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Lead Systems Engineer – Military Communications

Helsing· AI & Engineering
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Hybrid (Munich)full-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Lead role defining and integrating tactical datalinks and airborne communication systems for an advanced airborne platform, with emphasis on secure tactical communications, NATO standards, and interoperability testing.

Responsibilities

  • Define tactical communications and datalink architectures.
  • Integrate Link 16, MIDS/JTRS terminals and associated platform interfaces.
  • Support integration of further tactical links such as Link 22, JREAP and VMF.
  • Define requirements for antennas, radios, crypto equipment, mission computers and network-management functions.
  • Perform link-budget, coverage, latency, throughput, interoperability and co-site interference analyses.
  • Ensure compliance with applicable NATO standards and STANAGs.
  • Support system integration, interoperability testing, ground testing and flight testing.

Qualifications

  • Degree in communications engineering, electrical engineering or a related discipline.
  • Several years of practical experience with military tactical communications or datalink systems.
  • Proven experience with Link 16 and MIDS terminal integration is required.
  • Strong knowledge of JTIDS/MIDS message exchange, network participation groups, time-slot allocation and tactical network design.
  • Experience with relevant standards such as STANAG 5516, STANAG 5522, STANAG 5602 and MIL-STD-6016.
  • Understanding of RF communications, waveforms, encryption, frequency hopping, anti-jam techniques and airborne antenna integration.
  • Experience with system requirements, interface-control documents, qualification and interoperability testing.

Skills

Required:Tactical communications and datalink designLink 16 and MIDS terminal integrationJTIDS/MIDS messaging and tactical network designSTANAG and MIL-STD standardsRF communications and anti-jam techniquesSystem requirements and ICDs

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 build tooling and applications across the company, for engineering and AI teams
Last updated Jul 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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