Hardware Engineer - Physical Products

Have hands-on experience designing and building UAV or similar complex autonomous hardware systems

Are comfortable working across both mechanical and electronic domains — from airframe structures to PCB layout and power systems

Have a strong prototyping mindset, with experience taking hardware from concept to flying article at pace

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Have experience defining and running hardware validation and test campaigns

We operate in a domain that has highly unusual technical requirements and constraints, and where robustness, safety, and ethical considerations are vital.

Competitive salary

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stock options (ESOP)

Relocation support

: up to €2,500 and 4 weeks temporary accommodation

Learning

As a Hardware Engineer you will be instrumental in translating requirements into robust, efficient, and field-ready hardware designs.

Your expertise will span mechanical and electronic systems, ensuring the high performance and reliability of Helsing's UAV platforms — directly advancing our mission to empower democratic societies with cutting-edge AI solutions.

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.