Flight Control Engineer

Flight Control Engineer

Helsing

Munich, Berlin, London or Paris

The role

Helsing delivers AI-powered capabilities that redefine machine perception and decision-making. Our Altra platform powers the HX-2 strike drone, accelerating critical mission functions.

You will work in a dedicated team within Altra and take full end-to-end responsibility for developing and validating flight control and guidance laws. In close collaboration with field engineers, your goal is to elevate HX-2 performance to unprecedented levels and impact the future of defense technology.

The day-to-day

• Develop flights controllers for different aerial platforms end to end: from controller design, to prototypical implementation and simulation, to implementation in the autopilot, to field testing, and to controller design iteration and refinement
• Support the specification and execution of tests for flight controller evaluation
• Collaborate with interfacing disciplines such as Flight Mechanics, Aerodynamics, Embedded Hard- and Software, and Testing
• Contribute, follow and analyse flight tests

You should apply if you

• Hold a M.Sc. or PhD in Aeronautical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics or an equivalent degree
• Have at least 5 years of professional experience in flight controller development
• Have very good skills in Matlab/Simulink
• Have a solid background in aerodynamics, stability and control, and systems modelling
• Have excellent communication skills and the ability to report and present findings clearly and efficiently both internally and externally.
• Possess solid software engineering skills, writing clean and well-structured code in Matlab and/or languages like Python, Rust, Java, or modern C++
• Are passionate about keeping up to date with current research and enjoy reimplementing/extending papers on state of the art flight control laws

Nice to Have

• Hands-on experience with fixed-wing aircraft/drones
• Have worked with or even contributed to open-source autopilots like Ardupilot or PX4