Early Careers - Aerospace and Aeronautical Engineering

Helsing is a defence AI company that aims to protect democracies by achieving technological leadership in AI and mission-critical software. They are looking for early-career aerospace and aeronautical engineers to join their teams in London and Munich.

The role involves developing and delivering AI-based capabilities and infrastructure for semi-autonomous platforms. You will work on software that operates in complex environments and supports various use cases. The goal is to solve engineering challenges across multiple fields, ensuring reliability and frictionless operation in high-risk situations.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and validate flight dynamics models from first principles
• Test and correlate models against real flight or experimental data
• Plan and execute test campaigns, closing the loop between test data and simulation
• Deliver into complex programs across major aeronautical subdomains, including system architecture, airframe configuration, aerodynamics, and more
• Write clean and well-structured code in languages like Python, C++, Matlab, or Rust

Requirements:

• Solid background in airframe design, structural analysis, or propulsion engineering
• Passion for staying updated with current research and implementing state-of-the-art navigation and guidance algorithms
• Experience with drone, UAV, fixed-wing, or rocket design
• Familiarity with CAD software like AutoCAD, SOLIDWORKS, CATIA, or Siemens NX
• Hands-on experience developing rocket systems or working with deployed software on embedded systems

Nice to have:

• Experience with drone, UAV, Fixed wing or rocket design, including familiarity with the specific load cases and certification considerations of unmanned systems
• Proficiency in CAD software such as AutoCAD, SOLIDWORKS, CATIA or Siemens NX
• Hands-on experience developing rocket systems
• Have worked with deployed software on embedded systems

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and VSOP options
• Relocation support: up to €2,500 and 4 weeks temporary accommodation
• Learning: €500/£450 yearly allowance
• Health & wellness: gym membership and mental health support (Nilo.health)
• Social: regular company events and monthly social allowances
• Enhanced parental leave: 22 weeks fully paid for primary caregivers & 6 weeks for secondary caregivers
• Family support: 5 days of paid family emergency leave, 100% remote work option during pregnancy and phased return to work

The interview process involves a direct, craft-first hiring path called Bring Something Awesome to Apply (BSA2A), where candidates submit a short video walkthrough of a technically compelling project they have built.