Systems Engineer

Who we are

Helsing is a defence AI company. Our mission is to protect our democracies. We aim to achieve technological leadership, so that open societies can continue to make sovereign decisions and control their ethical standards.

As democracies, we believe we have a special responsibility to be thoughtful about the development and deployment of powerful technologies like AI. We take this responsibility seriously.

We are an ambitious and committed team of engineers, AI specialists and customer-facing programme managers. We are looking for mission-driven people to join our European teams, and apply their skills to solve the most complex and impactful problems. We embrace an open and transparent culture that welcomes healthy debates on the use of technology in defence, its benefits, and its ethical implications.

The role

As an Systems Engineer for Weapon Integration, you will drive all weapon integration activities for our advanced aerial platforms. In this role, you will be responsible for leading the end-to-end integration of a diverse range of weapon systems across multiple domains, ensuring seamless functionality with the core mission and avionics systems. You will act as technical authority for weapon integration, providing guidance and mentorship to a dedicated team of engineers, and driving the successful delivery of this critical capability.

The day-to-day

• Own the weapon integration programme across all relevant domains, delivering a coherent system-of-systems that meets agreed performance, safety and schedule commitments

• Define and maintain the weapon integration roadmap, taking capabilities from concept definition through ground test, flight test and final qualification

• Integrate weapons with the aircraft's mission system and avionics architecture, covering data buses, stores management, software interfaces and safe-separation requirements

• Author the technical specifications, interface control documents (ICDs) and statements of work that govern delivery by internal teams, suppliers and subcontractors

• Shape the verification and validation strategy, and mentor engineers across the team so that integration knowledge is shared rather than concentrated

You should apply if you

• Have integrated weapons such as missiles, bombs or rockets onto fixed-wing or rotary-wing aircraft, and seen that capability through to qualification

• Understand mission systems, avionic architectures and the data bus and stores-management standards that connect them, including MIL-STD-1760 or equivalent

• Have worked across the full engineering lifecycle, from requirements capture through verification to in-service support

• Use engineering tools for requirements management, modelling and simulation as part of your everyday practice

• Communicate technical findings clearly to colleagues, customers and suppliers, in writing and in person

• Meet the conditions for an extended German security clearance (Ü2/Ü3), given the sensitive nature of the programme, and communicate comfortably in English and German as the working language

Note: We operate in an industry where women, as well as other minority groups, are systematically under-represented. We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet all the listed qualifications; ability and impact cannot be summarised in a few bullet points.

Nice to have

• Have contributed to flight test campaigns and the associated safety and certification evidence

What we offer

• Competitive salary and VSOP options

• Relocation support: up to €2,500 and 4 weeks temporary accommodation

• Learning: €500/£450 yearly allowance

• Health & wellness: gym membership and mental health support (Nilo.health)

• Social: regular company events and monthly social allowances

• Enhanced parental leave: 22 weeks fully paid for primary caregivers & 6 weeks for secondary caregivers

• Family support: 5 days of paid family emergency leave, 100% remote work option during pregnancy and phased return to work

These are the core benefits across all locations; there may be additional benefits in specific sites.

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