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Lead Systems Engineer - LO Emission Control & RF Interoperability

Helsing · Munich

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At a glance

Highlights

  • Direct effort to minimize electromagnetic signature while ensuring RF co-existence.
  • Guarantee mission performance in contested electronic warfare environments.
  • Develop passive-first tactics and sensor management to cut detectability.

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 and wellness: gym membership and mental health support (Nilo.health)
  • Social: regular company events and monthly social allowances
  • Enhanced parental leave: 22 weeks fully paid for primary caregivers and 6 weeks for secondary caregivers
  • Family support: 5 days of paid family emergency leave, 100% remote work option during pregnancy and phased return to work

Ideal candidate

Mission-driven systems engineer energized by low-observability challenges and resilient operations, thriving on cross-functional ownership and open debate about responsible defence technology.

Requirements

  • Hold a degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related discipline
  • Have delivered RF and EMC co-site interoperability solutions on complex airborne platforms
  • Possess practical expertise with multi-sensor RF integration, encompassing AESA radar, datalinks, and electronic support measures
  • Can execute comprehensive interference and intermodulation analyses, translating results into practical mitigations such as filtering and blanking
  • Have built and executed testing campaigns across laboratory and flight environments to reliably correlate models with physical data
  • Understand antenna placement trade-offs and can guide designs collaboratively with airframe structures 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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