Lead Field Engineer

Who we are

Helsing develops artificial intelligence-enabled capabilities to protect and defend democracies.  We are growing our US operations, cultivating an ambitio u s and committed team of mission-driven professionals to apply their skills to solve challenging problems.  

The role

A Lead Field Engineer owns  operations. They design the test campaigns, coordinate the teams, manage external partners, and are accountable for the result. They understand not just the technical  work  but the commercial and  program  context it sits in - why this demo matters, what the customer needs to see, how this feeds into the product roadmap. They shape what gets done, not just how.      

The day-to-day

Test combined software and hardware products end   - to   - end in the lab and in the field, capturing data and providing structured feedback to Helsing's  mechanical, electrical,  software ,  and AI engineers to drive product improvement

Prepare, transport, mobilize and demobilize equipment at test locations — including  ports and offshore military test ranges and remote  environments — and execute tests  in real-world conditions  at sea

Install AI software onto edge computing devices using Helsing's in-house deployment tools, ensuring systems are correctly configured for field conditions  

Design, refine ,  and improve test plans and safety standard operating procedures, raising the bar for how Helsing conducts field operations . For example, this may include purchasing hardware, trialing new software tools for inventory management and QA, establishing new secure storage facilities, and preparing safety cases and submissions to aviation authorities.

Define the resources required to maintain an effective and efficient field-testing  operation — for example, procuring hardware, trialing new software tools for inventory management and QA, or establishing support  vehicles/ vessels and  waterfront  on-site  storage

Embed with  and   train  end users , and ensure safety of  all   participants at  field test events

Advise on training course design and in-service support procedures, helping to shape how end users interact with Helsing's products

Travel to testing locations across the US as well as UK, Germany and beyond as required

Embed with  and host  Helsi ng  UK and EU  Field Engineers to  establish   company spanning best practices, procedures, and culture .

Build and manage a team of field engineers to be the front lines of product deployment and critical connection from the end-users to product development  

You should apply if you

Have strong technical aptitude and can understand complex hardware and software products at a systems level — you are driven to understand how something works, or why it does not

Have experience assembling, deploying, and troubleshooting robots,   a ircraft , watercraft,  or  other  autonomous  or  electromechanical  systems

Are comfortable with software deployment  and debugging  tools including command-line interfaces,  and  creation and  implementation of  field fixes to mitigate hardware and electrical issues.

Communicate clearly in writing and speech, producing concise documentation and explaining technical concepts effectively to both engineering and non-engineering audiences

Have independently owned critical workstreams, identified problems and taken the initiative to resolve them without waiting for direction

Are comfortable working at   test sites  for periods of up to two weeks

Have a practical, hands-on approach to working with hardware, equipment and field environments

Have managed teams of three or more , or executed complex tests as part of an independently functioning team with shared responsibility  

Note: We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all the listed qualifications; ability and impact cannot be summarized in a few bullet points.  

Nice to Have

Experience testing software and/or hardware products at any …