Manager, Radar Mechanical, Lystrup

Would you like to lead and develop a highly skilled mechanical engineering team that plays a critical role in delivering advanced solutions that help keep people safe?

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 Manager to lead our Radar Mechanical Team and to become part of this journey and contribute to our overall purpose – securing people through advanced technology.

Your role in our team

We are seeking a talented Manager with strong leadership skills to lead our innovative engineering team. In this role, you will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of mechanical design, development, and project execution while ensuring high-quality delivery. Strong leadership skills, the ability to inspire and develop teams, and a business mindset that balances cost, quality, and timelines will be critical in driving successful product development and delivery.

You will lead and manage a team of approximately 8 mechanical engineers while providing direction, support, and mentorship throughout all stages of product development.

How you will make a meaningful contribution

Your key responsibilities include:

• • Leading, coaching, and developing a team, ensuring the capabilities and competencies needed to support both current positions and future business growth
  • Driving the successful delivery of mechanical development projects by controlling planning, estimates, schedules, budgets, and risk management to achieve high-quality results on time and within budget
  • Partnering with cross-functional teams, including product management, manufacturing, quality assurance, and other key stakeholders to define requirements, priorities, and deliverables throughout the product development lifecycle. Furthermore, identify and mitigate project risks and issues, proactively resolving challenges to keep projects on track and within scope
  • Driving continuous improvement initiatives that enhance engineering processes, productivity, quality, and overall development efficiency
  • Creating and providing continuous updates of technology roadmaps together with the technical specialists, ensuring that the technical roadmaps are linked to product roadmaps and market needs.

Bring your world class expertise into play

As the Manager of our Radar Mechanical Team, strong leadership skills combined with a professional, collaborative, and positive mindset are crucial. As a person, you are passionate about both engineering and people leadership, and possess the ability to inspire and motivate teams, set clear directions, and foster a high-performing, supportive work environment.

You are a strong communicator who can translate ideas into clear actions and expectations for your team and stakeholders. You are able to build strong relationships through a trustworthy, approachable, and professional presence. You seek opportunities to develop yourself and the organization while inspiring those around you to do the same.

You have a proactive and solution-oriented mindset, with the ability to analyze complex challenges, identify root causes, and develop innovative solutions. You thrive in solving technical problems and driving improvements across the design, development, and testing of mechanical systems and components.

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 possess an understanding of mechanical engineering principles, design methodologies, materials science, and manufacturing processes
  • You have the ability to think strategically and to support the development of and execution of long-term strategies aligned with business objectives, partnering with product management, senior engineers, and stakeholders to drive innovation and maintain competitiveness
  • The ability to identify emerging technologies and trends in mechanical engineering, evaluate their potential impact on the organization, and make recommendations for adaptation or integration.

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.

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: LCHR@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:

• • 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