SAP Key User / Systems 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 SAP Key User / Systems Engineer, you are responsible for ensuring complete, accurate and production-ready work preparation as the basis for efficient production. You are in charge of master data, production documents and process data in SAP, as well as technical clarifications and optimisation of workflows.

The day-to-day

Work preparation / production documents

• Creation and maintenance of work documents for production (e.g. manufacturing instructions, set-up documents, testing instructions)
• Ensuring production readiness (materials, documents, drawings, programmes, testing equipment)
• Supporting production with technical questions regarding execution
• Processing feedback/problems from users (error analysis, coordination of measures)
  
  

SAP master data (focus on AVOR)

• Creation, maintenance and modification of bills of materials (BOM)
• Maintenance of work plans/routings including standard times, set-up times and throughput times
• Maintenance of production versions and planning/production-related parameters (depending on the organisation)
• Maintenance and coordination of workplace/capacity data in cooperation with production
• Ensuring master data quality and standardisation in ERP
  
  

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Process definition & production-oriented design

• Development and optimisation of manufacturing processes (work sequence/assembly sequence, set-up concepts, production aids)
• Evaluation of technical changes in terms of their impact on production and costs
• Carrying out feasibility studies and providing support for pre-series/series approvals
  
  

Change management / engineering change management

• Processing change requests and technical clarification with design/development
• Implementing drawing changes and specification updates in SAP
• Documenting and tracking changes (versions, validity)
  
  

Interface management

• Close cooperation with production/shift management, production planning, design/development, purchasing/logistics, quality assurance
• Participation in production meetings (e.g. deviations, rejects, CIP)
  
  

Continuous improvement (CIP/Lean)

• Collaboration on improvement projects (lead time, set-up times, quality/scrap rate, standardisation)
• Support with the introduction of new products and processes (NPI)
  
  

You should apply if you

• Hold a degree in engineering, industrial engineering, technician or similar
• Have at least 5 years of professional experience in production control or pre-production planning (AVOR)
• Have good knowledge of SAP (ideally SAP PP/MM), especially for parts lists, work plans and production documents
• Have strong technical understanding (drawings, tolerances, manufacturing processes, assembly processes)
• Have strong communication skills and ability to work in a team in an interface environment
• Have good proficiency in German and English, both written and spoken
  
  

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.

Nice to Have

• Previous experience with SAP S/4HANA (PP/MM)
• Previous experience with PLM/DMS systems (document control)
• Knowledge of REFA/MTM or time management
• Previous experience with Lean/CIP (e.g. 5S, SMED/set-up time optimisation)
• Knowledge of change management (ECM)/product data managemen
  
  

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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
• A hands-on onboarding program (affectionately labelled “Infraduction”), in which you will be building tooling and applications to be used across the company. This is your opportunity to learn our tech stack, explore the company, and learn how we get things done - all whilst working with other engineering teams from day one
  
  

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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