Advanced Systems Engineer, Defense Projects, Lystrup

Terma A/S; Aarhus; On-site; DKK 411,000 - 635,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Work from home up to 2 days/week

Pension 10%

Health care and insurance

Discounts from partners

On-site massage

Staff association events

DEIB commitment

Job summary

Terma in Lystrup, Denmark is seeking an Advanced Systems Engineer to drive proposal activities for international aircraft and defense platforms. You will work on integrated EW suites, aerostructures, and mission-critical technologies, transitioning from support to independent ownership over time.

You will join a highly technical team, learning from senior engineers and architects, and contribute to multi-disciplinary bids across R&D. Proficiency in English is required; Danish is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a highly relevant technical field.
• Solid experience as a Systems Engineer, Technical Lead, or Bid/Proposal Engineer.
• Strong knowledge of Electronic Warfare, self-protection, aerostructures and aircraft sensors.
• Understanding of military aircraft architecture and HW/SW/mechanical interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Technical Bid Execution & Support: build robust technical baselines for international proposals.
• End-to-End Proposal Drive: progress from support to independent drive of multi-disciplinary proposals.
• Advanced Hardware & EW Integration: integrate structural components, pylons, and EW hardware/software.
• Sensor & Effector Systems: integrate radar, missile, laser warning systems and chaff/flare dispensers.
• Risk & Estimation Management: assess technical risks and engineering estimates for robust proposals.

Skills

Systems Engineering

Bid/Proposal Exp

Proposal Engineer

EW Knowledge

Education

Aerospace/Systems Eng degree

Job description

Location: Lystrup, Denmark.

Contract: Full Time.

Level: Mid-Senior Level.

Would you like to play a defining role in shaping next-generation avionics and defense solutions for international aircraft and defense platforms? As our new Advanced Systems Engineer, you will drive and mature complex proposal activities within Air & Land Projects, leveraging your technical expertise within integrated EW suites, advanced aerostructures, and mission-critical technologies. Come and join us in Lystrup!

We are facing an exciting future with considerable growth and demanding changes, as we deliver advanced technologies and mission-critical solutions for the defense and aerospace industry. Our systems provide security for people on land, at sea, and in the air. Therefore, we are looking for an Advanced Systems Engineer to become a cornerstone of this journey and contribute to our overall purpose – securing people through advanced technology.

Your role in our team

As our new Advanced Systems Engineer on a specialist level, you will play a key role in driving, structuring, and technically anchoring proposal activities within Air & Land Projects in R&D.

You will enter a highly specialized technical environment with a steep learning curve. Initially, you will work closely with and learn from our Senior Systems Engineer on proposals and our Solution Architect within this technology area, actively supporting them in their ongoing high-value bid processes. Through this close collaboration and mentorship, you will quickly build deep domain knowledge across Terma's Electronic Warfare portfolios. As you mature in the role, you will gradually take full, independent responsibility for driving your own technical proposals from inception to final delivery.

How you will make a meaningful contribution

Your key responsibilities include:

• Technical Bid Execution & Support: Collaborate with Senior Systems Engineers and Solution Architects to build robust technical baselines for international proposals, transforming operational customer needs into mature engineering concepts.
• End-to-End Proposal Drive: Progress from supporting complex bids to independently driving and technically anchoring your own multi-disciplinary proposals across R&D.
• Advanced Hardware & EW Integration: Work across complex boundaries integrating structural components, smart pylons, and pods with safety-critical hardware, Electronic Warfare software, and mechanical interfaces.
• Sensor & Effector Systems: Apply your technical knowledge to integrate cutting‑edge sensor technologies (e.g., Radar Warning Receivers, Missile Warning Systems, and Laser Warning Systems) and advanced effector integration (countermeasure dispenser systems / chaff & flare).
• Risk & Estimation Management: Evaluate technical risks, compliance matrices, and engineering estimates to ensure robust, deliverable, and competitive proposals.

Bring your world class expertise into play

You are fluent in English both in writing and verbal at a professional level. Danish is an advantage but not a requirement. Moreover, we are also looking for a new colleague with the following qualifications:

• Educational Background: A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electronics, Physics, Systems Engineering, or another highly relevant technical field.
• Industry Experience: Solid, proven experience as a Systems Engineer, Technical Lead, or specialized Bid/Proposal Engineer within the international or European aerospace and defense industry.
• Domain Expertise: Strong knowledge - or a proven capability to quickly master - complex aircraft technologies spanning Electronic Warfare (EW), Self-Protection Systems (SPS), aerostructures, weapon/pylon interfaces, and airborne sensors.
• Platform Knowledge: Comprehensive understanding of military aircraft architecture (including fighter jet and helicopter platforms), line-replaceable units (LRUs), and the interplay between hardware (HW), software (SW), and mechanical integration.
• Standards & Frameworks: Familiarity with aerospace/defense standards (e.g., MIL-STD, ARINC, DO-178/DO-254) is a distinct advantage.

As a person, you are technically ambitious, analytical, and possess a strong collaborative mindset. You navigate naturally between deep technical detail and the big-picture system level. You take clear ownership of your tasks, thrive in a high-stakes engineering environment, and possess the communication skills required to align diverse stakeholders and technical experts across an international organization.

We arean international company representing world‑class expertise, delivering complex and high‑tech products. We value our colleagues and our meaningful contributions to securing people through advanced technology. You will also experience that we have a strong focus on your development, teaching you useful new competences and further strengthening current ones, both professionally and personally. Our company culture is autonomous and engaging, and we acknowledge the importance of flexibility in a great working environment.

When joining Terma, we promise that you will experience: Great people, challenging tasks, world‑class expertise, and meaningful contribution in your daily work.

Benefits at Terma

At Terma, we prioritize the well‑being of our employees, ensuring they are well taken care of. Joining our team comes with a multitude of perks designed to enhance your social life, cultural experiences, and health.

International Environment:

Explore great teamwork and professional sparring with colleagues around the world.

Flexible Working Hours:

Enjoy the opportunity to work flexibly and the option to work from home up to two days per week. Internet connection at home is paid for by Terma.

Comprehensive Benefits Package:

Receive a 10% paid pension along with a beneficial health care and insurance package. Enjoy discounts from various business partners.

Well‑being Perks:

Opportunity to enroll in our on‑site massage‑offer at our locations in Denmark.

Social and Professional Events:

We have an active staff association that arranges a variety of social activities and events to bring all of our colleagues together.

Competence networking across professional experts in Terma:

Professional presentations and knowledge sharing across the organization.

We are dedicated to fostering a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and welcoming workplace. Our commitment to DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging) means we actively value and celebrate unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We strive to create an environment where all employees have equal opportunities to succeed, feel respected and valued, and experience a true sense of belonging.

To support an unbiased evaluation process, we kindly encourage applicants to omit personal details such as photos and age from their applications.

Feel free to contact Hiring Manager on e-mail: [e-mail]

Bear in mind, that we need you to confirm that you can obtain a security clearance by the Danish Defense Intelligence Service, and that all adults in your household are not posing any risk to the related risk‑evaluation. This entails among other issues:

• That you have as a minimum stayed within NATO/EU/MISWG countries for the last 7 years only interrupted by short stays abroad, and
• That you have not committed serious criminal offences

Terma group has headquarters in Denmark and is a high‑tech company developing products and systems for defense and non-defense security applications, including command and control systems, radar systems, self‑protection systems for aircraft, space technology, and aerostructures for the aircraft industry. TERMA | Allies in innovation