Product Manager - Space

The role

• Own the product vision and roadmap for Helsing's Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite constellation, focusing on AI and software components and their integration across all systems.
• Navigate deep technical and commercial ambiguity: define go-to-market strategy, product design, and technical architecture for a product that doesn't yet exist.
• Orchestrate cross-functional execution from customer co-creation through prototype to production, balancing defence procurement realities with cutting-edge AI and space systems.

What they are looking for

• Proven full-cycle product management: ideation through market launch, with demonstrated commercial and technical depth.
• Computer vision and image analysis expertise—you've shipped products in this domain.
• Technical background (software engineer or data scientist) with ability to integrate best-in-class AI and software with hardware systems.
• Intellectual curiosity to master new domains: radar systems, defence procurement, military doctrine, edge computing, few-shot learning, defence-industrial policy.
• Ownership mindset: willingness to lead in uncertainty, co-create with customers, and balance ethics with geopolitical realities.

What is in it for you

• Mission-driven impact: directly protect democratic nations while shaping the ethical standards of defence AI.
• World-leading technical environment: work on reinforcement learning, distributed systems, generative AI, and deployment infrastructure at the state of the art.
• Relocation support: €2,500 and 4 weeks temporary accommodation if moving to Munich or Berlin.
• Competitive benefits: stock options (ESOP), occupational pension, disability insurance, €500 yearly learning allowance, gym and mental health support, enhanced parental leave (22 weeks primary caregiver).
• Trusted autonomy: practise responsible ownership and critical thinking; your voice shapes culture and outcomes.