AI Research Engineer - Reinforcement Learning
Helsing · Berlin; London; Munich; Paris · Barcelona · Berlin · London · Munich · Paris
Defenseonsite
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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