ISR and strike systems, Equipment fusion (especially aeronautics), or C2 and IA., * System-of-Systems Design & Strategy: Translate complex strategic goals into global, system-of-systems designs, defining and championing the overall system architecture strategy across the enterprise;

 * Architectural Sizing & Verification: Ensure all systems meet defined needs and are correctly sized through rigorous verification of scope, complex system-of-systems simulations, and precise system sizing, guiding major technical investments;
 * Coordination and Technical Leadership: Coordinate large multidisciplinary engineering organizations, providing overarching technical leadership across cross-functional design efforts (mechanical, electrical, software, GNC, ML, product), ensuring long-term performance, robustness, and strategic reliability across the enterprise;
 * Specification & Integration Governance: Govern system integration standards and validation processes, contributing to the complex process of specification management by ensuring all architectural prerequisites are met and driving multi-system architecture reviews for enterprise design consistency;
 * Continuous Improvement: Implement and institutionalize processes to enhance requirements traceability, system documentation standards, and validation workflows across the entire engineering organization.


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