Posted May 29, 2026
As DMU Engineer, you will own the complete Digital Mock-Up for Helsing's complex drone systems, governing spatial integration across structural, mechanical and electrical subsystems. Working at the centre of cross-functional engineering activity, you will drive clash resolution, enforce modelling standards and lead 3D design reviews that determine configuration maturity. ## The day-to-day
Build, maintain and govern the complete DMU for complex drone systems, performing regular clash, clearance and interference analyses across structural, mechanical and electrical subsystems, and driving the resolution of spatial conflicts before they reach hardware
Organise and lead cross-functional 3D design reviews using the DMU as the authoritative integration baseline, providing quantitative assessments of design maturity that directly inform programme milestone decisions
Ensure accurate space allocation, packaging and routing integration for wiring harnesses, piping and payloads within the vehicle envelope, simulating virtual assembly sequences to validate tool accessibility and maintainability for production and field operations
Track, analyse and report critical physical vehicle properties, including weight, centre of gravity and mass inertia, providing stakeholders with timely, accurate data that informs configuration trade-off decisions
Define, enforce and document 3D modelling standards, DMU methodologies and data quality requirements across engineering teams, ensuring CAD and PLM environments remain coherent and audit-ready throughout the programme lifecycle
Have owned DMU management and 3D packaging integration for complex aerospace or defence systems, using advanced CAD and PLM tools such as Siemens NX/Teamcenter VisMockup, CATIA or SolidWorks/PDM
Have resolved complex electro-mechanical packaging, tolerancing and routing challenges in constrained vehicle envelopes, with a clear understanding of assembly processes and manufacturing limitations
Have tracked weight, balance and centre-of-gravity properties for flight vehicles, translating physical vehicle data into actionable configuration recommendations
Can define and enforce 3D modelling standards across multidisciplinary engineering teams, building organisational rigour into DMU workflows rather than applying governance retrospectively
Act decisively with minimal guidance, own outcomes end-to-end and initiate solutions without waiting for direction
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.
Experience reporting integration risk and DMU status to senior programme stakeholders, translating complex spatial conflict data into clear, decision-ready summaries
Familiarity with virtual maintainability and assembly sequence validation in support of field operations and production engineering teams
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