Systems Engineer Land

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 Systems Engineer, Land, you own systems engineering for one of Helsing's land programmes, with a focus on software-intensive systems. You cover the full V-cycle, from requirements and architecture to integration, verification, validation and release. You work daily with software architects, AI engineers and hardware developers to keep the system coherent. You work directly with French industry partners, the DGA and land forces to turn their needs into systems for tomorrow's battlefields. You run system-level tests, trace failures to root causes and shorten design iterations. You are accountable for delivering all systems engineering activities on time, to quality and within budget.
The day-to-day
Own the V-cycle for your land programme, from requirements capture to release, and deliver every systems engineering activity on time, to quality and within budget
Design the system architecture and manage interfaces with software architects, AI engineers and hardware developers, so the integrated system stays coherent
Plan and run system-level tests, analyse test data and find the root causes of failures to cut design iteration time
Represent engineering in technical exchange meetings, milestone reviews and demonstrations with land forces, DGA and industry partners
Produce requirements traceability matrices, verification evidence and RAMS analysis (Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Safety) that support qualification, certification and operational release
You should apply if you
Have delivered an integrated software and hardware product end to end to a defence, B2G or B2B customer, and worked directly with that customer's stakeholders and end users
Have applied the full V-cycle (requirements, architecture, design, integration, verification, validation, release) to software-intensive systems, including system-level tests and root-cause analysis that shortened design iteration cycles
Have worked with software architects, AI engineers and hardware developers to keep interfaces and requirements consistent across disciplines
Are fluent in both French and English
Are ready to meet the requirements for a French security clearance (habilitation) under national law
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.
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