Systems Engineer – Defence AI, End-to-End Delivery

Helsing; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Relocation support up to €2,500 and 4–

Job summary

Helsing is a defence AI company based in London seeking a Systems Engineer to drive end-to-end delivery of software‑intensive capabilities. You will own the full V-cycle, coordinate across software, AI and hardware teams, and ensure system-level alignment with customer stakeholders.

You will produce clear documentation, perform verification and testing, and support rapid design iterations through root-cause analysis. UK SC clearance and fluent English are required.

Qualifications

• Experience across the full engineering V-cycle, with emphasis on software systems.
• Ability to conduct system-level testing and root-cause analysis to drive rapid iterations.
• Proven ability to collaborate with software, hardware and AI engineers to ensure architectural coherence.
• Direct customer-facing experience and comfort engaging with stakeholders.
• Active UK Security Clearance (SC).
• Fluency in English, written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Drive systems engineering execution across the V-cycle (requirements, architecture, design, integration, verification, validation, release).
• Plan and execute system-level testing and analyse complex data to guide design iterations.
• Collaborate daily with software architects, hardware developers and AI engineers to maintain interface management.
• Serve as a technical touchpoint for customer stakeholders and participate in technical reviews.
• Produce and maintain technical documentation, traceability, and verification evidence for system acceptance.

Skills

V-cycle experience

System integration

Software architecture

Customer communication

Tools

Jira

Confluence

MBSE/SysML

Job description

Helsing is a defence AI company based in London seeking a Systems Engineer to drive end-to-end delivery of software‑intensive capabilities. You will own the full V-cycle, coordinate across software, AI and hardware teams, and ensure system-level alignment with customer stakeholders.

You will produce clear documentation, perform verification and testing, and support rapid design iterations through root-cause analysis. UK SC clearance and fluent English are required.