Lead Field Engineer at Helsing in Washington

Who we are Helsing develops artificial intelligence-enabled capabilities to protect and defend democracies. We are growing our US operations, cultivating an ambitio u s and committed team of mission-driven professionals to apply their skills to solve challenging problems. The role A Lead Field Engineer owns operations. They design the test campaigns, coordinate the teams, manage external partners, and are accountable for the result. They understand not just the technical work but the commercial and program context it sits in - why this demo matters, what the customer needs to see, how this feeds into the product roadmap. They shape what gets done, not just how. The day-to-day Test combined software and hardware products end - to - end in the lab and in the field, capturing data and providing structured feedback to Helsing's mechanical, electrical, software , and AI engineers to drive product improvement Prepare, transport, mobilize and demobilize equipment at test locations — including ports and offshore military test ranges and remote environments — and execute tests in real-world conditions at sea Install AI software onto edge computing devices using Helsing's in-house deployment tools, ensuring systems are correctly configured for field conditions Design, refine , and improve test plans and safety standard operating procedures, raising the bar for how…