Systems Engineer

Are you passionate about leading the development of complex systems and ensuring that mechanical, electrical, software, and digital solutions come together into a coherent product? Do you thrive in environments where success depends on balancing customer needs, technical excellence, business objectives, and collaboration across multiple teams?

Then join us in our mission to pioneer smarter solutions for moving and transforming water, reducing energy consumption, and improving quality of life around the world.

As our new Systems Engineer, you will play a key role in a strategic platform initiative, driving the overall systems engineering effort across the full product lifecycle. You will serve as the technical integrator and "glue role" that connects disciplines, teams, and stakeholders to ensure successful delivery of complex systems.

What you will be doing

As Systems Engineer, you will be responsible for establishing and maintaining a holistic view of the system and ensuring that all relevant Systems Engineering activities are covered throughout the lifecycle.

Your main responsibilities include:

Systems leadership – Own the overall systems engineering approach and ensure alignment between business goals, customer needs, requirements, architecture, verification, validation, and delivery.
Requirements and architecture governance – Ensure requirements are defined, aligned, traceable, and translated into a robust system architecture.
Systems engineering deployment – Ensure all required Systems Engineering process roles are covered, either directly or through delegation to the appropriate specialists and teams.
Decision making and risk management – Drive system-level decisions by balancing performance, cost, quality, complexity, and risk.

What makes you a great fit

You are a strong systems thinker who naturally sees the bigger picture while understanding the interactions between disciplines, teams, and stakeholders. You are comfortable leading through influence and enabling others to succeed.

We imagine you have:

Master's degree in Engineering or equivalent experience.
Significant experience working with complex products or systems involving multiple engineering disciplines.
Strong understanding of systems engineering principles, including requirements management, architecture, integration, verification, and validation.
Proven ability to lead technical discussions and drive decisions across organizational boundaries.
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Nice to have

Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and SysML.
Experience with requirements traceability and digital engineering practices.
Experience from large-scale product development programs involving multiple teams and locations.
Knowledge of Agile or SAFe ways of working.

Why you will love working here

We care about your well‑being and growth. You can expect:

• Flexible hours, home‑working options, and parental support
• Annual bonuses, health insurance, and well‑being activities
• Three additional paid volunteer days
• Access to on‑demand learning and structured development programs

We are inclusive and welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities.

Ready to unlock possibilities at Grundfos? Apply today.
Learn more on LinkedIn or at grundfos.com.

About Grundfos

Grundfos is one of the world’s leading water technology companies with more than 19.000 employees in 60+ countries all over the world. Our skills commit us to pioneering solutions to the world’s water and climate challenges and improve the quality of life for people. We dare to do things that others cannot or dare not do, as we believe innovation is not only a business opportunity, but an obligation. And what really matters to us is not short term profit, but the impact we make. By becoming part of our united powerful team, you too can drive this change no matter your role.

An inclusive team

We believe that the key to a work environment, where employees thrive and grow, is our ability to celebrate and value our differences in background, experiences and perspectives. In our recruitment process we welcome all professional people without consideration of age, colour, gender identity, national origin, physical or mental disability, ethnicity or religion.