Helsing – Formula Student Programme

Who we are

Helsing is a defence AI company. Our mission is to protect our democracies. We aim to achieve technological leadership, so that open societies can continue to make sovereign decisions and control their ethical standards.

As democracies, we believe we have a special responsibility to be thoughtful about the development and deployment of powerful technologies like AI. We take this responsibility seriously.

We are an ambitious and committed team of engineers, AI specialists and customer-facing programme managers. We are looking for mission-driven people to join our European teams – and apply their skills to solve the most complex and impactful problems. We embrace an open and transparent culture that welcomes healthy debates on the use of technology in defence, its benefits, and its ethical implications.

The role

If you are a member or alumni of a Formula Student team, this is exclusively for you - applying to this role ensures that the people you interview with know about Formula Student, and have contributed to it themselves.

Helsing sponsors three Formula Student teams (AMZ, TUfast and KA-RaceIng), is a partner of Formula Student Germany, and contributes for the Formula Student community in other ways. We do this not only because we believe that Formula Student is awesome - we do it because we believe that Formula Student breeds the kind of exceptional engineering talent and attitude we look for in candidates.

Programme Focus Areas

Candidates with backgrounds and experience in the following disciplines are of particular interest:

• Autonomous Systems – development and integration of self-governing vehicle and control systems
• AI & Software – artificial intelligence, machine learning, and software development within complex engineering environments

You should apply if you

You should apply if you are a Formula Student alumnus and you are looking for an opportunity at Helsing in the next few months as one of the following:

• Working Student – you are a full time university student, no longer in a functional position of your Formula Student team, and want to work part-time during the semester
• Intern – you would like to complement your sides with a semester of full-time work experience
• Full-Time Employee – you have graduated from university or have work experience already

By default, we require office attendance in either Munich or London. If that is an issue, or you require relocation support, please say so during your first interview.

Note: We operate in an industry where women, as well as other minority groups, are systematically under-represented. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all the listed qualifications; ability and impact cannot be summarised in a few bullet points.

Join Helsing and work with world-leading experts in their fields

• Helsing’s work is important. You’ll be directly contributing to the protection of democratic countries while balancing both ethical and geopolitical concerns
• The work is unique. We operate in a domain that has highly unusual technical requirements and constraints, and where robustness, safety, and ethical considerations are vital. You will face unique Engineering and AI challenges that make a meaningful impact in the world
• Our work frequently takes us right up to the state of the art in technical innovation, be it reinforcement learning, distributed systems, generative AI, or deployment infrastructure. The defence industry is entering the most exciting phase of the technological development curve. Advances in our field of world are not incremental: Helsing is part of, and often leading, historic leaps forward
• In our domain, success is a matter of order-of-magnitude improvements and novel capabilities. This means we take bets, aim high, and focus on big opportunities. Despite being a relatively young company, Helsing has already been selected for multiple significant government contracts
• We actively encourage healthy, proactive, and diverse debate internally about what we do and how we choose to do it. Teams and individual engineers are trusted (and encouraged) to practise responsible autonomy and critical thinking, and to focus on outcomes, not conformity. At Helsing you will have a say in how we (and you!) work, the opportunity to engage on what does and doesn’t work, and to take ownership of aspects of our culture that you care deeply about

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What we offer (Exclusive to Permanent Opportunities)

• Competitive salary and 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

These are the core benefits across all locations, there may be additional benefits in certain locations.

Helsing is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability or gender identity. Please do not submit personal data revealing racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, data concerning your health, or data concerning your sexual orientation.

Helsing's Candidate Privacy and Confidentiality Regime can be found here .