Quality Engineer, Project & Product Quality, Søborg

Terma Group; Søborg; Hybrid; DKK 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

International Environment

Flexible Working Hours

Pension + health insurance

On-site massage

Job summary

Terma is seeking a Quality Engineer to drive quality assurance across defense and aerospace projects, ensuring compliance with AS9100, AQAP, SAE, MIL-STD, NATO STANAG and customer requirements. You will join a global QA team and support hardware and software development in multiple business areas.

Fluency in English is required; Danish is a plus. A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering is required, with experience in quality management, audits, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering or a related technical field.
• Knowledge of software engineering and software development processes.
• Ability to drive change in line with SCQM and Terma strategy.
• Clear communication and stakeholder engagement across the organization.
• Systems-level understanding of how mechanical, hardware and software components interact.
• Experience conducting well-documented projects and process audits.
• Additional qualifications in quality management, auditing, Lean or Six Sigma are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide QA input and support to BAs in hardware and software projects, often as a trusted advisor.
• Ensure customer quality requirements are identified early (via proposal and contract reviews) and documented in the QAP and flowed down to suppliers.
• Perform internal and external audits to ensure QMS conformance.
• Manage Customer Complaints efficiently to maintain high customer satisfaction.
• Participate in milestone meetings to ensure checklist compliance.
• Perform Buy-off, verifying deliverables meet quality standards.
• Manage Concessions (Deviations & Waivers) and delegations from customers (GQAR, DCMA).
• Oversee compliance evaluation concerning MIL and NATO quality standards and potential SW standards like AQAP-2210.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Audits

QMS Standards

Stakeholder Management

Software Quality

Education

Bachelor or Master in Engineering

Job description

Would you like to play a key role in ensuring quality and compliance for advanced technologies that help protect people on land, at sea, and in the air? In this role, you will be responsible for driving quality assurance across complex defense and aerospace projects, ensuring compliance with customer requirements, industry standards, and regulatory frameworks. Come and join us!

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 Quality Engineer to become part of this journey and contribute to our overall purpose – securing people through advanced technology.

Your role in our team

As Quality Engineer in Terma, you will be a part of a team of Quality Managers and Engineers, working within different Business Areas. Your role will be to provide quality assurance in projects towards defense industry, towards Sea and Land A key role will be to evaluate quality standards like AS9100, AQAP, SAE, MILSTD, NATO STANAG and customer requirements to ensure compliance in projects and product development.

You will work with our Quality Manager at location and be part of a Quality Assurance team located in 6 countries, and 7 locations. If not, all requirements are met for your experience, then we will ensure you are trained in it, by a very competent team and by external training organizations.

How you will make a meaningful contribution

Your key responsibilities include:

• Provides QA input and support to BAs in hardware and software projects, often as a trusted advisor.
• Ensure customer quality requirements are identified early (by participation in proposal and contract reviews) and documented and implemented in the project via the Quality Assurance Plan (QAP) and flowed down to suppliers.
• Ensure internal/external project execution, i.a.w. our QMS by performing internal and external audits.
• Manage Customer Complaints efficiently to maintain Terma’s high customer satisfaction level.
• Participate in project milestone meetings to ensure milestone checklist compliance.
• Perform Buy-off, verifying that deliverables are of the right quality.
• Manage Concessions (Deviations & Waivers) and delegations from customers (GQAR, DCMA)
• Management of Compliance evaluation concerning MIL and NATO quality standards and potentially SW standards like AQAP-2210.

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:

• You hold a bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering or a related technical field.
• You have knowledge of software engineering and software development processes. This enables you to understand quality issues related to software development and software releases.
• You are able to drive and lead change in line with the SCQM and Terma strategy. You can set clear objectives and create commitment among stakeholders.
• You communicate clearly and build trustful relationships across the organization. You are comfortable engaging stakeholders at different levels.
• You have system-level understanding of how mechanical, hardware and software components interact.
• You have experience conducting well-documented projects and process audits.
• Additional qualifications within quality management, auditing, continuous improvement, Lean or Six Sigma are considered an advantage.

You are an analytical and curious person who naturally balances a holistic perspective with a strong focus on quality and results. You take a fact-based approach to your work, enabling you to make sound decisions without getting caught up in unnecessary details. With a solution-oriented mindset and strong execution skills, you are confident in taking ownership and driving initiative forward, always in a constructive and humble way. You thrive in dynamic environments, adapt quickly to change, and are known for being proactive, collaborative, and easy to work with.

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.

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