# Systems Engineer - Interceptors

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 As a Systems Engineer, Interceptors, you will shape the system architecture and requirements for AD-1 Inferno, Helsing’s jet-powered interceptor within the Contra air defence system. Designed to counter fast drone and cruise missile threats at scale, AD-1 operates at high subsonic speeds and can loiter, re-engage and operate in swarms. You will translate stakeho

- **Id**: 3680922
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/helsing-systems-engineer-interceptors-2>
- **Role**: Management
- **Role family**: Management
- **Work mode**: remote
- **Remote scope**: stated_countries
- **Remote scope basis**: board_field
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: London, United Kingdom
- **Countries**: GB
- **Hiring countries**: GB
- **Hiring countries total**: 1
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: yes
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-03T09:24:44Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-03
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-07T23:36:16Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 4
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 6353
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Company events, Gym membership, Parental leave
- **Relocation offered**: yes
- **Industries**: National Security, Military Drones, Defense AI

## Company

- **Id**: 4739
- **Name**: Helsing
- **Domain**: helsing.ai
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/helsing>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Greenhouse

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 72
- **Open postings**: 24
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.917
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 73
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

## Technologies

- **MBSE** — Optional: no
- **Verification & Validation** — Optional: no
- **Reinforcement Learning** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 4

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Languages

- Language: English; Level: All levels; Optional: no

## Hiring locations

- **United Kingdom** — Iso: GB; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-03T13:07:24Z

## Visa

- Country: GB; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: Licensed UK visa sponsor (Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker); Route: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker

## Liveness

- **Score**: 63
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.632
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 3
- **Expected fill days**: 73
- **Reasons**: conf:2, stale_co, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

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