Helsing builds AI and autonomous systems for government and defense partners across NATO democracies. The stack—MATLAB, Simulink, Rust, Python, C++, and aerospace-grade tooling (DO-178C certification, SolidWorks, NX)—reflects a hardware-in-the-loop engineering discipline rare in pure-software companies. Active projects span embedded NixOS for drones, SAR satellite constellations, vision-language model training, and mission-control integration, paired with explicit pain-points around adversarial robustness, export compliance, and hardware constraints. The hiring profile is heavily engineering-skewed (112 of 189 roles) with mid-to-senior weight, indicating active scaling of both embedded and ML capabilities across a distributed European and US footprint.
Notable leadership hires: Sales Lead
Helsing, founded in 2021 and headquartered in Munich, develops AI and autonomous systems for democratic governments and defense partners. The company operates across embedded systems (drones, satellites), infrastructure for sensor-to-model pipelines, and AI safety mechanisms (uncertainty quantification, adversarial robustness). With 501–1,000 employees and active hiring across Germany, Sweden, the United States, United Kingdom, France, Estonia, Poland, and Spain, Helsing operates in a multi-jurisdictional, heavily regulated market requiring expertise in export control, DO-178C certification, and mission-critical reliability. The product roadmap includes infrastructure layers for distributed training, scalable evaluation frameworks, and integration with legacy aerospace and battlefield systems.
Helsing's primary stack includes MATLAB, Simulink, Rust, Python, C++, and aerospace engineering tools (SolidWorks, Siemens NX, DO-178C certification). Infrastructure relies on Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, Azure, and AWS. Network tooling includes Cisco, Palo Alto, Wireshark, and OpenVPN/WireGuard.
Helsing is actively hiring engineers across eight countries: Germany, Sweden, United States, United Kingdom, France, Estonia, Poland, and Spain. Engineering roles (112 of 189 active openings) span embedded systems, infrastructure, and ML, with seniority split primarily mid-level (98) and senior (57).
Current projects include embedded NixOS systems for drones, synthetic aperture radar satellite constellations, vision-language model training on custom datasets, aircraft mission-control adapters, scalable sensor and camera data pipelines, and AI safety mechanisms (uncertainty quantification, adversarial robustness evaluation).
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