Operational Architect/Analyst (UCAV)

Helsing; United States; Remote; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

4 weeks accommodation

Learning allowance

Health & wellness program

Social events

Enhanced parental leave

Remote work option during pregnancy

Job summary

Helsing is seeking a Senior Operational Architect/Analyst for its UCAV programme. You will define how the system operates, shape the weapon system architecture from ConOps to test scenarios, and oversee simulation studies to turn results into clear evidence for engineers and managers.

You will ensure the operational requirements reflect European NATO needs and connect military users with technical teams across the business.

Qualifications

• Experience shaping UCAV concepts and weapon system architectures.
• Proven ability to conduct operational analysis and apply OR methods.
• Design and supervise simulation studies to support decision-making.
• Translate NATO/EU requirements into traceable system requirements.

Responsibilities

• Write and maintain UCAV ConOps deriving decisions from operational needs.
• Define operational weapon system architecture and trade-offs for teams and customers.
• Build and validate mission scenarios reflecting European NATO operations.
• Oversee analysis simulations and report findings to influence priorities.
• Brief customers and internal teams on results and requirements.

Skills

UCAV architecture

Operational analysis

Simulation studies

ConOps traceability

Job description

Описание:

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 - Have created operational weapon system architectures and ConOps documents that shaped a real system - Have designed operational scenarios and supervised simulation studies, and can show how the results changed decisions - Have carried out operational analysis and applied operations research methods, such as modelling, optimisation and statistical analysis, to Unmanned Combat Air Vehicles or comparable combat air systems - Have served in a NATO military and understand how European NATO countries define and prioritise requirements - Explain complex analysis clearly to military users, engineers and senior decision-makers 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. 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. As Senior Operational Architect/Analyst for our Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV) programme, you will define how the system operates and show that it works. You will shape the operational weapon system architecture, from the Concept of Operations (ConOps) to the scenarios that test it. You will oversee simulation studies and use operations research methods to turn the results into clear evidence for engineers, programme managers and customers. Your work will set the operational requirements the UCAV is built against and ensure they reflect the needs of European NATO nations. You will connect military users with technical teams.

Задачи:

• Write and maintain the UCAV Concept of Operations (ConOps), so that every design decision traces back to a documented operational need
• Define the operational weapon system architecture and present the trade-offs between capability, cost and risk to engineering teams and customers
• Build and validate mission scenarios that reflect realistic European NATO operations, and keep them as the shared baseline for all operational analysis
• Oversee and evaluate operational analysis simulation studies, applying operations research methods, and report findings that shape requirements and design priorities
• Translate the typical requirements of European NATO countries into traceable, testable system requirements, and brief customers and internal teams on the results

Требования:

• Have created operational weapon system architectures and ConOps documents that shaped a real system
• Have designed operational scenarios and supervised simulation studies, and can show how the results changed decisions
• Have carried out operational analysis and applied operations research methods, such as modelling, optimisation and statistical analysis, to Unmanned Combat Air Vehicles or comparable combat air systems
• Have served in a NATO military and understand how European NATO countries define and prioritise requirements
• Explain complex analysis clearly to military users, engineers and senior decision-makers
• 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.
• Have worked with national procurement bodies or contributed to multinational NATO requirements processes
• Have applied AI or autonomy-enabled methods to operational analysis, such as automated scenario generation or large-scale simulation
• Join Helsing and work with world-leading experts in their fields
• Helsing’s work is important.

Условия:

• Competitive salary and VSOP options
• 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: regularly 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

These are the core benefits across all locations, there may be additional benefits in certain locations.

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