Patent Engineer

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 a Patent Engineer you will be a key player in our IP efforts, working closely with the brilliant minds behind our cutting-edge technologies. You will be instrumental in identifying, understanding, documenting, and protecting our innovations.

The day-to-day

• Collaborate proactively with our product and engineering teams to identify and overlook innovation, to prepare and review invention disclosure reports, including the drafting of claims, and to ensure the results align with our IP strategy
• Act as a liaison with external patent law firms, providing clear instructions and conducting detailed reviews of patent applications and office action responses
• Contribute to strategic decisions regarding our patent filings and the overall management of our patent portfolio
• Prepare and conduct patent landscape and FTO analyses to inform R&D strategy and identify potential risks
• Help maintain and improve our internal IP management system to ensure efficiency and accuracy
• Work in a team of highly motivated IP professionals and report to the Group's IP counsel

You should apply if you

• Have in-depth knowledge (preferably a Master's degree) in Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or a related technical field
• Can demonstrate profound working knowledge of patent law and procedures (including experience in an in-house patent department or patent firm). While a legal qualification is not required, you may be working towards becoming a patent attorney
• Posses strong analytical and technical writing skills
• Have excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Are business fluent in English and German, other languages like Spanish/Catalan or French are a plus
• Have a proactive mindset with a passion for continuous learning

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.
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

• A focus on outcomes, not time-tracking
• Competitive compensation and stock options
• Relocation support
• Social and education allowances
• Regular company events and all-hands to bring together employees as one team across Europe

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.