AI Research Engineer - AI Safety

AI Research Engineer - AI Safety

Join Helsing, an AI company that delivers AI‑based capabilities and the enabling foundation that allows machines to perceive and assist human decision‑making. You will have the unique opportunity to shape AI capabilities in one of the most challenging sectors, where high generalisation capabilities need to be paired with hardware constraints and robustness against adversarial attacks. The role is full‑time, entry‑level, and focused on engineering and information technology.

Responsibilities

• Define operational domains and evaluate the reliability of in‑house AI capabilities.
• Develop and extend state‑of‑the‑art in uncertainty quantification and uncertainty calibration.
• Interface with our AI systems, evaluate robustness in real‑world and adversarial scenarios.
• Design data collection and experimentation strategies to extract causal insights.
• Collaborate with multiple teams and contribute to impactful projects.

Qualifications

• Hold a STEM MSc with strong mathematical and statistical background.
• Have excellent communication skills and the ability to report and present research findings clearly and efficiently, both internally and externally.
• Passionate about current research; enjoy reimplementing or extending papers on state‑of‑the‑art deep‑learning‑based approaches.
• Possess solid software engineering skills, writing clean, well‑structured code in Python and/or Rust, Java, or modern C++. Deployment experience of AI software to production, including testing, QA, and monitoring is required.

Note: We operate at an intersection where women, as well as other minority groups, are systemically 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.

Nice to have

• PhD in model evaluation and robustness, uncertainty quantification, experimental design, causal inference or related fields.
• Authored publications in top‑tier journals and conferences (e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR).
• Previous industrial experience in assuring the safe deployment of AI products.
• Experience deploying AI software to production with testing, quality assurance, and monitoring.

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 employees together across Europe.
• A hands‑on onboarding program ("AI‑duction") to learn our tools and ML pipelines from day one.

Legal information

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.

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