Lead System Engineer, Self-Protection Systems (SPS), Lystrup

Terma A/S; Aarhus; On-site; DKK 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

International Environment

Flexible Working Hours

Comprehensive Benefits Package

Well-being Perks

Social and Professional Events

Job summary

Terma A/S in Lystrup, Denmark seeks a Lead System Engineer to drive technical projects from requirements to delivery within the Self Protection Systems. The role covers mechanical, electronics and software integration and ties the product into airborne solutions for defense applications.

You will collaborate across Systems, Mechanical, Electronics & Software Engineers, Testers and Project Managers to ensure end-to-end delivery and performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical, Electronics, or Software Engineering.
• Experience with system development, preferably systems engineering.
• Experience in project management, ideally with a technical background.
• Experience developing systems containing software and hardware/electrical components.
• Involvement in NATO or EU defense projects.
• Ability to work across different layers of technical abstraction, from components to full systems.
• Strong skills in decomposing complex problems into manageable segments.
• Good understanding of the V-model design phases.

Responsibilities

• Drive technical projects from requirements to product delivery.
• Verify and validate the complete solution with developers and testers.
• Act as sparring partner for colleagues in and outside the team.
• Participate in tests at customer sites to ensure system delivery.
• Participate in planning, refinement, and review/demo events.
• Share knowledge with fellow systems engineers in the SPS area.

Skills

System development

Project management

Software and hardware integration

NATO/EU defense experience

V-model knowledge

Stakeholder management

Cross-disciplinary teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical, Electronics, or Software Engineering

Job description

Requisition ID 629 - Posted - Lystrup - Denmark - Full Time - Associate

Do you enjoy working with managing complexity on Airborne solutions? Does it motivate you to deliver innovative high-tech products that secure people in the defense sector, and do you want to be part of a team with a high passion for driving technology solutions and commitment to delivering the highest quality? Then we have the job for you!

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.
In our Self Protection Systems (SPS) organization, we are very busy with several new and extremely exciting projects. Therefore, we are looking for two Systems Engineers to become part of this journey and contribute to our overall purpose – securing people through advanced technology.

Your role in our team

As our new Lead System Engineer, your primary responsibility will be to drive technical projects from the requirement stage all the way to product delivery.
The projects which you will lead within the SPS organization have a very broad nature, in the sense that we are working with mechanical, electronics and software disciplines and to a large extent the integration of these to become a final product, plus the integration of the product into our customers Airborne solutions.

Working as a System Engineer at Terma means that you will work with the entire value chain, from understanding customer requirements to integration of solutions at the customer.

You will have a wide range of interfaces and close cooperation with other project participants, counting among other Systems, Mechanical, Electronics & Software Engineers, Testers, and Project Managers for the entire project. While you work, you will gain increasing responsibility for the overall product functionality and performance.

How you will make a meaningful contribution

Your key responsibilities include:

• Understanding the situation of a customer and their needs and requirements, as well as the written and verbal communication, enabling you to transform this knowledge into a technical solution
• Responsible for the verification and validation of the complete solution in cooperation with the developing engineers and test engineers
• To be an important sparring partner for your colleagues in and outside the team
• Participating in test activities necessary to ensure system and project delivery – including tests at the customer site
• Participating in team alignment events like planning, refinement, retrospective, and review/demo
• Spare and share knowledge with your fellow systems engineers in the SPS area

Bring your world class expertise into play

As we are looking for two candidates within this area, we are looking to hire different profiles, both junior and senior, and are very open to different relevant educational backgrounds and experiences. Common for all is that we need competencies within the broad area of system engineering or similar experience. The most important is that you have both drive and motivation for learning and developing within this field. Moreover, we are also looking for a new colleague who possesses:

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in Mechanical, Electronics, or Software Engineering
• Experience with system development, preferably systems engineering
• Experience in project management, ideally with a technical background
• Experience developing systems containing both software and hardware/electrical components
• Involvement in NATO or EU defense projects
• The ability to work across different layers of technical abstraction, from components to full systems
• Strong skills in decomposing complex problems and systems into manageable segments
• Good understanding and experience within the different design phases represented in the V-model

As a person, you are great at stakeholder management, you can navigate in an interdisciplinary environment, and you thrive in taking responsibility for the progress and results of the technical part of a development project. Furthermore, you are a team player and take pride in communicating actively and acting proactively towards your teammates and stakeholders. Your great communication skills also enable you to communicate technical information on different levels. Finally, you approach problem solving in a structured, analytical, and data driven way.

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

• International Environment: Explore career opportunities with colleagues around the world.
• Flexible Working Hours: Flexible time arrangement around fixed time.
• Comprehensive Benefits Package: Enjoy the benefits related to union agreement.
• Well-being Perks: Take a 30-minute break to enjoy a massage.
• 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.

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.

Do you have any questions regarding the position?

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