Head of Engineering Aarhus, Denmark

3 months ago


Aarhus, Denmark Chora Full time

Are you a top-motivated, experienced People Manager with a technical background in engineering - and are you looking for your next big challenge? For our highly skilled development teams in Aarhus, we are looking for our new Head of Engineering.

YOUR ROLE

With reference directly to our COO, the position requires a wide array of skills and competences from insightful people management, over detailed planning of development resources, to assuring the future of Chora ingenuity together with Product Management and our Chief Science Officer. We are looking for someone with a strong character and excellent coaching skills.

YOUR ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
  1. Lead the development of our mission critical communications equipment used by e.g. the electronic warfare sector.
  2. Lead, coordinate, and report on the daily operations of highly skilled engineering staff while ensuring that budgets, deadlines, objectives, and goals are understood and met.
  3. Supervise the work of multiple development teams within software development, hardware development, and reverse engineering.
  4. In cooperation with HR, focus on proper employee onboarding, employee well-being, employee development, and employee retention.
  5. Evaluate progress of, and resource allocation to, various project and development activities.
  6. Maintain the product portfolio, ensuring NPI processes are followed and products are realizable in cooperation with our Production.
  7. Define, implement, and refine product development, testing, and release processes in cooperation with the engineering teams.
YOUR PROFILE
  1. Minimum 5 years of experience from a similar position, e.g., R&D manager, Technical Project Manager, or Head of R&D.
  2. Technical education, preferably a master of engineering or equivalent, and fluency in Danish and English verbally and in writing.
  3. Recognize the value of proper onboarding and effective retainment of development resources.
  4. Excellent communications and cooperation skills.
  5. Emotionally intelligent people manager with the ability to work and thrive under periodic pressure.
  6. Preferably, have knowledge of C++, C#, electronics, RF, full stack design, embedded SW, cyber/reverse engineering, test, and documentation.
  7. Live within commuting distance of Aarhus, and speak and write Danish and English at a professional level. Have a clean criminal record and be a Danish citizen or have lived in Denmark for at least the last 7 years.
CHORA AS A WORKPLACE

Chora is a small corporation with room for differences. At Chora everyone knows everybody, and as an employee you have the opportunity to influence how work is done. We are a dedicated team with the ambitions of being the most respected corporation within our field.

We offer:

  • Good stable working conditions.
  • An exciting niche market with unique products.
  • Bonus scheme and salary according to qualifications.
  • Great colleagues, influence on your own work, and focus on quality.
  • Flexible working hours.
  • Staff association, summer party, and Christmas party.
ABOUT CHORA

Chora is an international corporation with headquarters in Aarhus and a subsidiary in Munich, Germany. Chora cooperates with acknowledged corporations all over the world. Chora was founded in 1994, and since then we have developed and sold high-tech communication solutions. We sell our products to the B2B and B2G market. Our customer segment is quite different, as we work within a fascinating and interesting niche-market. We have a mission with a clear strategy and bold ambitions.

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