The posting
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
Few designers see their work travel on an aircraft, a submarine or an autonomous system in flight. You will. As Senior Product Graphic Designer in Munich, you shape what makes a Helsing system recognisable at a glance and obvious to use: its livery, its surface identifiers and the indication functions that tell an operator what the machine is doing. You bring those ideas to life in motion, in 3D and in the hand, and you shape the wider experience around the product with our brand team, from the case it arrives in to the manual beside it. The result is one Helsing signature, carried across every system we field.
The day-to-day
- Give our hardware its face, designing liveries, decals and surface identifiers, and releasing 2D artwork mapped onto complex 3D geometry that survives real tooling, paint and finishing
- Design indication functions that operators read instantly, using light, mark and layout to show state, sensing and autonomy, validating each solution with crews before it reaches production
- Prototype hardware behaviour in After Effects, Figma and 3D visualisation, and build the films and demonstrations that let colleagues and customers feel a system before it exists
- Extend Helsing's identity into packaging, deployment cases, kits, manuals and quick-start guides with our brand team, so every touchpoint feels part of one whole
- Produce presentation kits, pitch decks and marketing material with the wider marketing and communications team, using 2D graphics, 3D visuals and animation to make complex capability clear to a broad audience
You should apply if you
- Have put graphic design work onto manufactured hardware in aerospace, robotics, automotive, mobility or deep-tech products, and understand what happens to your artwork downstream
- Design for use as well as beauty, applying human-machine interface and ergonomics thinking so every mark helps someone act quickly and safely
- Create motion and interactive prototypes in Adobe After Effects and Figma, and use them to test ideas rather than only to present them
- Produce editorial and information design of real craft, from technical manuals and infographics to keynote material
- Map graphics onto complex surfaces in tools such as KeyShot, Blender, Alias or Rhino, alongside fluency in Adobe Creative Suite
Note: We operate in an industry where women, as well as other minority groups, are systematically under-represented. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all the listed qualifications; ability and impact cannot be summarised in a few bullet points.
Nice to Have
- Visualise concepts in VRED, Unreal or Cinema 4D to a standard that sells an idea on its own
- Use rapid prototyping, such as 3D printing and mock-ups, to validate surfaces and graphics quickly
Join Helsing and work with world-leading experts in their fields
- Helsing’s work is important. You’ll be directly contributing to the protection of democratic countries while balancing both ethical and geopolitical concerns
- The work is unique. We operate in a domain that has highly unusual technical requirements and constraints, and where robustness, safety, and ethical considerations are vital. You will face unique Engineering and AI challenges that make a meaningful impact in the world
- Our work frequently takes us right up to the state of the art in technical innovation, be it reinforcement learning, distributed systems, generative AI, or deployment infrastructure. The defence industry is entering the most exciting phase of the technological development curve. Advances in our field of world are not incremental: Helsing is part of, and often leading, historic leaps forward
- In our domain, success is a matter of order-of-magnitude improvements and novel capabilities. This means we take bets, aim high, and focus on big opportunities. Despite being a relatively young company, Helsing has already been selected for multiple significant government contracts
- We actively encourage healthy, proactive, and diverse debate internally about what we do and how we choose to do it. Teams and individual engineers are trusted (and encouraged) to practise responsible autonomy and critical thinking, and to focus on outcomes, not conformity. At Helsing you will have a say in how we (and you!) work, the opportunity to engage on what does and doesn’t work, and to take ownership of aspects of our culture that you care deeply about
What we offer
- Competitive salary and VSOP options
- Relocation support: up to €2,500 and 4 weeks temporary accommodation
- Learning: €500/£450 yearly allowance
- Health & wellness: gym membership and mental health support (Nilo.health)
- Social: regularly company events and monthly social allowances
- Enhanced parental leave: 22 weeks fully paid for primary caregivers & 6 weeks for secondary caregivers.
- Family support: 5 days of paid family emergency leave, 100% remote work option during pregnancy and phased return to work
These are the core benefits across all locations, there may be additional benefits in certain locations.
Helsing is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability or gender identity. Please do not submit personal data revealing racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, data concerning your health, or data concerning your sexual orientation.
Helsing's Candidate Privacy and Confidentiality Regime can be found here.
