Senior Lead Engineer Electronic Warfare and Survivability

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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 programm 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. We are seeking an experienced Senior Lead Engineer Electronic Warfare & Survivability to drive the sensor integration and tactical capability development for our Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV) program. In this senior technical role, you will define how our airborne platform perceives, interprets, and responds to the electromagnetic battlespace-translating raw sensor data into actionable tactical situational awareness. You will own the architecture of sensor interaction and cueing logic, as well as the pre-mission workflows that prepare the airborne platform for the threat environment-ensuring it delivers a coherent tactical picture across all mission phases. The day-to-day Define sensor fusion and cueing strategies across EO/IR Targeting Systems (EORTS), Radar Warning Receivers (RWR), and the Multifunctional Radar to generate a unified Tactical Situational Picture for the airborne platform. Develop the Concept of Operations (CONOPS) specifying what each sensor must achieve, when, and against which red force assets across the mission timeline. Define pre-mission workflows, including EW library/mission data file generation, threat library population, and sensor configuration to prepare the airborne platform for the expected operational environment. Establish cross-sensor cueing logic-defining how detections from one sensor task, slew, or confirm another to maximize detection, identification, and engagement effectiveness. Define and translate operational threat scenarios into sensor performance requirements and engagement priorities against defined red asset sets. Lead trade studies on sensor tasking, coverage, timing, and prioritization to optimize survivability and mission success. Collaborate with platform, autonomy, mission systems, and flight test teams to ensure sensor behavior aligns with overall mission objectives . Define and validate detection, identification, and tracking requirements through modeling, simulation, and test campaigns. Mentor and provide technical leadership to the sensor and SW engineering teams. You should apply if you Hold a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Physics, or related field. Have 8+ years of experience in EW, sensor systems, or mission systems engineering, preferably on airborne platforms. Possess a deep understanding of EW principles, RWR operation, radar systems, and EO/IR sensor capabilities. Have proven experience defining multi-sensor fusion and cueing architectures. Have experience with pre-mission planning and EW library/mission data file generation. Possess strong knowledge of threat systems (red force assets), their signatures, and engagement envelopes. Have experience authoring CONOPS and operational requirements for complex defense systems. Are familiar with the kill chain (Find, Fix, Track, Target, Engage, Assess) and how sensors support each phase. 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. Join Helsing and work with world-leading experts in their fields Helsing's work is important. You'll be directly contributing to the protection of democratic countries while balancing both ethical and geopolitical concerns The work is unique. We operate in a domain that has highly unusual technical requirements and constraints, and where robustness, safety, and ethical considerations are vital. You will face unique Engineering and AI challenges that make a meaningful impact in the world Our work frequently takes us right up to the state of the art in technical innovation, be it reinforcement learning, distributed systems, generative AI, or deployment infrastructure. The defence industry is entering the most exciting phase of the technological development curve. Advances in our field of world are not incremental: Helsing is part of, and often leading, historic leaps forward In our domain, success is a matter of order-of-magnitude improvements and novel capabilitie

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