Team Lead for Software Development (Products BU)

Job overall purpose

• By excellent leadership skills you will guide skilled developers, foster collaboration, and ensure that software is delivered according to space standards, while helping your teams grow and thrive.

Your Role
You’ll lead two software teams—one focused on AOCS products and one on software for a broad range of space applications.

In close collaboration with the Engineering Manager, you will set directions for the teams, remove blockers, and ensure high-quality delivery.

Your leadership will focus on coaching, team development, and collaboration, while ensuring your teams maintain a strong understanding of software principles relevant to satellites and aerospace.

You will also have the opportunity to drive innovation in software development, working with cutting-edge technologies that shape the future of space missions.

Your tasks include:

• Lead and coach software teams to deliver reliable, high-quality space software
• Ensure team priorities align with project requirements and “Customer Delight”
• Manage hiring, onboarding, offboarding, and performance evaluations
• Foster collaboration across teams and remove operational blockers
• Support the professional growth of your engineers through mentoring and guidance

Short- and Long-Term Success

In the initial phases, success means:

• Building trust and understanding your team’s concerns
• Managing daily operations efficiently and removing blockers
• Hiring, onboarding, and integrating new team members

Longer term, you’ll take:

• Ownership of team development and long-term planning
• Responsibility for improving collaboration and efficiency across software teams, including international coordination
• Leadership in implementing solutions that unlock the teams’ full potential

What You Bring

You’re an experienced software team leader with hands-on understanding of software development - from aerospace, satellite contexts or similar contexts with complexity and high quality standards.

You combine technical insight with strong leadership skills and 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 are motivated by working on innovative space software projects and driving your teams to excel.

You likely:

• Hold a degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field
• Have experience leading small to medium-sized software teams
• Understand software principles relevant to aerospace, satellite or similar systems
• 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 problem-solver who balances technical understanding with team leadership. You provide guidance, clarity, and inspiration for your engineers to excel.

You bring:

• Helpfulness: You support your team 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 team
• 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 are someone who can lead software teams across multiple locations to deliver complex space systems while nurturing a collaborative, motivated, and high- performing environment. Flexible working arrangements are possible, though presence in Aalborg is expected most days.

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”