Helsing
Lead Field Engineer
Washington, DC · Full-time · Posted Jun 24, 2026
About the job
Leads field-testing operations for combined hardware and software products, from planning test campaigns to coordinating teams and improving products based on field results.
What you'll do
- Plan and execute end-to-end tests in labs and real-world field locations, collecting data and providing structured feedback to engineering teams.
- Manage field-operation resources, equipment, safety procedures, external partners, and end-user training and support.
- Build and manage a field-engineering team and establish shared practices across US, UK, and EU operations.
What they ask for
- Experience assembling, deploying, and troubleshooting robots, aircraft, watercraft, or other autonomous or electromechanical systems.
- Comfort with software deployment and debugging tools, including command-line interfaces, and creating field fixes for hardware and electrical issues.
- Experience managing teams of three or more, or executing complex tests as part of an independently functioning team with shared responsibility.
- Able to work at test sites for periods of up to two weeks.
Nice to have
- Experience testing software or hardware products, working at remote field sites, or training end users and providing in-service support.
- Experience building operations from scratch, prior military experience, or working across team functions.
Tools
command-line interfaces
AI focus
Deploy AI software to edge computing devices and test AI-enabled products in the field, providing feedback to AI engineers.
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