Prototyping Engineer

Highlights

• Build flight-ready prototypes for Helsing's advanced drone platforms.
• Own full build cycle from concept through to field testing.
• Translate evolving concepts into testable hardware on short timescales.

What they offer

• Competitive salary and VSOP options
• Relocation support up to €2,500 and 4 weeks temporary accommodation
• Learning allowance €500 / £450 yearly
• Health & wellness: gym membership and mental health support
• Regular company events and monthly social allowances
• Enhanced parental leave: 22 weeks primary, 6 weeks secondary caregivers
• Family support: 5 days emergency leave and phased return to work

Ideal candidate

Hands-on builder obsessed with drones and rapid iteration who thrives with incomplete designs and end-to-end ownership, driven to protect democracies through tangible hardware impact.

Requirements

• Taken UAS or complex mechanical/robotic systems from concept to assembly to field testing
• Proficient in 3D CAD and applied FEA and GD&T to aerospace or UAV hardware
• Skilled in workshop fabrication with composites, metals, 3D printing and soldering
• Practical experience integrating flight control, payload electronics and power systems
• Comfortable with incomplete documentation and evolving requirements with end-to-end ownership