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AI Research Engineer - Reinforcement Learning

Helsing · Berlin; London; Munich; Paris · Barcelona · Berlin · London · Munich · Paris

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At a glance

Highlights

  • Build the autonomy brain for cutting-edge CA-1 Europa combat aerial platform.
  • Own full pipeline from large-scale simulation training to flight-ready deployment.
  • Deliver AI capabilities helping semi-autonomous platforms navigate in real time.

What they 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
  • Social: regular company events and monthly social allowances
  • Enhanced parental leave: 22 weeks fully paid primary, 6 weeks secondary
  • Family support: 5 days emergency leave, remote work during pregnancy

Ideal candidate

Mission-driven autonomy enthusiast who has taken learned behavior beyond simulation and cares about robust real-world performance. You thrive owning complex systems end-to-end and debating responsible AI use in defence.

Requirements

  • MSc in Reinforcement Learning, Robotics, Automation and Control or closely related field
  • Hands-on experience building, training and deploying RL agents beyond simulation
  • Familiar with modern RL and multi-agent RL, partial observability and long horizons
  • Experience integrating RL policies into high-performance real-time runtime systems
  • Solid software engineering in Python and/or Rust or modern C++ with testing and monitoring
  • Excellent communication skills presenting research findings clearly
  • Passion for current research and reimplementing state-of-the-art deep RL approaches

Lab profile

About Helsing

Defence AI company building AI-enabled capabilities to protect democracies.

What they build

  • Autonomous combat drones (HX-2)
  • AI agents for fighter aircraft
  • AI-based surveillance and reconnaissance systems

Known for

  • Defence AI
  • Autonomy and robotics
  • Perception and sensor fusion
  • Avionics and systems engineering

Key facts

  • Founded in 2021
  • Headquartered in Berlin, Germany
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