Helsing
Defence AI
(Senior)RequirementsEngineer,PhysicalProducts
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“(Senior) Requirements Engineer, Physical Products at Helsing. Skills: Requirements Engineering, Physical Products, Defence Platforms. Own requirements process. Translate operational needs”
Industry & Context.
Resolve conflicting needs; Risk identification
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Owned end-to-end requirements engineering, Proficient in requirements management tools, Applied MBSE techniques, Translated informal inputs into specifications, Familiarity with standards such as ARP4754A, Familiarity with standards such as ARP4761, Familiarity with standards such as DO-160, Familiarity with standards such as MIL-STD-810, Familiarity with standards such as AS9100, Engage with technical depth across domains, Author and validate requirements, Act decisively with minimal guidance, Own outcomes end-to-end, Initiate solutions without waiting for direction
Nice to Have
Familiarity with safety-critical system certification processes, Familiarity with security-critical system certification processes, Experience with STANAG standards, Experience with NATO interoperability frameworks, Experience with German defence procurement frameworks, Experience with European defence procurement frameworks, Experience with BAAINBw, Experience with AQAP, Experience adapting requirements management processes to Agile hardware, Experience adapting requirements management processes to Agile software co-development
What You'll Do.
Own requirements process
Translate operational needs
Translate regulatory obligations
Create unambiguous specifications
Create verifiable specifications
Maintain requirements traceability
Govern change management
Establish requirements traceability
Maintain auditable baseline
Lead requirements workshops
Lead design review sessions
Surface conflicting needs
Drive needs to resolution
Define verification methods
Ensure requirement satisfaction
Embed risk identification
Improve requirements management processes
Establish tooling standards
Establish best practices
Mentor engineers on requirements methods
Evolve process maturity
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional teams; Engineering disciplines; Customer collaboration; Product manager collaboration; Systems engineer collaboration; Regulatory body collaboration; Test engineers collaboration; Head of System Engineering collaboration; Multidisciplinary teams
Communication Scope
Clear communication
Process & Methodology
Agile hardware development, Agile software development, Iterative sprint cycles
Full Job Description
Who we are 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 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. The role As Requirements Engineer for Physical Products, you will own the end-to-end requirements process across Helsing's portfolio of autonomous drone systems, loitering munitions and ground-based defence platforms. Working across systems, mechanical, electrical, software and AI disciplines, you will translate operational needs and regulatory obligations into unambiguous, verifiable specifications and maintain full traceability from mission concept through to verification. The day-to-day Own the full requirements lifecycle across all physical product lines, eliciting, structuring, decomposing and allocating requirements from operational concept through to sub-system level, and governing change management with rigorous baseline integrity and clear communication to all affected engineering disciplines Establish and maintain full requirements traceability from mission need through system architecture and sub-system design to individual verification and validation activities, maintaining an auditable baseline that gives engineering teams and external stakeholders verifiable confidence in product compliance at every programme milestone Lead requirements worksho
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