Flight Dynamics Modelling Engineer

Highlights

• Build and validate flight dynamics models for Helsing's aerial platforms.
• Models feed directly into control law design and autonomy development.
• Specify experiments and analyse flight tests to boost model fidelity.

What they offer

• Competitive salary and VSOP options
• Relocation support up to €2,500 and 4 weeks temporary accommodation
• €500/£450 yearly learning allowance
• Gym membership and mental health support via Nilo.health
• Regular company events and monthly social allowances
• Enhanced parental leave: 22 weeks fully paid primary, 6 weeks secondary caregivers
• 5 days paid family emergency leave, remote work option during pregnancy and phased return

Ideal candidate

Mission-driven flight dynamics engineer who thrives in small teams, turning first-principles models and flight-test data into trusted simulations that bring new autonomous capabilities safely to the air.

Requirements

• Built and validated flight dynamics models from first principles against real flight or experimental data
• Thorough grounding in aerodynamics, stability and control, and systems modelling via engineering degree or equivalent
• Fluent in Matlab and Simulink
• Write clean, well-structured code in Matlab and Python, Rust, Java or modern C++
• Report findings clearly in writing and in person to technical and non-technical audiences