Would you like to join a high-performing Space Systems team, working on cutting-edge satellite technologies? Here, you will tackle challenging projects, collaborate across disciplines, and see your expertise turned into reliable, mission-critical solutions.
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 an Advanced Electrical Engineer for our space systems department 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 Advanced Electrical Engineer, you will be an integral part of the Terma Space Systems team. You will work in a complex and highly technical environment, developing a deep understanding of a wide-ranging technical domain. Your role will involve designing space power system architectures while collaborating with multiple stakeholders, and meeting customer requirements to ensure the best possible solutions. You will build strong multidisciplinary expertise across areas such as thermal design, EMC, and mechanical considerations. and apply this knowledge to design reliable, efficient, and compliant power solutions that meet the strict requirements for space applications.
We are a pioneer in the Danish space industry and have been developing advanced space hardware solutions for more than 50 years. We provide mission critical hardware products for both scientific and commercial satellites to the high-quality standards.
We are based in both Lystrup and Søborg, Denmark, where 55 employees work with the development and testing of space electronics in a very collaborative and informal environment. The team includes technicians, engineers and physicists in full range from newly graduated to senior employees.
How you will make a meaningful contribution
Your key responsibilities include:
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- Taking ownership of projects, focusing on architectural design of satellite power systems and handling requirement specifications
- Contributing to technical proposals and engaging in technical negotiations with customers
- Capturing schematics, supervising Printed Circuit Board (PCB) layout, and selecting and evaluating components
- Creating simulations and system models to validate designs and ensure performance
- Writing, reviewing, and maintaining technical documentation, providing feedback to improve designs
- Continuously improving and strengthening design approaches to ensure reliability, efficiency, and compliance with requirements
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:
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- Power Electronics & Circuit Design: Extensive experience designing, testing, and documenting power electronics and DC/DC converters in the 1 W–10 kW range. Strong knowledge of fundamental circuits and components (R-L-C, BJTs, MOSFETs, capacitors, resistors, etc.) with the ability to read, understand, and create complex schematics. Talent for creating new circuits using elementary parts.
- System Engineering & Requirements Management: Hands-on experience with system engineering, requirement management, and working according to procedures. Comfortable interacting with customers and contributing to technical documentation.
- Design, Simulation & Modelling: Skilled in electrical schematics capture, PCB layout supervision, and design verification. Experience in electrical modelling of switching components, magnetics, and thermal behavior, including thermal modelling and validation of designs. Strong understanding of EMC requirements and testing.
- Specialized Skills: Knowledge of magnetics design, analog electronics, and switching components. Proven ability to develop, test, and debug advanced power electronics solutions.
- Education: Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in power electronics, analog electronics, or a related field.
Experience with one or more of the following is preferred but not a requirement:
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- Space or high-reliability production environments
- OrCAD suite, including PCB Editor, PSpice, and OrCAD Capture
As a person, you are self-driven, detail-oriented, and proactive, with the ability to manage your time effectively both independently and in collaboration with others. You communicate openly and empathetically, stay calm under pressure, and approach tasks with focus and precision. You thrive in dynamic, fast-paced environments and consistently deliver structured, high-quality results that make a real impact.
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.
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.
If you would like to take on the challenge of working in an innovative company, we look forward to receiving your application. A resume is required, while a cover letter is optional. To ensure that your application will reach us and is properly processed, we only accept applications via www.terma.com. Applications will be processed continuously.
Do you have any questions regarding the position?
Feel free to contact Hiring Manager on e-mail: THBI@terma.com
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:
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- 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
