Team Lead for Hardware, Mechanical and System Engineering (Products BU)

Job overall purpose

• By excellent leadership skills you will guide skilled engineers, drive collaboration, and ensure high-quality satellite hardware and kits

Your Role

You will work at the heart of our Products BU Engineering organization, leading teams responsible for hardware, mechanical, and system engineering.

In close collaboration with the Product BU Engineering Manager, you will set direction for your teams, ensure projects meet rigorous space standards, and create an environment where engineers can develop both technically and professionally.

You will work closely with product owners and project managers to understand needs, remove blockers and make sure projects are delivered reliably and efficiently.

Your tasks include

• Lead hardware, mechanical, and system engineering teams to deliver high- quality space products
• Ensure development meets space standards and project requirements
• Set team priorities and contribute to “Customer Delight” through technical excellence
• Manage hiring, onboarding, offboarding, and performance evaluations
• Identify and resolve bottlenecks, fostering collaboration within and across teams

Short- and Long-Term Success

In the initial phases success means:

• Building trust and understanding your team’s concerns
• Efficiently managing daily operations and removing blockers
• Hiring, onboarding, and integrating new colleagues

Longer term, you will take:

• Ownership of team development and long-term planning
• Responsibility for improving efficiency and collaboration within your teams
• A key role in ensuring your teams continue to deliver high-quality space products reliably

What You Bring

You’re an experienced engineering leader with a hands-on background in mechanics, RF/baseband or system engineering.

You combine technical insight with the ability to guide and develop a team and you are proficient in English, both spoken and written, confident communicating with engineers, stakeholders, and management in an international environment.

You thrive on creating collaborative, high-performing teams, removing practical blockers, and supporting your team members’ technical and professional growth.

You likely

• Hold a degree in engineering or a related technical field
• Have experience leading small to medium-sized engineering teams
• Understand hardware, mechanical or system engineering in a complex technical context – like aerospace, satellite or simililar contexts with high quality standards
• Communicate clearly and effectively with teams and stakeholders
• Support team development while removing blockers and fostering collaboration

Who You Are

You’re not just a manager, you’re a leader, mentor and a problem-solver who balances technical know-how with team leadership. You create clarity, provide guidance, and empower your engineers to excel.

You bring:

• Helpfulness: You support your teams to achieve their best, every day
• Open communication: You are transparent, proactive, and follow up on commitments
• True leadership: You take ownership, act with integrity, and inspire your teams
• Structure & clarity: You enjoy building, refining, and maintaining effective processes
• Human insight: You understand how your guidance fits into your team members’ work and growth

You're someone who can lead a team to deliver complex space products while nurturing a collaborative, motivated, and high-performing environment. Flexible working arrangements are possible, though presence in Aalborg is expected most days.

At GomSpace, we’re on a mission to shape the future of space—one mission at a time. Here, you’ll be part of a team that builds systems that connect people, enable science, and expand humanity’s reach beyond Earth.

Here’s why you’ll love working with us:

• Be part of a global company making a real impact in the space industry
• Work in a dynamic environment where no two days are alike
• Collaborate closely with talented engineers and project teams
• Benefit from hands-on leadership experience and professional growth opportunities
• Contribute to a culture where collaboration beats competition—and successes are celebrated together

The company doesn't become aware of your inquiry without your acceptance. If you have any questions about the position, you are welcome to contact Jan Tornfeldt via jt@matchmaker.dk or phone +45 29 99 90 40

GomSpace is a globally leading designer, integrator and manufacturer of high-end nano and microsatellites for customers in the academic, government and commercial markets. Our positions of strength include systems integration, small satellite subsystems and advanced miniaturized radio technology. At the core of our mission are our core values: Be helpful, communicate openly and frequently, and show true leadership.

Our international team is devoted to understanding our customers’ requirements and delivering high quality. We are listed in Stockholm (GOMX), headquartered in Denmark and have subsidiaries in Sweden, Singapore, France, North America and Luxembourg. We have more than 200 employees servicing customers in more than 60 countries.

Our mission: “We make Space Yours”

From our first CubeSat innovations to enabling entire constellations, we’ve been driven by one mission: to empower nations, businesses, researchers, and visionaries to claim their place in space.
With cutting-edge small satellite technology, we break down barriers – making access to space smarter, faster, and more affordable.
Today, we’re not just building satellites – we’re building opportunities. We’re not just enabling missions – we’re enabling dreams by helping and guiding our customers in fulfilling their space ambitions. Whether you’re a startup launching your first satellite, an ambitious government deploying national strengths or an established enterprise building a global network “We make space Yours. Accessible, Affordable, Useful.

It’s YOURS to explore, YOURS to innovate, and YOURS to reach.

With more than 18 years of experience in the market and a track record of multiple successful missions accomplished, we have developed profound knowledge and competencies within Radio Technology, Cubesat Platforms, Project Management as well as Innovation. We provide the solutions that enables our customers to succeed in their business - whether this is a product, a subsystem, support or a full customized solution. We deliver these projects based on our strong in-house portfolios of established products and rich capabilities.

GomSpace is organized as five Business Units managed by a VP. This job is in the Products Business Unit and is referring to the Engineering Manager The job is placed at the headquarter in Aalborg, Denmark.

In short GomSpace is

• An innovative and international listed company headquartered in Aalborg
• International in the daily working style - English is the corporate language
• Growing, there are a lot of big projects kicking off, it’s an exciting time to join
• Flexible. We constantly challenge what works best for the teams – the project management is based on internationally recognised standards and team-orientated approaches
• Customer focused: We have respect for our customers
• People focus: We believe success is all about “people and culture”