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Hardware Engineer - Physical Products

Helsing· Hardware Engineering
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Hybrid (London; Oxford)full-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Hardware Engineer on the Physical Products team responsible for translating requirements into robust UAV designs, contributing across aerodynamic, structural, propulsion, and electronics subsystems, from concept to flight-ready builds to ensure performance and reliability of Helsing's UAV platforms.

Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end aspects of UAV hardware design, from early-stage concept and analysis through to flight-ready builds, taking responsibility for quality and pace of delivery
  • Work across aerodynamic, structural, propulsion, and electronic subsystems, going deep in your area of specialism while contributing to the performance of the integrated system
  • Develop and iterate prototypes at pace, balancing aerodynamic performance, structural integrity, weight, power, and manufacturability constraints
  • Define and execute hardware validation and flight-readiness testing, including analysis, bench tests, integration checks, and field trials, producing clear documentation of results and design decisions
  • Evaluate and select components and materials, working with suppliers and partners to meet technical and programme requirements

Qualifications

  • Have hands-on experience designing and building UAVs or similarly complex autonomous hardware systems in any engineering discipline
  • Have depth in at least one of: aerodynamics and flight mechanics, mechanical and structural design, or electronics and avionics
  • Have a strong prototyping track record, with experience taking hardware from concept to flying article at pace
  • Are proficient with relevant engineering tools in your domain, such as CAD, FEA, CFD, Altium, or MATLAB/Simulink
  • Have experience defining and running hardware validation and test campaigns, and communicate clearly in written and spoken English

Skills

Required:UAV hardware designCAD/FEA/CFD
Nice to have:Aerodynamics and flight mechanicsMechanical/structural designElectronics and avionicsAltiumMATLAB/Simulink

Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • 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: regular 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
  • Hands-on onboarding program (Infraduction) to learn tech stack and work with other engineering teams from day one
Last updated Jul 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Helsing

Helsing | Artificial intelligence to protect our democracies

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