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Staff AI Research Engineer - Computer Vision

Helsing · Munich - Berlin - London - Paris · Berlin · London · Munich · Paris

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At a glance

Highlights

  • Build detection, recognition and tracking models for defence AI.
  • Shape real-time perception under hardware and robustness constraints.
  • Run large-scale training for foundation and auto-annotation models.

What they offer

  • Competitive salary and VSOP options
  • Relocation support up to €2,500 and 4 weeks temporary accommodation
  • €500/£450 yearly learning allowance
  • Gym membership and mental health support via Nilo.health
  • Regular company events and monthly social allowances
  • Enhanced parental leave: 22 weeks primary, 6 weeks secondary caregivers

Ideal candidate

Mission-driven CV researcher who thrives turning SOTA ideas into robust, real-time deployed perception and enjoys collaborating across research, engineering and product in defence AI.

Requirements

  • MSc in computer science, machine learning, robotics or related field
  • Hands-on experience developing and deploying computer vision models for real-world use
  • Deep familiarity with convolutional and transformer architectures for visual perception
  • Experience with multi-task learning, domain adaptation or model compression
  • Solid Python software engineering with testing, QA and monitoring for production AI
  • Excellent communication skills presenting research clearly internally and externally
  • Passion for following current research and reimplementing SOTA vision methods

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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