Project Management Assistant, NPI, Lystrup

Terma Group; Aarhus; On-site; DKK 450,000 - 650,000; 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 Group in Aarhus, Denmark, seeks a Project Management Assistant to bridge Product Development and Electronics Manufacturing (EMF) for new products entering production. You will coordinate activities, people and priorities across the organization to ensure timely product readiness and clear communication with stakeholders.

You will support the Project Management team, manage risks, and help turn plans into action, contributing to secure and reliable first production runs.

Qualifications

• Experience from a similar project management/assistant or coordination role.
• Knowledge of electronics manufacturing disciplines.
• Hands-on approach across lab and production floor.
• Structured and systematic way of working with a strong focus on quality, cost and practical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate NPI activities with Project Managers, following up on progress, risks, priorities and process improvements.
• Establish and coordinate cross-functional project groups with design and development engineers, manufacturing and process engineering, planning, supply chain, test and management.
• Support manufacturing engineers and operators with lab models and prototypes, including data collection and documentation, and initiate Production Readiness Reviews (PRR) for 0-series production.
• Provide status reporting to management and stakeholders and ensure NPI actions are completed and closed.
• Maintain dialogue with business area management and external customers on technical and quotation-related matters.
• Coordinate the Hyper Care period when needed, including the 0-series and first production run.

Skills

PM coordination

NPI coordination

Electronics manufacturing

Lab and production floor

Structured, proactive communication

Quality and cost focus

Job description

Would you like to be part of bringing new products from development into electronics production? Then join our New Product Introduction (NPI) department and make a real difference! 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 a Project Management Assistant 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 Project Management Assistant, you will be the coordinating link between Product Development and Electronics Manufacturing (EMF). You will work closely with and assist our three Project Managers and bring together the people involved when a new product moves towards production.

You will keep track of activities, priorities, risks and deadlines across several product flows and make sure that the right people are involved at the right time. You will coordinate with engineers, production, planning, supply chain and test, support prototype builds and the first production runs, and make sure actions, data and documentation are followed through to completion.

You will be a central point of contact in the process, helping turn plans into action and making sure new products are ready for production.

How you will make a meaningful contribution

You will support and assist Project Management in NPI within Electronics Manufacturing (EMF), acting as the link to Product Development. You will help bring new products into production by coordinating activities, people and priorities across the organization. Your key responsibilities include:

• Coordinate NPI activities with Project Managers, following up on progress, risks, priorities and process improvements
• Establish and coordinate cross-functional project groups with design and development engineers, manufacturing and process engineering, planning, supply chain, test and management
• Support manufacturing engineers and operators with lab models and prototypes, including data collection and documentation, and initiate Production Readiness Reviews (PRR) for 0-series production
• Provide status reporting to management and stakeholders and ensure NPI actions are completed and closed
• Maintain dialogue with business area management and external customers on technical and quotation-related matters
• Coordinate the Hyper Care period when needed, including the 0-series and first production run

Bring your world class expertise into play

You are fluent in English and Danish (mandatory) both in writing and verbal at a professional level. Moreover, we are also looking for someone who can coordinate across several areas, keep an overview and make sure things move forward. We imagine that you bring:

• Experience from a similar project management/-assistant or coordination role
• Knowledge of electronics manufacturing disciplines
• A hands‑on approach and are comfortable working in both the lab and on the production floor
• A structured and systematic way of working with a strong focus on quality, cost and practical solutions
• The ability to manage several tasks and priorities – both executing and finalizing
• A calm and clear communication style, also when things get busy

As a person, you are calm, structured and good at keeping an overview when things get busy. You enjoy working with different people, getting things moving and seeing your work turn plans into real results. You take responsibility, follow things through to the end and are not afraid to ask questions, speak up or challenge something when needed.

We are an 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.

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