Helsing
AI Research Engineer - Reinforcement Learning
Munich - Berlin - London - Paris. Posted 6 days ago
The role
You will build the autonomy brain for an autonomous aerial platform. You will develop and integrate reinforcement learning agents into the operational systems of the CA-1 Europa Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle.
What you will do
- Build the autonomy brain for an autonomous aerial platform
- Develop and integrate state-of-the-art reinforcement learning agents into operational systems
- Own the full pipeline from large-scale simulation training to real-time deployment on flight-ready hardware
- Reimplement and extend state-of-the-art approaches in deep reinforcement learning
- Report and present research findings clearly and efficiently
Required qualifications
- MSc in Reinforcement Learning, Robotics, Automation and Control, or a closely related field
- Hands-on experience building, training, and deploying reinforcement learning agents
- Experience iterating on a policy beyond simulation
- Familiarity with modern RL and multi-agent RL techniques including model-free methods, population-based training, handling of partial observability and long horizons
- Experience integrating RL policies into high-performance runtime systems
- Solid software engineering skills in Python and/or Rust or modern C++
- Experience deploying AI software to production including testing, QA, and monitoring
- Excellent communication skills
Nice to have
- PhD in Reinforcement Learning, Multi-Agent Systems, Automation and Control, Robotics, or a related field, with publications in top-tier venues
- Experience with large-scale distributed RL training frameworks, parallel simulation environments, and gpu-based simulators
- Experience modelling and training multi-agent controllers using emergent coordination, competitive self-play, or decentralised execution with centralised training
- Familiarity with flight dynamics, aerospace systems, or guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) concepts
- Experience deploying AI software to safety-critical production systems, including formal verification, testing pipelines, and runtime monitoring
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
- 22 weeks fully paid parental leave for primary caregivers
- 6 weeks parental leave for secondary caregivers
- 5 days of paid family emergency leave
- 100% remote work option during pregnancy and phased return to work
About the company
Helsing is a defence AI company. Their mission is to protect democracies through technological leadership.