Senior Systems Engineer – EA Antenna & Payload Design

The role

You will lead the technical definition, design assessment, and integration of a jammer payload and its antenna system for an advanced airborne platform. This role works at the intersection of Electronic Warfare, RF engineering, antenna technology, and aircraft integration.

What you will do

• Define system-level requirements for an airborne jammer payload and antenna subsystem
• Translate operational Electronic Attack needs into technical requirements
• Develop and assess payload and antenna integration architectures
• Analyse antenna placement and spatial coverage on the aircraft
• Evaluate antenna technologies including phased-array, AESA, conformal, and distributed antenna concepts
• Define and manage interfaces between the jammer, antennas, and other aircraft subsystems
• Perform technical assessments of jammer, RF, and antenna concepts
• Identify technical risks, performance gaps, and integration constraints
• Develop link-budget, coverage, and J/S analyses
• Support ground testing, antenna measurements, and flight-test activities

Required qualifications

• Degree in electrical engineering, communications engineering, aerospace engineering, physics, or a related technical discipline
• Several years of professional experience in Airborne RF systems, Antenna system design, Electronic Warfare or Electronic Attack systems, Radar or communications payloads, or RF payload integration
• Strong understanding of antenna parameters, radiation patterns, phased arrays, beam steering, and platform installation effects
• Experience defining and managing requirements for complex RF, mission, or defence systems
• Familiarity with RF link budgets, EIRP, propagation, receiver sensitivity, dynamic range, and interference analysis
• Understanding of jammer-effectiveness metrics such as J/S, burn-through range, effective radiated power, power-on-target, and spatial coverage
• Ability to assess complete systems rather than focusing only on individual components
• Strong analytical, communication, and technical-documentation skills
• Ability to work across multiple engineering disciplines

Nice to have

• Experience with airborne-platform integration, environmental qualification, or flight-test activities
• Familiarity with electromagnetic compatibility, electromagnetic interference, antenna coupling, and co-site analysis

Benefits

• Competitive salary and VSOP options
• Relocation support: up to €2,500 and 4 weeks temporary accommodation
• Learning: €500/£450 yearly allowance
• Gym membership and mental health support (Nilo.health)
• Regular company events and monthly social allowances
• Enhanced parental leave: 22 weeks fully paid for primary caregivers & 6 weeks for secondary caregivers
• 5 days of paid family emergency leave
• 100% remote work option during pregnancy and phased return to work
• Hands-on onboarding program

About the company

Helsing is a defence AI company with a mission to protect democracies through technological leadership. They are an ambitious team of engineers, AI specialists, and programme managers.