Test Engineer

Danfoss GmbH; Nordborg; On-site; DKK 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

13th salary

Annual bonus

Paid vacation

Pension plans

Personal insurance

Job summary

Danfoss GmbH in Nordborg is seeking a Test Engineer (f/m/d) to join the Quality Assurance team and drive product quality and reliability through advanced failure analysis and troubleshooting.

You will investigate complex customer claims and returned products across electronics, software and mechanical interfaces, collaborate with engineers and manufacturing, and lead test activities to validate corrective actions.

Qualifications

• Background in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Software Engineering, or related field.
• Strong knowledge of electronics and circuit analysis, reading schematics and drawings.
• Experience investigating electronics and software challenges affecting performance.
• Hands-on use of lab and diagnostic equipment for root-cause analysis.
• Proactive, structured approach with stakeholder management and communication.

Responsibilities

• Investigate customer claims and quality cases to uncover root causes.
• Analyze electronics, embedded software, and mechanical interfaces.
• Lead lab testing and reproduce failure modes to validate findings.
• Collaborate with engineers, technicians, manufacturing, and quality stakeholders.
• Expand understanding to improve product quality and reliability.

Skills

Electrical Eng background

Mechatronics background

Software Eng background

Electronics circuit analysis

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Laboratory equipment

Diagnostics tools

Job description

Segment: Danfoss Power Solutions Segment

Job Category: R&D, Technology and Engineering

Work Location Type: On-site

Test Engineer

Req ID: 51270 Job Location: Nordborg, DK Employment Type: Full Time Segment: Danfoss Power Solutions Segment Job Category: R&D, Technology and Engineering Work Location Type: On-site Job Description

The Impact You'll Make

Join the Quality Assurance team withinDanfoss Power Solutions in Nordborg as our Test Engineer (f/m/d) and help drive product quality and reliability through advanced failure analysis and troubleshooting. In this role, you'll investigate complex customer claims and returned products, uncovering the root causes behind findings across electronics, software, and mechanical systems within our Connect & Control Solutions (CCS) business.

You'll play a key role in understanding how products perform in the field and turning technical findings into improvements that strengthen product performance, reliability, and customer satisfaction.
You'll connect technicians, engineers, manufacturing teams, and other stakeholders to drive investigations, identify root causes, and support effective corrective actions.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Investigate customer claims, returned products, and internal quality cases to uncover root causes and improve product reliability
• Analyze complex technical findings involving electronics, embedded software, and mechanical interfaces, using structured problem-solving methods to identify effective solutions
• Lead laboratory troubleshooting and testing activities, including recreating intermittent or difficult-to-reproduce failure modes to validate findings and corrective actions
• Collaborate with engineers, technicians, manufacturing teams, and quality stakeholders to align on findings, drive corrective actions, and continuously improve how challenges are identified and resolved
• Expand your understanding of products, technologies, and customer applications to uncover insights that strengthen quality, reliability, and future product performance

What We're Looking For

• Background in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Software Engineering, or a related technical field, combined with hands‑on experience in troubleshooting, testing, reliability, failure analysis, or quality engineering
• Strong knowledge of electronics and electronic circuit analysis, including the ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, product drawings, and technical documentation
• Experience investigating technical challenges across electronics and software, with the ability to understand how mechanical, environmental, and application-related factors can influence product performance
• Hands‑on experience using laboratory and diagnostic equipment to investigate complex or intermittent findings, identify root causes, and validate solutions
• A proactive and structured approach with strong stakeholder management and communication skills, combined with the curiosity to explore complex problems, learn new technologies, and challenge conventional thinking when searching for answers

What You'll Get from Us

You'll join a collaborative environment where quality, innovation, and continuous improvement go hand in hand. Working closely with experts across engineering, manufacturing, and quality, you'll have the opportunity to build your expertise across electronics, software, reliability, and product performance while contributing to meaningful solutions for customers around the world.

As part of your onboarding, you'll participate in training activities at our Minneapolis site during your first weeks in the role.

Furthermore:

• We promote from within and support your learning with mentoring, training, and access to global opportunities.
• You’ll have flexibility, autonomy, and support to do your best work while maintaining a healthy work‑life balance. Your well‑being matters to us.
• We strive to create an inclusive work environment where people of all backgrounds are respected, and valued for who they are.
• You’ll receive benefits like 13th salary, annual bonus, paid vacation, pension plans, personal insurance, and more. These vary by country and contract, but they’re worth asking about—we think they’re pretty great.

Ready to Make a Difference?

If you're excited by troubleshooting complex systems and helping improve the quality and reliability of innovative products, we'd love to hear from you. Even if you don't meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. Your perspective could be exactly what we're looking for.

Our Commitment to Transparency

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected category.

Danfoss engineers solutions that increase machine productivity, reduce emissions, lower energy consumption, and enable electrification.

Our solutions are used in areas such as refrigeration, air conditioning, heating, power conversion, motor control, industrial machinery, marine, and on- and off-highway equipment. We also provide solutions for data centers, renewable energy, energy storage, heat recovery, as well as contribute to district energy solutions for cities.

Our innovative engineering dates back to 1933. Danfoss is family-owned and employs over 39,000 people. We create long-term value for our customers in more than 100 countries with a global footprint of around 100 factories.