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Systems Engineer

Helsing· Campaigns & Programmes
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Hybrid (London)Full-timePosted 3w ago

About the role

Systems Engineer responsible for end-to-end technical delivery of software-intensive capabilities, owning the full V-cycle and coordinating across software, AI, and hardware teams for system-level alignment and customer-facing activities.

Responsibilities

  • Drive systems engineering execution across the entire V-cycle (requirements capture, architecture, design, integration, verification, validation, and release), with an emphasis on software systems.
  • Plan and execute system-level testing; analyse complex test data and lead root-cause analysis on failures to steer rapid design iterations.
  • Collaborate daily across multi-disciplinary engineering tracks - partnering closely with software architects, hardware developers, and AI engineers to maintain interface management and architectural coherence.
  • Serve as a direct technical touchpoint for customer stakeholders, participating in technical exchange meetings, milestone reviews, and customer demonstrations.
  • Produce and maintain clear technical documentation, requirements traceability matrices, and verification evidence for system acceptance and operational release.
  • Champion modern engineering practices, data-driven diagnostic approaches, and collaborative development tools to accelerate delivery.

Qualifications

  • Have delivered a software product to a UK MoD or other B2B/B2G customer, or at minimum delivered an integrated hardware and software product end-to-end.
  • Possess comprehensive experience across the full engineering V-cycle (requirements, architecture, design, integration, verification, validation, release), with emphasis on software.
  • Proven ability to conduct system-level testing, analyse test data, and support complex root-cause failure analysis to drive rapid iteration cycles.
  • Comfortable collaborating daily with software architects, hardware developers, and AI engineers to maintain system-level consistency.
  • Direct customer-facing experience and ability to engage with customer stakeholders and end users.
  • Active UK Security Clearance (SC).
  • Fluent English (written and spoken)

Skills

Required:Systems engineering (V-cycle)System-level testing

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: regularly 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
Last updated Sep 29, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Helsing

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