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Senior Studio Design Engineer

Helsing· Product Design
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Munich€0full-timePosted today

About the role

Senior Studio Design Engineer to sketch, model, build and test Helsing's multi-domain defence systems from concept to serial production, coordinating across campaign teams, engineering teams, design studio and customers, while improving processes and delivering intuitive hardware.

Responsibilities

  • Sketch, model and build prototypes for aerospace, drone, land and robotics systems in Siemens NX, SolidWorks or CATIA V5, moving from idea to testable hardware within each concept sprint
  • Validate designs against manufacturing, performance and cost constraints, and refine them for serial production with fewer design iterations
  • Connect campaign teams, engineering teams, the design studio and customers, turning requirements into clear design decisions and documented trade-offs
  • Manage design data and team workstreams, keeping CAD, release and change records accurate so that every team builds from a single source of truth
  • Guide colleagues through concept, kick-off and production stages, improve team processes, and refine products after launch using feedback from build, test and use

Qualifications

  • Have designed, built and delivered hardware products from concept through to serial production, and can show the work
  • Use Siemens NX, SolidWorks or CATIA V5 to produce production-ready models and drawings
  • Apply hands-on manufacturing knowledge to shape designs for cost, quality and speed
  • Build and test physical prototypes yourself, and care about creating products with an intuitive, complete user experience
  • Manage projects from start to finish, and present design decisions clearly to engineers and customers

Skills

Required:Hardware designCAD modelling and draftingManufacturing-oriented thinking

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 the tech stack and work with other engineering teams
Last updated Oct 27, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Helsing

Helsing | Artificial intelligence to protect our democracies

AI for electronic warfareAI-enabled precision mass and autonomous systemsAutonomous air dominanceMass defence manufacturingRecce strike softwareUnderwater autonomous massliquid-ai-recruiting-target
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