Flight Dynamics Modelling Engineer

Who we are Helsing is a defence AI company. Our mission is to protect our democracies. We aim to achieve technological leadership, so that open societies can continue to make sovereign decisions and control their ethical standards. As democracies, we believe we have a special responsibility to be thoughtful about the development and deployment of powerful technologies like AI. We take this responsibility seriously. We are an ambitious and committed team of engineers, AI specialists and customer-facing programme managers. We are looking for mission-driven people to join our European teams – and apply their skills to solve the most complex and impactful problems. We embrace an open and transparent culture that welcomes healthy debates on the use of technology in defence, its benefits, and its ethical implications. The role At Helsing, we deliver AI-based capabilities and the enabling foundation that allows machines to perceive and assist human decision-making. An important element of this is to describe (flight) system dynamics in order to rapidly develop and evaluate control and AI-based capabilities. In this role, you will work in a small team and be responsible for building and validating models for system dynamics from first principles using numerical predictions and test data. The day-to-day Develop flights dynamics models for different aerial platforms end to end: from model architecture definition and specification of numerical/experimental campaigns all the way to model validation in flight test Support the specification and execution of tests for model validation Collaborate with interfacing disciplines such as Control, Aerodynamics, and Testing Follow and analyse flight tests You should apply if you Hold a M.Sc. in Aeronautical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or an equivalent degree Have at least 5 years of professional experience in flight dynamics modelling Have very good skills in Matlab/Simulink Have a solid background in aerodynamics, stability and control, and systems modelling Have excellent communication skills and the ability to report and present findings clearly and efficiently both internally and externally. Possess solid software engineering skills, writing clean and well-structured code in Matlab and/or languages like Python, Rust, Java, or modern C++ Are passionate about keeping up to date with current research and enjoy reimplementing / extending papers on state of the art dynamics modelling Note: We operate in an industry where women, as well as other minority groups, are systematically under-represented. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all the listed qualifications; ability and impact cannot be summarised in a few bullet points. Nice to Have Experience with control systems design, applied aerodynamics, system identification Previous experience in deploying dynamics models to real time test rigs such as HIL A (private) pilot license and/or flying RC model planes Join Helsing and work with world-leading experts in their fields Helsing’s work is important. You’ll be directly contributing to the protection of democratic countries while balancing both ethical and geopolitical concerns The work is unique. We operate in a domain that has highly unusual technical requirements and constraints, and where robustness, safety, and ethical considerations are vital. You will face unique Engineering and AI challenges that make a meaningful impact in the world Our work frequently takes us right up to the state of the art in technical innovation, be it reinforcement learning, distributed systems, generative AI, or deployment infrastructure. The defence industry is entering the most exciting phase of the technological development curve. Advances in our field of world are not incremental: Helsing is part of, and often leading, historic leaps forward In our domain, success is a matter of order-of-magnitude improvements and novel capabilities. This means we take bets, aim high, and focus on big opportu