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Lead Systems Engineer - Passive RF Sensing

Helsing· Systems Architecture
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Hybrid (Munich, Germany)full-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Lead Engineer for Passive RF Sensing responsible for end-to-end integration and performance of airborne electronic surveillance systems, translating mission threats into sensor requirements, defining antenna architecture, managing emitter libraries, and guiding verification campaigns to deliver a fully qualified sensor system.

Responsibilities

  • Direct the integration and performance of passive RF sensors from initial requirements through to flight test to ensure operational readiness
  • Translate mission threat scenarios into measurable sensor requirements and define antenna architectures for optimal direction-finding
  • Specify and validate sensor performance, driving direction-finding performance analysis and RF distribution
  • Oversee library and classification support, managing emitter parameter sets, frequency agility handling, and confidence metrics
  • Guide co-site and electromagnetic compatibility coordination with onboard transmitters to implement desense protection, blanking, and filtering
  • Execute verification and test campaigns with a focus on installed sensor performance, coordinating data interfaces with software and avionics teams
  • Manage technical supplier relationships, reviewing specifications, acceptance tests, and change requests to track issues to objective closure

Qualifications

  • Hold a degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related discipline
  • Have delivered passive RF sensors for airborne or complex platforms from concept to integration
  • Understand threat radar phenomenology and can convert scenarios into measurable sensor requirements
  • Possess practical expertise with direction-finding architectures, error budgeting, and calibration
  • Can specify and validate receiver performance, interpreting laboratory and flight data accurately
  • Have implemented electromagnetic compatibility mitigation on platforms with strong transmitters

Skills

Required:Passive RF sensingDirection-finding architecturesReceiver performance validationEMC/EMI mitigation
Nice to have:Emitter libraries & classification

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and VSOP options
  • Relocation support: up to €2,500 and 4 weeks temporary accommodation
  • Learning: €500/£450 yearly allowance
  • Health and wellness: gym membership and mental health support (Nilo.health)
  • Social: regular company events and monthly social allowances
  • Enhanced parental leave: 22 weeks fully paid for primary caregivers and 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
Last updated Sep 15, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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