Lead Systems Engineer at Helsing — Washington, DC

## Who we are

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

## The role

As Lead Systems Engineer, you will own the systems engineering life cycle for next-generation loitering munition systems being developed for the U.S. Army. This is a hands-on technical leadership role spanning requirements, architecture, verification, and hardware-software integration. You will be the technical authority for translating government requirements into verified, fielded capability spanning the all-up round, ground/fire control system, and their integration into the command-and-control force structure.

You will grow, lead, and mentor a team of systems engineers, while also serving as the program's individual technical authority within the Systems Engineering Integrated Product Team (IPT). You will shape the Systems Engineering Management Plan (SEMP) and serve as the technical conscience of the program.

## The day-to-day

• Lead the development and management of system and subsystem requirements, translating U.S. military operational needs into detailed engineering specifications.
• Own requirements traceability from the Government Requirements Matrix through to system verification and validation.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams, including software, safety, hardware and integration, to develop robust system architectures.
• Support the system's path to certification by ensuring compliance with technical and regulatory requirements.
• Partner directly with U.S. Government stakeholders, System Architects and internal engineering teams to deliver mission-critical capabilities.
• Act as the technical authority during design reviews, balancing high-level architecture decisions with hands-on technical problem solving.
• Troubleshoot complex system integration and interface issues throughout development and testing.
• Provide technical leadership throughout the full system development lifecycle, acting as the program's trusted engineering authority.
• Shape customer needs into system and subsystem requirements in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.
• Develop systems engineering artifacts, including the system model, to trace every requirement from stakeholder input through a verified design in a single digital thread.
• Communicate and manage program risk together with the Chief Engineer and Program Management.
• Lead the System Engineering IPT and own the SRR, PDR, and CDR, and organize and execute Interim Progress Reviews and Test Readiness Reviews, ensuring every technical baseline is established, maintained, and configuration controlled.
• Ensure the system meets every technical and engineering requirement, including quality assurance, reliability, maintainability, system compatibility, and system safety engineering.
• Assess the progress of development test and evaluation, production, and sustainment, and recommend design or requirement changes as new technology or test results warrant.