AI Research Engineer
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Helsing is a defence AI company that builds autonomous systems and AI-driven software to support mission-critical operations and the protection of democratic societies.
The role, AI Research Engineer, involves developing and evaluating advanced machine-learning and AI systems for real-world defence use-cases. You will design, implement, and benchmark novel AI/ML methods — from model development to production-grade deployment — applying them to tasks like sensor fusion, autonomous perception, decision support, or real-time data processing under operational constraints.
Your work will contribute directly to Helsing’s AI-powered platforms used across land, air, sea, or multi-domain autonomous systems, helping deliver robust, scalable, and high-impact capabilities for defence and security environments.
This role is suited to engineers with a strong background in AI/ML, software engineering, and a readiness to work on challenging, high-stakes technology. Ideal for candidates comfortable combining research, engineering, and systems integration in a fast-paced, mission-driven context.
About Helsing
Helsing is a defence technology company focused on building AI-powered software and autonomous systems for military applications across air, land, sea, space, and cyber domains. Founded in Munich in 2021 by Gundbert Scherf, Niklas Kohler, and Torsten Reil, the company has rapidly scaled to become one of Europe's most valuable defence tech startups, valued at €12B following a €600M Series D led by Spotify CEO Daniel Ek's Prima Materia. Helsing has delivered thousands of strike drones to Ukraine, acquired aircraft manufacturer Grob Aircraft, and unveiled the CA-1 Europa autonomous combat aerial vehicle. The UK is a core operating market: Helsing incorporated its UK subsidiary simultaneously with German operations in 2021, has committed £350M of investment under the UK-Germany Trinity House Agreement, opened an 18,000 sq ft Resilience Factory in Plymouth to produce the SG-1 Fathom autonomous submarine-hunting glider, and holds multiple MoD contracts including the ASGARD programme for AI-enabled battlefield targeting. The company maintains a London HQ at Mortimer Street and actively hires across UK engineering and AI research roles.