Software Engineer - Autonomous Air Systems

Who We Are Helsing is a defence AI company. Our mission is to protect our democracies and achieve technological leadership so that open societies can continue to make sovereign decisions and control their ethical standards. We are an ambitious and committed team of engineers, AI specialists and customer‑facing program managers looking for mission‑driven people to join our European teams and apply their skills to solve complex and impactful problems. We embrace an open and transparent culture that welcomes healthy debates on the use of technology in defence and its ethical implications. The Role You’ll build the autonomy brain for a cutting‑edge autonomous aerial platform, integrating state‑of‑the‑art reinforcement learning agents into the operational systems of our Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV), the CA‑1 Europa, part of the Centaur project. Working at the intersection of machine learning and systems engineering, you will integrate RL agents into high‑performance runtime systems to enable real‑time autonomous decision‑making in flight. Autonomous decision‑making systems – reliable pipelines from sensor data to RL inference to tactical execution, including edge‑case and failure‑mode handling. Reinforcement learning integration – bridging Python‑based RL agents with Rust runtime systems for low‑latency, reproducible inference. Distributed systems ability and impact cannot be summarised in a few bullet points. Helsing is an equal‑opportunity 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, health data, or sexual orientation. Helsing's Candidate Privacy and Confidentiality Regime can be found online. #J-18808-Ljbffr