Description
Job Overview
As a Systems Engineer, Land, you will define the system architecture for one of Helsing's land defence programmes and ensure that every customer requirement is traceable through to software and hardware design.
Responsibilities
- Define the system architecture for a land defence programme, ensuring traceability from customer requirements through to software and hardware design.
- Run integration, verification, validation, qualification, and certification to deliver capability to land forces on schedule and to contracted quality and cost.
- Act as a subject-matter expert on reliability, availability, maintainability, and safety (RAMS) for several project teams, setting quality protocols that keep the programme compliant with defence standards and government regulation.
- Partner with software architects and engineers to turn system-level requirements into software solutions, aligning technical decisions across teams.
- Analyse system risks and vulnerabilities, quantify their impact on programme milestones, and agree mitigations with customers and industry partners.
Requirements
- Have delivered systems engineering on defence programmes, including architecture, requirements management, and integration.
- Have guided a project team through technical delivery to agreed schedule, quality, and cost.
- Can apply RAMS, verification, and certification practice to safety-critical systems.
- Hold a university degree in systems engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, or a related field, and communicate fluently in English with customers and partners.
- Are able to travel and can meet the requirements for security clearance under the relevant national law.
- Are fluent in German and English.
Nice to Have
- Have worked alongside procurement agencies or land forces during acceptance and in-service support.
- Have introduced modern software or AI capability into an established defence platform.
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.