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Helsing is a defence AI company focused on protecting democracies through technological leadership. This role is the nominated postholder for Germany, responsible for building and maintaining lean operational processes for UAS (unmanned aircraft systems) flight operations while ensuring compliance with EASA regulations and German aviation law.
You will serve as the primary regulatory interface with the German aviation authority (LBA), acting as the accountable individual for flight operations and safety. Working in partnership with the Accountable Manager, you will ensure all missions, trials, and demonstrations comply with EASA Regulation (EU) 2019/947 and 2019/945 as transposed under the LuftVG and LuftVO.
Key responsibilities include:
- Design and continuously improve flight safety processes that scale with operational tempo, maintaining the German operations manual and supporting procedures
- Own and maintain the German operations manual and LBA authorisation, updating SORA (Specific Operations Risk Assessment) assessments in line with current EASA methodology
- Serve as primary point of contact with the LBA for authorisation matters, occurrence reporting under Regulation (EU) 376/2014, and regulatory audits (fluent German required)
- Conduct site recces and pre-flight risk assessments for German trial and demo locations, with occasional travel to other Helsing operating locations
- Manage safety events locally: capture, investigation, corrective action and closure, feeding into the group-wide safety management system
- Deliver internal training and maintain crew competency records to operations manual standards
- Provide field oversight of flight operations with delegated authority from the Accountable Manager
- Run the German compliance monitoring programme and report findings to the accountable manager on a fixed schedule
This role sits at the intersection of field oversight and regulatory compliance, translating SORA methodology and LBA requirements into practical, auditable processes. You will be based in Germany with frequent travel to trial and demo sites.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Experience building or re-engineering operational processes in fast-scaling environments, balancing compliance rigour with speed of delivery
- Developed and applied flight safety expertise across complex, regulated environments
- Successfully delivered compliance or safety management projects from initiation through completion
- Understanding of EASA Regulation (EU) 2019/947 and 2019/945 and their transposition under the LuftVG and LuftVO
- Experience interacting with the LBA or equivalent EASA national competent authority
- Clear communication skills and ability to build effective relationships with diverse stakeholders, including national authorities and internal programme teams
NICE TO HAVE:
- Experience working within defence, government, or other highly regulated aviation environments
- Familiarity with NATO frameworks
- Fluency in German and English
- Experience conducting safety investigations or occurrence reporting
- Experience in a start-up environment where fast iteration is key
