Test and Evaluation Engineer
Helsing · Washington, DC
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At a glance
Highlights
- Test autonomous UAV fleets from lab simulations to demanding field trials.
- Validate AI-enabled flight capabilities under degraded, adversarial conditions.
- Translate flight test findings into hardened engineering solutions with teams.
What they offer
- Focus on outcomes, not time-tracking
- Insurance coverage (medical and travel)
- Flexible paid time off
- Paid holidays
Ideal candidate
Mission-driven systems thinker with 7+ years testing autonomous platforms who thrives troubleshooting in the dirt and rain. Comfortable navigating complex multidisciplinary systems independently to ensure extreme reliability and safety.
Requirements
- BSc, MSc, or PhD in Aerospace Engineering, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, Physics or related field
- 7+ years testing, validating complex autonomous systems, ideally UAVs for US military customers
- Proficient in Python, C++ or MATLAB for data analysis and automation
- Understand sensor integration, calibration and synchronization under stress
- Comfortable troubleshooting complex multidisciplinary systems under pressure
- Experience on mature aircraft or munition program including operational testing
- Familiar with MIL-STD 81H, 882E, 1316 and designing tests for them
- Hands-on with PX4, ArduPilot, QGroundControl and communication datalinks
- Part 107 or other pilot license
- remote policy
- Remote and/or hybrid work available depending on position
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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