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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