UAS Flight Operations - Germany

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

As nominated postholder for Germany, you will build lean operational processes that let Helsing iterate fast without compromising the safety and legal standards required to operate in a demanding regulatory environment. You will act as the named individual accountable to the LBA for flight operations and safety in Germany, working in close partnership with the Accountable Manager to ensure every mission, trial and demonstration meets the requirements of EASA Regulation (EU) 2019/947 and 2019/945 as transposed under the LuftVG and LuftVO. This role sits at the intersection of field oversight and regulatory compliance, translating SORA methodology and LBA requirements into practical, auditable processes across programmes. You will be based in Germany, with frequent travel to trial and demo sites.

The day-to-day

Design and continuously improve flight safety processes that scale with operational tempo, keeping the German operations manual and supporting procedures lean and proportionate rather than bureaucratic

Own and maintain the German operations manual and LBA authorisation, updating SORA assessments in line with the current EASA methodology and any LBA-specific supplements

Act as the primary point of contact with the LBA, in German, for authorisation matters, occurrence reporting under Regulation (EU) 376/2014, and audits

Conduct site recces and pre-flight risk assessments, primarily for German trial and demo locations, with occasional travel to other Helsing operating locations as required

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 the standard required under the operations manual

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

You should apply if you

Have built or re-engineered operational processes in a fast-scaling environment, balancing compliance rigour with speed of delivery

Have developed and applied flight safety expertise across complex, regulated environments

Have successfully delivered compliance or safety management projects from initiation through to completion

Understand EASA Regulation (EU) 2019/947 and 2019/945 and their transposition under the LuftVG and LuftVO

Have experience interacting with the LBA or an equivalent EASA national competent authority

Communicate clearly and build effective relationships with diverse stakeholders, including national authorities and internal programme teams

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

Experience working within a defence, government or other highly regulated aviation environment

Familiarity with NATO frameworks

Fluency in German a …