Air Programme Manager — Defence Tech, Remote & Relocation

Helsing GmbH; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support: up to €2,500 and 4

Learning: €500/£450 yearly allowance

Health & wellness: gym membership and

Social: monthly social allowances

Enhanced parental leave: 22 weeks paid

Family support: paid family emergency,

Job summary

Helsing GmbH in the United Kingdom seeks a Programme Manager, Air to own the delivery plan for UK air programmes, coordinating with industry partners and defence customers. You will translate air-power needs into engineering priorities and ensure milestones align with deployment timelines.

You will work alongside the Senior Programme Manager, representing the programme to senior military and industry audiences, and may deputise as required. Security clearance eligibility and UK base are required.

Qualifications

• Operational air-power experience and knowledge of air missions.
• Experience delivering a complex programme or workstream with external partners or government.
• Ability to translate operational requirements into technical priorities for engineers.
• Understanding of UK defence acquisition, test & evaluation, and airworthiness processes.
• Credible communication with senior defence and industry stakeholders.
• Eligibility to hold UK security clearance and be based in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Act as the daily link between Helsing and partner engineering teams, resolving interface and integration blockers before they affect trial or flight dates.
• Manage customer relationships at working level, converting requirements and user feedback into a prioritised backlog.
• Own the delivery plan, milestones and cross-partner dependencies with a current view of progress, risk and critical path.
• Brief senior military and industry stakeholders on programme status, risk and capability, deputising for the Senior Programme Manager when needed.
• Bring operational air-power judgement into design and trial decisions with practical engineering context.
• Track the delivery of capability to the user, ensuring milestones move the programme toward deployment.

Skills

Air power operations

Programme delivery

Stakeholder management

Technical prioritisation

Security clearance

UK defence knowledge

Job description

Helsing GmbH in the United Kingdom seeks a Programme Manager, Air to own the delivery plan for UK air programmes, coordinating with industry partners and defence customers. You will translate air-power needs into engineering priorities and ensure milestones align with deployment timelines.

You will work alongside the Senior Programme Manager, representing the programme to senior military and industry audiences, and may deputise as required. Security clearance eligibility and UK base are required.