Technical Project Manager at Helsing

Who we are Helsing is a defence AI company. Our mission is to protect our democracies. We aim to achieve technological leadership, so that open societies can continue to make sovereign decisions and control their ethical standards. As democracies, we believe we have a special responsibility to be thoughtful about the development and deployment of powerful technologies like AI. We take this responsibility seriously. We are an ambitious and committed team of engineers, AI specialists and customer-facing programme managers. We are looking for mission-driven people to join our European teams – and apply their skills to solve the most complex and impactful problems. We embrace an open and transparent culture that welcomes healthy debates on the use of technology in defence, its benefits, and its ethical implications. The role To scale our testing department across land, air, sea, and space domains, we are looking for a high-functioning "force multiplier". This 50/50 Technical Project Manager role is designed for someone who understands the technical complexities of engineering but breathes coordination You will protect our engineers from administrative drag and empower the Head of Testing to lead strategically, ensuring our growth is organized, predictable, and technically sound. The day-to-day • Operational Support: Offloading the "operational tax" from the Head of Testing by managing project tracking, resource allocation, and timeline integrity and even hands-on testing. • Technical Translation: Act as a bridge between technical necessity and business value, framing complex technical requirements (like testbed refactoring) as project risk-mitigation strategies for stakeholders • Process Scalability: Implement standardized workflows, KPI tracking, and sprint planning to allow the department to scale without administrative chaos • Neutral Mediation: Balance the tension between "speed to market" and "quality" by using technical data to advocate for realistic deadlines and pragmatic solutions • Traceability & Risk Governance: Manage the audit trail to ensure every test is documented according to airworthiness standards and maintain the "Hazard Log". Manage the qualification of test beds and the corresponding documentation. You should apply if you • Aviation Literacy: Knowledge of aerospace-specific standards and understanding the impact of different levels on testing timelines • Systems Integration & V-Model: E.g. experience understanding how changes in firmware ripple through hardware and communication systems • Traceability Governance: Proficiency in managing documentation and requirements within ALM/PLM platforms like Jira or Jama • Data Analysis Aptitude: Ability to analyze test results to help identify failure modes (e.g., sensor vibration vs. logic errors) Note: We operate in an industry where women, as well as other minority groups, are systematically under-represented. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all the listed qualifications; ability and impact cannot be summarised in a few bullet points. Join Helsing and work with world-leading experts in their fields • Helsing’s work is important. You’ll be directly contributing to the protection of democratic countries while balancing both ethical and geopolitical concerns • The work is unique. We operate in a domain that has highly unusual technical requirements and constraints, and where robustness, safety, and ethical considerations are vital. You will face unique Engineering and AI challenges that make a meaningful impact in the world • Our work frequently takes us right up to the state of the art in technical innovation, be it reinforcement learning, distributed systems, generative AI, or deployment infrastructure. The defence industry is entering the most exciting phase of the technological development curve. Advances in our field of world are not incremental: Helsing is part of, and often leading, historic leaps forward • In our domain, success is a matter of order-of-magnitude improvements and novel capabilities. This means we take bets, aim high, and focus on big opportunities. Despite being a relatively young company, Helsing has already been selected for multiple significant government contracts • We actively encourage healthy, proactive, and diverse debate internally about what we do and how we choose to do it. Teams and individual engineers are trusted (and encouraged) to practise responsible autonomy and critical thinking, and to focus on outcomes, not conformity. At Helsing you will have a say in how we (and you!) work, the opportunity to engage on what does and doesn’t work, and to take ownership of aspects of our culture that you care deeply about What we offer • Competitive salary and stock options (ESOP) • Relocation support: up to €2,500 and 4 weeks temporary accommodation • Learning: €500/£450 yearly allowance • Health & wellness: gym membership and mental health support (Nilo.health) • Social: regular company events and monthly social allowances • Enhanced parental leave: 22 weeks fully paid for primary caregivers & 6 weeks for secondary caregivers • Family support: 5 days of paid family emergency leave, 100% remote work option during pregnancy and phased return to work • A hands-on onboarding program (affectionately labelled “Infraduction”), in which you will be building tooling and applications to be used across the company. This is your opportunity to learn our tech stack, explore the company, and learn how we get things done - all whilst working with other engineering teams from day one Helsing is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability or gender identity. Please do not submit personal data revealing racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, data concerning your health, or data concerning your sexual orientation. Helsing's Candidate Privacy and Confidentiality Regime can be found here.