Senior Network Optimisation Engineer

A.P. Moller - Maersk; København; On-site; DKK 1,000,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid working

Industry-leading benefits

Job summary

Maersk invites a senior optimisation leader to define problem structures, design models and heuristics, and lead capabilities from concept to implementation. You will guide change, mentor others and deliver scalable, reliable solutions for container flow, routing and network design in a fully office-based role in Copenhagen.

You will frame complex planning problems mathematically, build reusable components, and partner with stakeholders to ensure measurable business impact and rapid value

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or PhD in engineering, mathematics, computer science or a related quantitative field with exposure to optimisation or modelling.
• Documented experience designing and deploying optimisation models or decision support algorithms in operational or production environments.
• Expert level Python skills, experience applying C++ for performance critical components and strong SQL capabilities.
• Advanced knowledge of Operations Research, including Mixed Integer Programming, graph theory, decomposition methods, and large-scale optimisation.
• Strength in problem framing, algorithm design, empirical validation and scaling solutions.
• Confident use of Git and modern software engineering workflows.
• Ability to collaborate smoothly across diverse functions and to build strong working relationships that support clear communication, shared problem solving and aligned decision making.
• Ability to lead change by guiding stakeholders through adoption, explaining trade offs and ensuring appropriate use of models.

Responsibilities

• Design advanced optimisation models and heuristics and take them from idea to validated and implemented capability.
• Frame complex planning problems as clear mathematical formulations with explicit assumptions and success criteria.
• Build reusable modelling components that follow modern engineering standards and integrate with production data systems.
• Improve existing optimisation logic by closing gaps and lifting performance and scalability.
• Run structured experiments to compare alternatives and verify model behaviour with data.
• Translate findings into clear recommendations and partner with stakeholders to drive implementation and adoption.
• Shape the innovation roadmap by identifying new application areas and accelerating promising concepts into pilots and scale.
• Coach junior analysts and raise standards in modelling practice, documentation and code quality.
• Communicate results, trade offs and limitations in simple and decision-oriented language.

Skills

Python

C++

SQL

Operations Research

Problem framing

Git

Communication

Leadership

Education

Master’s degree or PhD in engineering, mathematics, computer science

Tools

Git

Production data systems

Job description

Maersk invites a senior optimisation leader to define problem structures, design models and heuristics, and lead capabilities from concept to implementation. You will guide change, mentor others and deliver scalable, reliable solutions for container flow, routing and network design in a fully office-based role in Copenhagen.

You will frame complex planning problems mathematically, build reusable components, and partner with stakeholders to ensure measurable business impact and rapid value