Lead Systems Engineer - LO Emission Control & RF Interoperability

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.

Benefits

, and its ethical implications. The role As the Lead Engineer for Low Observability RF Interoperability, you will direct the effort to minimise the system's electromagnetic signature whilst ensuring all RF systems co-exist without degradation.

Responsibilities

involve developing low-signature operational concepts, managing RF deconfliction, and guiding system-level integration and verification. This role is pivotal in guaranteeing mission-critical performance and resilience, particularly within contested electronic warfare environments, ensuring our platforms maintain operational advantages when it matters most.

Requirements

traceability from platform-level performance goals to subsystem specifications and robust verification evidence Guide cross-functional issue resolution and manage critical supplier technical exchanges to ensure full compliance with platform standards You should apply if you Hold a degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related discipline Have delivered RF and EMC co-site interoperability solutions on complex airborne platforms Possess practical expertise with multi-sensor RF integration, encompassing AESA radar, datalinks, and electronic support measures Can execute comprehensive interference and intermodulation analyses, translating results into practical mitigations such as filtering and blanking Have built and executed testing campaigns across laboratory and flight environments to reliably correlate models with physical data Understand antenna placement trade-offs and can guide designs collaboratively with airframe structures teams

into verification outcomes within a regulated aerospace environment Have practical experience leading technical closure with suppliers to drive corrective actions to verified outcomes Note: We operate in an indust

Nice To Have

Demonstrate a proactive low-observability and signature-management mindset, including practical experience with LPI/LPD concepts Bring established fluency in translating