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Helsing

AI software and autonomous defense systems

Senior Machinist and Workshop Manager

Precision Machining & ToolmakingPosted on Nov 10
Full-timeBarcelona, SpainNo salary listedHybrid

About the Job

Requirements

  • Experience coordinating a machining workshop or team of machinists, organizing work, and contributing to team development.
  • Ability to machine high-precision parts using CNC and conventional milling and turning, working with aluminum, steel, titanium, and technical plastics.
  • Ability to program CNC machines using CAM software and prepare effective machining setups.
  • Ability to interpret complex technical drawings, including geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T), and apply metrology and quality-control methods.
  • Ability to manage workshop safety, equipment maintenance, and work planning.

Responsibilities

  • Organize the machining team’s work, set priorities, and manage the job queue to meet delivery deadlines.
  • Machine high-precision structures, brackets, shafts, housings, transmission components, and actuators using milling, turning, and multi-axis machining on CNC and conventional machines.
  • Program CNC machines with CAM software and prepare reliable, efficient setups and fixtures.
  • Review technical drawings, advise engineering on design for manufacturing, and inspect parts using coordinate-measuring machines, gauges, and measuring instruments.
  • Maintain machinery, tools, and fixtures; plan preventive maintenance; and manage the workshop budget, materials, and suppliers while keeping the workshop safe, clean, and orderly.
  • Help define the machinery, capabilities, and processes needed to support the development of robotic systems as the company grows.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience establishing a machining workshop or expanding its capabilities, and experience with Haas or DMG machines.
  • Experience with SolidWorks as CAM software.
  • Spoken and written English.

About the Company

Helsing

AI software and autonomous defense systems

Helsing develops AI software and autonomous systems for democratic governments, covering air, land, sea, and sub-surface domains. Its software combines data from drones, radar, satellites, cameras and other sensors to create a real-time operational picture that helps commanders detect threats and move quickly, while keeping key decisions under human control. Its product lineup includes AI-enabled strike drones (HF-1 / HX-2) for contested environments and underwater surveillance systems (SG-1 Fathom) for critical infrastructure. Helsing collaborates with European armed forces and partners such as Saab, Airbus and Kongsberg, and has supported Ukraine since 2022. The company has raised large rounds of funding, with a focus on expanding AI platforms and autonomous systems for partner nations. Its goal is to provide robust, field-ready AI-powered platforms that enable faster, safer decision-making and action in defense while maintaining governance over critical choices.

Company size
501-1,000
Company stage
Series E
Total funding
$3.3B
Headquarters
Munich, Germany
Founded
2021

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