Senior Electronics Engineer Hardware Engineering Washington, DC

Helsing GmbH; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote or hybrid work

Job summary

Helsing GmbH in Washington, DC seeks a Senior Electronics Engineer to design and integrate electronics for a next‑generation loitering munition system for the U.S. Army. You will work across boards and subsystems, bring up boards, test interfaces, and ensure hardware integrates into the vehicle.

This is a hybrid, hands‑on leadership role in the US capital region. The role requires deep PCB design, board bring‑up, and cross‑discipline collaboration with hardware, software, and systems engineers.

Qualifications

• Ten+ years of experience developing electronic hardware for complex products (vehicles, robots, or integrated systems).
• PCB design and board-level hardware testing experience.
• Ability to define and verify data and signal interfaces between components.
• Hands-on soldering experience with electronic components or boards.
• Experience with EMI/EMC testing and EMI/EMC-aware designs.

Responsibilities

• Design PCBs and take designs through schematic, layout, build, and test.
• Compare custom, adapted, and sourced electronics against system needs.
• Integrate boards and subsystems into the vehicle hardware.
• Define data and signal interfaces with other engineers.
• Diagnose faults during board bring-up and system integration.
• Run bench and ground tests to verify board/interface performance.
• Support field operations for hardware integration or troubleshooting.
• Collaborate with mechanical, software, systems, and manufacturing teams.

Skills

Electronics hardware design

PCB design

System integration

Soldering

EMI/EMC testing

Troubleshooting

Interface definition

Job description

Who we are

Helsing develops artificial intelligence-enabled capabilities to protect and defend democracies. We are growing our US operations, cultivating an ambitio us and committed team of mission-driven professionals to apply their skills to solve challenging problems.

The role

As Senior Electronics Engineer, you will design and integrate electronics for a next-generation loitering munition system being developed for the U.S. Army. You will work across the vehicle’s boards and electronic subsystems, connecting hardware that must operate as one system. Your work will span printed circuit board (PCB) design, integration of existing electronics, and the data signals that pass between components.

You will help decide when a board should be designed, adapted, or sourced. You will then take the selected option through integration. For custom hardware, you will design circuits. You will bring up the boards and test their interfaces. For sourced hardware, you will assess fit before integration. You will diagnose problems across connected systems. You will work with systems, software, and hardware engineers to define interfaces that each team can implement and test.

This is a hands-on senior engineering role with a broad view of vehicle electronics. As the team grows, you may take primary hardware design responsibility for a specific electronic component. The position is based in Washington, DC, with a hybrid work arrangement.

The day-to-day

• Design PCBs and take board designs through schematic, layout, build, and test.
• Compare custom, adapted, and sourced electronics against system needs to inform design or buy decisions.
• Integrate electronic boards and subsystems into the vehicle’s hardware.
• Define data and signal interfaces with the engineers responsible for connected systems.
• Diagnose faults during board bring-up and system integration.
• Run bench and ground tests to verify board and interface performance under expected operating conditions.
• Design for electromagnetic interference and electromagnetic compatibility (EMI/EMC), then support related testing.
• Support field operations when electronic hardware needs integration or troubleshooting.
• Work with mechanical, manufacturing, systems, and software engineers to fit electronics into the vehicle and resolve interface issues.

You should apply if you

• Have at least ten years of experience developing electronic hardware for complex products, such as vehicles, robots, or other integrated systems.
• Have designed PCBs and taken board designs through build and hardware test.
• Have integrated electronic boards into larger systems, whether the boards were developed in-house or sourced.
• Can define and verify data and signal interfaces between electronic components.
• Can diagnose board-level and system-level electrical problems.
• Can assess when to design, adapt, or source electronic hardware and carry the selected solution through integration.
• Can work across hardware, software, and systems teams to resolve integration problems.
• Have hands‑on soldering experience with electronic components or boards.
• Have experience with EMI/EMC testing and designs that protect circuits from interference.
• Are a U.S. citizen and able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.

Note: We encourage you to apply even if youdon’tmeet all the listed qualifications; ability and impact cannot be summarized in a few bullet points.

Nice to Have

• Have fifteen or more years of relevant electronics engineering experience.
• Have worked on electronics for unmanned systems.
• Have hands‑on circuit design experience with components such as resistors, capacitors, diodes, transistors, and integrated circuits.

Join Helsing and work with world-leading experts in their fields

• Helsing’s work is important. You’ll be directly contributing to the protection of democratic countries while balancing both ethical and geopolitical concerns

• The work is unique. We operate in a domain that has highly unusual technical requirements and constraints, and where robustness, safety, and ethical considerations are vital. You will face unique Engineering and AI challenges that make a meaningful impact in the world

• Our work frequently takes us right up to the state of the art in technical innovation, be it reinforcement learning, distributed systems, generative AI, or deployment infrastructure. The defense industry is entering the most exciting phase of the technological development curve. Advances in our field of world are not incremental: Helsing is part of, and often leading, historic leaps forward

• In our domain, success is a matter of order-of-magnitude improvements and novel capabilities. This means we take bets, aim high, and focus on big opportunities. Despite being a relatively young company, Helsing has already been selected for multiple significant government contracts

• We actively encourage healthy, proactive, and diverse debate internally about what we do and how we choose to do it. Teams and individual engineers are trusted (and encouraged) to practice responsible autonomy and critical thinking, and to focus on outcomes, not conformity. At Helsing you will have a say in how we (and you!) work, the opportunity to engage on what does and doesn’t work, and to take ownership of aspects of our culture that you care deeply about

What we offer

• A focus on outcomes, not time-tracking

• A generous compensation and benefits package (in addition to base salary) that includes, but may not be limited to, insurance coverage (medical and travel), flexible paid time off, paid holidays, and remote and/or hybrid work available depending on position. All compensation and benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of the underlying plans or programs, as applicable and as may be amended, terminated or superseded from time to time.

• Growth toward global roles in our Finance organization

The base salary offered to the successful candidate will bedeterminedby a variety of factors including relevant experience, qualifications, education, skill level, interview performance, and the level and scope of the position.

Helsing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetics, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Please do not submit personal data revealing racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, data concerning your health, or data concerning your sexual orientation.