Systems Engineer

Grundfos GmbH; Denmark; Hybrid; DKK 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Home-working options

Parental support

Annual bonuses

Health insurance

Well-being activities

On-demand learning

Job summary

Grundfos GmbH in Denmark is seeking a Systems Engineer to lead a strategic platform initiative, unifying mechanical, electrical, software and digital solutions across the full product lifecycle.

You will act as the technical integrator, driving requirements management, architecture governance, verification and validation, and risk-based decision making while coordinating multiple teams and stakeholders worldwide.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Experience with complex products or systems across multiple engineering disciplines.
• Strong understanding of systems engineering, including requirements management, architecture, integration, verification, and validation.
• Proven ability to lead technical discussions and drive decisions across organizational boundaries.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Own the overall systems engineering approach and ensure alignment between business goals, customer needs, requirements, architecture, verification, validation, and delivery.
• Ensure requirements are defined, aligned, traceable, and translated into a robust system architecture.
• Ensure all required Systems Engineering process roles are covered, either directly or through delegation to the appropriate specialists and teams.
• Drive system-level decisions by balancing performance, cost, quality, complexity, and risk.

Skills

Systems thinking

Stakeholder management

Requirements management

Architecture governance

Communication skills

Leadership through influence

Education

Master's degree in Engineering

Tools

MBSE

SysML

SAFe

Job description

Are you passionate about leading the development of complex systems and ensuring that mechanical, electrical, software, and digital solutions come together into a coherent product? Do you thrive in environments where success depends on balancing customer needs, technical excellence, business objectives, and collaboration across multiple teams?

Then join us in our mission to pioneer smarter solutions for moving and transforming water, reducing energy consumption, and improving quality of life around the world.

As our new Systems Engineer, you will play a key role in a strategic platform initiative, driving the overall systems engineering effort across the full product lifecycle. You will serve as the technical integrator and "glue role" that connects disciplines, teams, and stakeholders to ensure successful delivery of complex systems.

What you will be doing
As Systems Engineer, you will be responsible for establishing and maintaining a holistic view of the system and ensuring that all relevant Systems Engineering activities are covered throughout the lifecycle.

Your main responsibilities include:
Systems leadership - Own the overall systems engineering approach and ensure alignment between business goals, customer needs, requirements, architecture, verification, validation, and delivery.
Requirements and architecture governance - Ensure requirements are defined, aligned, traceable, and translated into a robust system architecture.
Systems engineering deployment - Ensure all required Systems Engineering process roles are covered, either directly or through delegation to the appropriate specialists and teams.
Decision making and risk management - Drive system-level decisions by balancing performance, cost, quality, complexity, and risk.

What makes you a great fit
You are a strong systems thinker who naturally sees the bigger picture while understanding the interactions between disciplines, teams, and stakeholders. You are comfortable leading through influence and enabling others to succeed.

We imagine you have:
Master's degree in Engineering or equivalent experience.
Significant experience working with complex products or systems involving multiple engineering disciplines.
Strong understanding of systems engineering principles, including requirements management, architecture, integration, verification, and validation.
Proven ability to lead technical discussions and drive decisions across organizational boundaries.
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Nice to have
Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and SysML.
Experience with requirements traceability and digital engineering practices.
Experience from large-scale product development programs involving multiple teams and locations.
Knowledge of Agile or SAFe ways of working.

Why you will love working here

We care about your well-being and growth. You can expect:

• Flexible hours, home-working options, and parental support
• Annual bonuses, health insurance, and well-being activities
• Access to on-demand learning and structured development programs

We are inclusive and welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities.

Workplace: Hybrid (office and home-working)

Grundfos is one of the world's leading water technology companies with more than 19.000 employees in 60+ countries all over the world. Our skills commit us to pioneering solutions to the world's water and climate challenges and improve the quality of life for people. We dare to do things that others cannot or dare not do, as we believe innovation is not only a business opportunity, but an obligation. And what really matters to us is not short term profit, but the impact we make. By becoming part of our united powerful team, you too can drive this change no matter your role.

An inclusive team

We believe that the key to a work environment, where employees thrive and grow, is our ability to celebrate and value our differences in background, experiences and perspectives. In our recruitment process we welcome all professional people without consideration of age, colour, gender identity, national origin, physical or mental disability, ethnicity or religion.