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Lead Field Engineer

Helsing · Washington, DC

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At a glance

Highlights

  • Own field operations and design test campaigns for AI defense systems
  • Test combined software and hardware products end-to-end in lab and at sea
  • Deploy AI software to edge devices and train end users in real conditions

What they offer

  • Focus on outcomes, not time-tracking
  • Insurance coverage including medical and travel
  • Flexible paid time off and paid holidays
  • Remote and/or hybrid work available depending on position

Ideal candidate

Hands-on systems thinker who owns operations end-to-end and thrives in field environments. Mission-driven leader comfortable at sea, coordinating teams and translating customer needs into product improvement.

Requirements

  • Strong technical aptitude with systems-level understanding of complex hardware and software products
  • Experience assembling, deploying and troubleshooting robots, aircraft, watercraft or autonomous systems
  • Comfortable with software deployment and debugging tools including command-line interfaces
  • Clear written and verbal communication with engineering and non-engineering audiences
  • Proven ownership of critical workstreams with independent problem-solving
  • Comfortable working at test sites for periods of up to two weeks
  • Practical, hands-on approach to hardware and field environments
  • Managed teams of three or more or executed complex tests in independent teams

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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