Systems Engineer - Land

About this role

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.