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Helsing is a defense AI company focused on protecting democracies through technological leadership and ethical AI development. The Environmental Test Engineer role is part of the Test Department's Environmental Cluster, which validates survivability and performance of drone sub-systems and Ground Support Equipment (GSE) under real-world stress conditions.
You will design, execute, and analyze environmental stress test campaigns across mechanical, thermal, and environmental qualification domains. As a generalist within the cluster, you will work alongside domain specialists in Launch Systems and Ground Communication Systems, ensuring test coverage continuity across all sub-systems and extending capability into emerging hardware domains.
Day-to-day responsibilities include:
- Designing and executing vibration test campaigns (sine sweep, random vibration, shock) on drone sub-systems and GSE hardware to simulate transport, operational, and launch-induced dynamic environments
- Executing controlled thermal exposure tests across the full operational temperature range on assigned sub-systems
- Executing dust and water ingress tests on drone enclosures, connectors, and GSE hardware to validate field survivability
- Running humidity-controlled and salt-spray campaigns to identify corrosion risks in connectors, structural joints, and electronic housings
- Validating component behavior under simulated low-pressure conditions relevant to operational altitude ranges
- Running high-cycle mechanical campaigns to characterize material and joint fatigue over required operational life
- Deliberately pushing hardware beyond design limits to physically map failure envelopes and validate safety margins
The role offers competitive salary with VSOP options, relocation support (up to €2,500 and 4 weeks temporary accommodation), €500 yearly learning allowance, gym membership and mental health support, enhanced parental leave (22 weeks for primary caregivers, 6 weeks for secondary), and a hands-on onboarding program called "Infraduction."
REQUIREMENTS:
Must-have qualifications:
- Working knowledge of environmental standards as primary frameworks for test campaign design and execution
- Expert-level knowledge of physical instrumentation (strain gauges, accelerometers, thermocouples, pressure transducers, load cells) and ability to configure and operate DAQ systems
- Solid understanding of structural mechanics, material fatigue, vibration dynamics, and shock response for metallic and composite structures
- Experience with thermal chambers, thermal cycling rigs, IR cameras, and thermocouple mapping
- Hands-on experience operating vibration tables, shock rigs, thermal chambers, IP spray equipment, and salt-spray cabinets
- Proficiency with precision measurement tools (load frames, calipers, torque meters, dimensional gauges) for pre- and post-test validation
- Basic familiarity with weapons hardware constraints and awareness of ITAR/EAR export control obligations when handling test data and reports related to defense hardware
Nice-to-have qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree (B.Sc. or B.Eng.) in a relevant engineering discipline
- Direct experience with environmental chamber operation, vibration testing, and physical instrumentation (mandatory)
- Prior exposure to defense, dual-use, or regulated hardware in a test context (strongly preferred)
- Experience in aerospace or defense environment operating under ITAR/EAR or equivalent national defense export control frameworks (advantageous)
