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Thunderstrike Aviation is expanding its Quality organization and seeking a Quality Engineer to support the development, verification, and production of next-generation unmanned aerial systems (UAS under 150 kg).We are proud to be an international company with a diverse and collaborative culture. This role offers the opportunity to work closely with colleagues and partners around the world, contributing to a truly global team environment.This role is central to ensuring product conformity, reliability, and airworthiness intent as our aircraft progress from early prototypes through operationally ready production systems.This is a highly hands-on position within a fast-growing aerospace startup. You will work closely with Design, Manufacturing, and Test teams to help define, implement, and continuously strengthen quality practices while the organization, products, and processes evolve.The roleYour primary responsibility will be to turn engineering requirements into practical quality controls for the product and manufacturing process.You will:

• Develop Control Plans and Inspection Plans for the drone platform and Ground Control Station.
• Translate CAD models, engineering drawings and specifications into clear inspection requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Define inspection points for components, assemblies and manufacturing processes.
• Handle nonconformances, root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Support configuration, revision control and product traceability.
• Work hands-on with inspections and verification during the early production phase.

The role is focused on the physical product and manufacturing environment rather than QMS procedures and documentation.What we are looking forWe are looking for a Quality Engineer with experience from a technical manufacturing environment who can understand engineering documentation and translate it into practical inspection and quality requirements.You should have experience with:

• Manufacturing or product quality
• Engineering drawings and technical specifications
• Inspection and verification
• NCR and structured problem solving

Experience with GD&T, Control Plans, configuration management or prototype production is relevant.Aerospace experience is an advantage, but not a requirement. Relevant experience from automotive, defense, electronics or other regulated manufacturing environments can be equally valuable. Thunderstrike will help you building up knowledge of the aerospace-specific regulatory and conformity framework internally.About youYou enjoy working in an environment where products and processes are still being developed. You are comfortable working across Quality, Engineering and Manufacturing and combining structured quality engineering with practical problem solving.You will play an important role in preparing Thunderstrike's manufacturing setup for the transition from prototypes to low-rate and, eventually, full-rate production.EU citizenship and eligibility for required NATO security clearance are required for the role.Apply here: Quality Engineer | Thunderstrike Aviation | LinkedIn

Thunderstrike Aviation is expanding its Quality organization and seeking a Safety Management System Engineer to support the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of our enterprise Safety Management System for next-generation unmanned aerial systems (UAS under 150 kg).We are proud to be an international company with a diverse and collaborative culture. This role offers the opportunity to work closely with colleagues and partners around the world, contributing to a truly global team environment.This role is critical in ensuring that safety considerations are integrated throughout the entire product lifecycle, from early concept development and system design through flight testing, certification activities, and operational deployment. Working closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Flight Test, Operations, and Quality teams, you will help identify hazards, assess risk, develop safety controls, and strengthen the organization's safety culture as we scale.This is a highly collaborative position within a fast-growing aerospace startup, requiring both strategic thinking and hands-on involvement. The successful candidate will be comfortable operating in an evolving environment where processes, systems, and governance frameworks are still being established.The roleYour primary responsibility will be to build and implement Thunderstrike Aviation's Safety Management System (SMS) from the ground up.The overall framework and key elements have been identified, but the policies, processes, training, communication and reporting mechanisms now need to be developed and implemented across the organization.This is about product and flight safety – not occupational health and safety. A central part of the role is creating a culture and system where employees can report potential safety concerns openly.You will:

• Develop and implement the Safety Management System (SMS), including policies, procedures and reporting processes.
• Establish effective processes for safety reporting, risk assessment and follow-up.
• Develop safety communication, awareness and training across the organization.
• Facilitate investigations, root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams when safety issues or potential product risks are identified.
• Support processes for assessment, corrective actions, escalation and communication with relevant stakeholders when significant safety issues arise, including for UAS already in operation.

What we are looking forWe are looking for someone with practical experience in Safety Management Systems within aerospace or aviation.You should understand how to establish and operate an SMS and be comfortable working with:

• Safety reporting and safety culture
• Risk assessment and hazard management
• Root cause and corrective actions
• Policies, procedures and governance
• Training and safety communication

Experience with AS9100 and aerospace regulatory environments, defense, UAS, or other safety-critical industries is relevant, and direct SMS experience is particularly valuable.You do notneed to be the deepest technical specialist in every aspect of aircraft safety. The role is primarily system-oriented. Your responsibility is to establish the framework, facilitate the process and bring the right technical specialists together to assess risks and determine appropriate actions.About youYou are structured, independent and comfortable building something that does not yet fully exist.You can work across Engineering, Quality, Operations and Flight Test, and you are able to create trust around sensitive safety issues while still ensuring that findings are followed through to clear actions.Most importantly, you combine a systematic approach to safety with the ability to make the SMS work in practice across the organization.EU citizenship and eligibility for required NATO security clearance are required for the role.Apply here: Safety Management System Engineer – Aerospace & Defense | Thunderstrike Aviation | LinkedIn

