Description
Helsing is a defence AI company. Our mission is to protect our democracies.
You will work in a dedicated Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC) team and take full end-to-end responsibility for developing and validating state estimation, navigation and guidance algorithms.
The Day-to-Day
- Own the development of bespoke controllers for UAS end to end; through conception, design, simulation, physical integration and feature iteration.
- Design, test and implement state estimator algorithms that work robustly in contested environments.
- Simulate the performance of navigation and guidance algorithms to inform the definition of sensor stacks, which could include IMUs, GPS/GNSS, barometers, magnetometers and advanced image-based positioning systems.
- Analyse real sensor and test data to calibrate sensors and validate performance, closing the simulation-to-real gap.
- Support the specification and execution of tests for navigation and guidance algorithm evaluation.
- Collaborate with interfacing disciplines such as Flight Mechanics, Aerodynamics, Embedded Hard- and Software, and Testing.
- Contribute to, follow and analyse flight tests.
Requirements
- Hold a M.Sc. or PhD in Aeronautical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics or an equivalent degree.
- Have at least 5 years of professional experience in navigation, guidance or state estimation development.
- Have very good skills in Matlab/Simulink.
- Have a solid background in state estimation theory, 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 navigation and guidance algorithms.
Nice to Have
- Hands-on experience with fixed-wing aircraft / drones.
- Have worked with or even contributed to open-source autopilots like Ardupilot or PX4.
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.
- A hands-on onboarding program (affectionately labelled “Infraduction”), in which you will be building tooling and applications to be used across the company.