Application Engineer: Drives & Power Electronics (Hybrid)

Danfoss; Silkeborg; Hybrid; DKK 480,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Danfoss Power Electronics and Drives is seeking an Associate-level Application Engineer in Silkeborg. You will translate customer requirements into practical solutions using frequency converters, drives and power conversion technologies, supporting marine and electrification projects from pre-sales to commissioning.

Based in Silkeborg, you’ll join a small team, manage your own customers and projects, and travel within Denmark and nearby Nordic countries as needed.

Qualifications

• A relevant technical background in Marine Engineering, Electrical or Mechatronics engineering, or a technical trade or service background with extensive electrical understanding.
• Strong interest in motor control, frequency converters, drives and power conversion, with curiosity to learn products, systems and customer applications.
• Confidence working directly with customers and stakeholders, with a proactive and structured approach to managing projects.
• Fluency in Danish and English for Danish customers and cross-border colleagues.
• Willingness to travel and work on-site with customers and partners as needed.

Responsibilities

• Partner with our sales team and customers to understand technical requirements and design and size frequency converters, drives and power conversion solutions for customer applications.
• Act as trusted technical point of contact for key customers throughout the customer journey, including meetings, scoping and clarifications, translating requirements into solutions and quotations.
• Manage the technical side of projects from pre-sales through implementation, verification testing and commissioning.
• Perform technical analyses such as harmonic distortion simulations, verification tests and evaluations against customer specifications to resolve challenges.
• Share expertise through technical presentations, product and software-tool training, and collaboration with sales, service partners and internal teams.

Skills

Fluency in Danish

Fluency in English

Customer-facing communication

Project management

Electrical/mechatronics knowledge

Job description

Danfoss Power Electronics and Drives is seeking an Associate-level Application Engineer in Silkeborg. You will translate customer requirements into practical solutions using frequency converters, drives and power conversion technologies, supporting marine and electrification projects from pre-sales to commissioning.

Based in Silkeborg, you’ll join a small team, manage your own customers and projects, and travel within Denmark and nearby Nordic countries as needed.