About this role
Helsing builds AI-powered capabilities designed to protect democracies and ensure technological leadership for open societies. As the nominated postholder for Germany, this individual will oversee UAS flight operations, building lean processes that enable rapid iteration while maintaining strict safety and legal standards in a demanding regulatory environment. The role acts as the named individual accountable to the LBA for flight safety, working closely with the Accountable Manager to ensure missions, trials, and demonstrations comply with EASA and German aviation regulations.
The day-to-day involves designing and scaling flight safety processes, owning the German operations manual, and serving as the primary point of contact with the LBA for authorisations and audits. Candidates will conduct site recces, manage local safety events, deliver internal training, and run the German compliance monitoring programme. This position suits a structured professional with a background in regulated aviation who can balance compliance rigour with speed of delivery in a fast-scaling setting.
What you will do
- Design and continuously improve flight safety processes that scale with operational tempo while keeping procedures lean and proportionate.
- Own and maintain the German operations manual and LBA authorisation, updating SORA assessments in line with EASA methodology.
- Act as the primary point of contact with the LBA in German for authorisation matters, occurrence reporting, and audits.
- Conduct site recces and pre-flight risk assessments primarily for German trial and demo locations.
- Manage safety events locally through capture, investigation, corrective action, and closure.
- 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 and run the compliance monitoring programme.
What you need
- Have built or re-engineered operational processes in a fast-scaling environment while 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.
Nice to have
- Experience working within a defence, government or other highly regulated aviation environment
- Familiarity with NATO frameworks
- Fluency in German and English
- Experience conducting safety investigations or occurrence reporting
- Experience in a start-up environment where fast iteration is key
Benefits
- 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
- Social: regular company events and monthly social allowances
- Enhanced parental leave: 22 weeks fully paid for primary caregivers & 6 weeks for secondary caregivers
Skills and tech stack
Questions candidates ask
Where is the role located?
You will be based in Germany, with frequent travel to trial and demo sites.
What regulatory frameworks are involved in this position?
The role requires ensuring every mission, trial and demonstration meets the requirements of EASA Regulation (EU) 2019/947 and 2019/945 as transposed under the LuftVG and LuftVO.
What language skills are needed for authority interactions?
You will act as the primary point of contact with the LBA, in German, for authorisation matters, occurrence reporting under Regulation (EU) 376/2014, and audits.