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# Systems Engineer - Interceptors

- **Company:** Helsing GmbH
- **Location:** München, Germany (Remote available)
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Requirements Management, Software Engineering, Systems Architecture, Systems Integration, Safety Critical Systems
- **Published:** November 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/systems-engineer-interceptors-helsing-10667460

## About the Role

* Have delivered systems engineering for complex or safety-critical systems, including system architecture and requirements management
 * Have translated system-level requirements into integrated hardware and software designs with engineering teams
 * Have planned or delivered integration, verification, validation or qualification activities
 * Apply reliability, availability, maintainability and safety practices to manage system risks and meet relevant standards

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.

## Description

As a Systems Engineer, Interceptors, you will shape the system architecture and requirements for AD-2 Ambush, Helsing's solid-rocket-powered interceptor within the Contra air defence system. Designed to engage high-speed one-way attack drones and subsonic cruise missiles beyond AD-1's reach, AD-2 can reach Mach 2.5 and engage targets at a range of 20 km. You will translate stakeholder needs and the threat environment into a coherent system concept, then develop the requirements, architecture and evidence needed to support testing, certification and production. You will also make sure that safety, security and through-life considerations are built into the system from the outset.

The day-to-day

 * Define AD-2's system architecture and maintain traceability from customer requirements through to hardware and software design
 * Coordinate system integration and verification, validation and qualification so that AD-2 meets its performance, safety and delivery requirements
 * Work with software, hardware and programme teams to integrate and validate the system's capabilities, including its radar seeker and container launch configuration
 * Apply reliability, availability, maintainability and safety practices, and establish quality processes that support compliance with relevant defence standards and regulations
 * Identify technical risks, assess their impact on delivery and agree mitigations with customers and industry partners as AD-2 progresses from testing towards production