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Staff AI Research Engineer - Computer Vision

Helsing · Berlin; London; Munich · Barcelona · Berlin · London · Munich · Paris

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At a glance

Highlights

  • Build AI perception that lets machines assist human decision-making.
  • Optimise vision models for real-time deployment under tough constraints.
  • Help protect democracies with order-of-magnitude AI breakthroughs.

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
  • Regular company events and monthly social allowances
  • Enhanced parental leave: 22 weeks primary, 6 weeks secondary caregivers
  • Family emergency leave and flexible return-to-work support

Ideal candidate

Mission-driven researcher who loves turning SOTA ideas into reliable real-world perception and thrives on ownership, open debate and protecting democracies.

Requirements

  • MSc in computer science, machine learning, robotics or related field with experience designing and evaluating advanced AI systems
  • Hands-on experience developing and deploying computer vision models for reliable real-world performance
  • Deep familiarity with modern convolutional and transformer-based perception architectures
  • Solid software engineering skills in Python including testing, QA and monitoring for production AI
  • Excellent communication skills presenting research findings clearly internally and externally
  • Passion for keeping up with current research and reimplementing SOTA computer vision approaches

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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