Overview
In this role you will architect and own Helsing’s electrical systems for platform platforms, shaping electrical architectures and bespoke electronics from concept to validated prototypes. You will translate third-party datasheets into robust design decisions, collaborating with mechanical, software, and systems engineers to accelerate hardware development. Your work directly supports field-ready defence capabilities and progress in our hardware programme. You will operate in a mission-driven culture that values ethical considerations and cross-functional impact.
Pay / Benefits
- Competitive salary and VSOP options
- Relocation support
- Annual learning allowance (500/450)
- Health & wellness support (gym and mental health)
- Regular company events and social allowances
- Flexible remote work options during pregnancy
Responsibilities
- Define electrical architecture for platforms, including wiring diagrams, power distribution, signal routing, grounding, and interfaces
- Design, build, and validate PCBs across power, digital, and mixed-signal domains from schematic to bring-up
- Select and specify components (sensors, actuators, controllers, power) with rigorous trade-offs
- Design and integrate cable harnesses, connectors, and interfaces (CAN Bus, Ethernet, RS422/485) for reliable data and power distribution
- Define and execute unit-level tests, support system-level integration and troubleshooting across hardware/software boundaries
- Produce design documentation (schematics, BOMs, integration drawings) using Altium Designer or KiCad
- Collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams (mechanical, software, systems) to ensure hardware decisions integrate with the wider platform
Key requirements
- Professional experience in electrical/electronic system design and integration in aerospace or similar demanding domains
- Ability to read and apply third-party datasheets and technical documentation to design decisions
- Hands-on PCB design and layout experience with ECAD tools (Altium Designer, KiCad) and LTSpice
- Experience in cross-disciplinary teams and ECAD/MCAD co-design
- Strong written and spoken English communication
- Comfort with evolving requirements and documentation practices
- Clear written and verbal communication
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Problem-solving and analytical thinking
- ECAD and PCB design
- LTSpice simulation
- Altium Designer
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