Lead Field Engineer

The role

The Lead Field Engineer owns operations by designing test campaigns, coordinating teams, and managing external partners. They test combined software and hardware products in labs and field environments to drive product improvement.

What you will do

• Test combined software and hardware products end-to-end in the lab and in the field
• Prepare, transport, mobilize and demobilize equipment at test locations
• Execute tests in real-world conditions at sea
• Install AI software onto edge computing devices
• Design, refine, and improve test plans and safety standard operating procedures
• Define resources required to maintain field-testing operations
• Embed with and train end users
• Advise on training course design and in-service support procedures
• Embed with and host Helsing UK and EU Field Engineers
• Build and manage a team of field engineers

Required qualifications

• Strong technical aptitude to understand complex hardware and software products at a systems level
• Experience assembling, deploying, and troubleshooting robots, aircraft, watercraft, or other autonomous or electromechanical systems
• Comfortable with software deployment and debugging tools including command-line interfaces
• Ability to create and implement field fixes to mitigate hardware and electrical issues
• Communicate clearly in writing and speech
• Independently owned critical workstreams
• Comfortable working at test sites for periods of up to two weeks
• Practical, hands-on approach to working with hardware, equipment and field environments
• Managed teams of three or more, or executed complex tests as part of an independently functioning team

Nice to have

• Experience testing software and/or hardware products at any stage of maturity
• Experience working at remote field sites in an operational or technical capacity
• Experience training end users on complex hardware and/or software products, or providing in-service support
• Experience building operations from scratch
• Prior military experience, particularly weapons, CONOPs, or tactics training
• Experience working across team functions

Benefits

• Generous compensation and benefits package
• Insurance coverage (medical and travel)
• Flexible paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Remote and/or hybrid work available depending on position

About the company

Helsing develops artificial intelligence-enabled capabilities to protect and defend democracies. They are growing their US operations with a team of mission-driven professionals.