About the job
About Us
Helsing is a cutting-edge defense AI company dedicated to safeguarding our democracies. Our mission is to achieve technological leadership, empowering open societies to maintain sovereignty over their decisions and ethical standards.
As a collective of engineers, AI experts, and proactive program managers, we are committed to the responsible development and deployment of powerful technologies like AI. We invite mission-driven professionals to join our European teams and tackle the most intricate and significant challenges. Our open and transparent culture fosters healthy debates on technology's role in defense, its advantages, and ethical considerations.
Position Overview
In the role of Lead Engineer for Active RF Sensing, you will take charge of the complete system engineering and integration of airborne AESA radar, overseeing everything from initial requirements to flight testing and operational rollout. Your primary responsibility will be to convert mission objectives into clear radar performance specifications, develop operational concepts, and facilitate technical integration with the airframe and mission systems. This essential position includes managing supplier relationships, ensuring compliance with low observability requirements, and leading the verification and testing processes to deliver a fully qualified, mission-ready sensor.
Daily Responsibilities
Oversee the day-to-day system engineering and integration of airborne radar (AESA/MFR as appropriate) from requirements gathering to flight testing and operational implementation.
Translate mission objectives into radar performance specifications: detection range, RCS assumptions, coverage/scan, update rate, track quality, latency, and environmental constraints.
Develop and maintain radar concept of operations (CONOPS) and mode set (search, track, GMTI/MTI, SAR/ISAR as necessary), including mode scheduling and mission-phase behavior.
Lead antenna/aperture integration, focusing on placement, FOV/boresight alignment, radome impacts, thermal/structural constraints, and maintainability considerations.

