Lead Field Engineer
Helsing · Washington, DC
Defenseonsitelead
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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