Lead Systems Engineer - Weapon Integration

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 As Lead Engineer you will drive all weapon integration activities for our advanced aerial platforms. In this role, you will be responsible for leading the end-to-end integration of a diverse range of weapon systems across multiple domains, ensuring seamless functionality with the core mission and avionics systems. You will act as technical authority for weapon integration, providing guidance and mentorship to a dedicated team of engineers, and driving the successful delivery of this critical capability. The day-to-day Lead the overall weapon integration programme across all relevant domains, ensuring a coherent and fully functional system-of-systems. Perform and oversee the detailed integration of weapons with the aircraft’s mission system and avionics architecture, including data buses and software interfaces. Develop and manage the weapon integration roadmap, from concept definition through to flight testing and final qualification. Liaise with internal design teams, including structures, aerodynamics, and systems engineering, to manage the physical and functional integration of weapon systems. Author technical specifications, interface control documents (ICDs), and statements of work for suppliers and subcontractors. Provide technical mentorship to engineers within the team. Oversee the verification and validation strategy. You should apply if you Hold a degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, or Systems Engineering. Have significant experience within the aerospace or defence industry, with a demonstrable focus on weapon systems integration. Have comprehensive understanding of the full engineering lifecycle, from initial requirements capture to in-service support. Have direct, hands-on experience integrating a variety of weapon types (e.g., missiles, bombs, rockets) onto fixed-wing or rotary-wing aircraft. Have In-depth knowledge of mission systems, avionic architectures, and associated data bus standards. Proficiency with engineering tools for requirements management, modeling, and simulation Possess excellent communication skills and the ability to report and present results clearly and effectively to both internal and external stakeholders. 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. 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