Thunderstrike Aviation is expanding its Quality organization and seeking a Quality Inspector to support inspection and quality activities across all stages of our unmanned aerial system (UAS) lifecycle. This includes a wide range of inspected items such as parts, materials, assemblies, systems, configurations, and flight articles.We welcome candidates early in their careers who are motivated to develop within aerospace quality and inspection. Training and mentoring will be provided for the right candidate with a strong technical mindset and attention to detail.We are proud to be an international company with a diverse and collaborative culture. This role offers the opportunity to work closely with colleagues and partners around the world, contributing to a truly global team environment.You will join a fast-growing aerospace company working with advanced unmanned systems and cutting-edge technology. This role offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience within aerospace quality, testing, manufacturing, and flight operations while working closely with experienced engineers and specialists. If you are motivated to learn, enjoy working with technology, and want to grow your career in a high-tech environment, we would like to hear from you.This is a hands-on role and you will actively perform inspections, document results, raise nonconformances, and support investigation and resolution activities in close cooperation with Quality Engineering, Production, Engineering, and Test teams. The role requires adaptability, technical discipline, and comfort operating in an environment where designs, processes, and inspection needs evolve as the product matures.The roleThis is an entry-level / junior Quality Inspector position. You are not expected to know everything from day one. Thunderstrike will provide onboarding, on-the-job training and relevant quality and regulatory training based on your background.Initially, your main focus will be incoming inspection. As your experience develops, the role will gradually expand into in-process inspection and, later, pre-flight, final and release inspection activities.You will:

• Perform visual and dimensional inspections of parts, materials and assemblies.
• Verify products against drawings, specifications and inspection criteria.
• Document inspection results and identify nonconformances.
• Use measurement and inspection equipment.
• Support Quality Engineering and Production with inspection findings and documentation.
• Gradually take on broader inspection responsibilities as your skills develop.

The existing profile similarly emphasizes hands-on inspection, conformity against controlled documentation, documentation and NCR support.What we are looking forWe are looking for someone with a technical mindset, attention to detail and an interest in quality and manufacturing.You may already have e.g. 1-2 years of experience from quality, production or another technical environmentRelevant backgrounds could include:

• Quality or inspection
• Production or manufacturing
• Technician or technical designer roles
• Mechanical or electronics work
• Laboratory work involving physical testing

Experience with technical drawings, GD&T, measurement tools, ERP/PLM systems or aerospace quality is an advantage, but not a prerequisite.About youYou are hands-on, structured and curious. You enjoy working with physical products, follow instructions carefully and take pride in documenting your work accurately.Most importantly, you want to develop your skills and grow into a broader Quality Inspector role as Thunderstrike's products and production setup evolve.EU citizenship and eligibility for required NATO security clearance are required for the role.Apply here: Junior Quality Inspector - Aerospace & Unmanned Systems | Thunderstrike Aviation | LinkedIn 

Most UAV programs are defined by what they can't do. At Thunderstrike Aviation, we build systems that redefine what's possible – and we need a Senior Systems Engineer to make sure those systems are built right, from requirements to operational deployment.Thunderstrike Aviation is a fast-growing UAV technology company based in Odense, Denmark. We design and manufacture advanced unmanned aircraft systems for defense, border security, and commercial clients across Europe. We operate with a startup drive and a craft-first culture – turning bold ideas into field-ready capability, fast.As we scale toward full-rate production and international certification, safety, compliance, and engineering integrity are not trade-offs. They are the foundation everything is built on.The RoleThis is a Senior role with ownership of TSA's systems engineering framework across all UAV platforms. You will define the standards, own the processes, and ensure engineering decisions are traceable, verified, and defensible.You will work across software, avionics, communications, payload, and airframe teams – ensuring that system requirements are correctly defined, verified, and translated into mission-ready capabilities throughout the full product lifecycle.We move fast and we learn faster – this is an environment where challenging assumptions and raising concerns early are strengths, and where the best idea wins regardless of where it comes from.What You'll DoRequirements Engineering

• Own requirements management in ALM tools (Visure or equivalent)
• Establish and maintain requirement structures, traceability, baselines, and change control
• Manage Requirements Traceability Matrices (RTM) across all platforms

Verification & Validation

• Own the system V-model and define the V&V strategy
• Ensure verification coverage and evidence completeness
• Manage ATPs and verification artefacts
• Coordinate V&V activities across engineering disciplines

System Documentation

• Contribute to- and oversee product specifications, ICDs, CONOPS, operational manuals, and technical evidence packages
• Ensure documentation quality, consistency, and traceability

Compliance & Certification

• Ensure alignment with STANAG frameworks, EASA requirements, and internal engineering standards
• Maintain compliance matrices and support audits and certification activities
• Contribute to SORA, DVP, and operational approval processes

Safety Engineering

• Support system safety activities including FHA, PSSA, hazard identification, and risk assessments
• Ensure safety requirements are integrated throughout system development

What We're Looking For

• 7+ years of systems engineering experience, including hands-on ownership of SE frameworks or significant parts thereof in aerospace, defense, robotics, or complex hardware/software systems
• Strong hands-on experience with ALM platforms – Visure, DOORS, or equivalent
• Deep understanding of requirements engineering, traceability, V-model development, and V&V
• Experience in compliance-driven development environments
• Able to communicate technical constraints clearly to non-engineering stakeholders

Preferred: UAV/UAS systems experience, STANAG and EASA frameworks, SORA and DVP processes, safety engineering methodologies (FHA, PSSA), scale-up engineering environments.Why Thunderstrike Aviation

• Real engineering problems

Work on UAV platforms operating at the edge of what's technically achievable – across defense, security, and commercial domains.Based in Odense, Europe's leading hub for robotics and drone innovation.

• Ownership from day one

You will define how systems engineering is done at TSA – not inherit a rigid process, but build and improve one that actually fits the product and the pace.Close collaboration with software, avionics, payload, and airframe teams across the business.

• International Environment

A truly international team spanning multiple nationalities – bringing diverse perspectives to everything we build.

• Scale-up momentum

We are growing fast – already 50+ people in 2026, scaling toward 100+ by end of 2027. Join early and help shape what we become.How to ApplyThis position is being filled in collaboration with Sourcing IT. Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible via the link below.Apply here: Systems Engineer | Thunderstrike Aviation | LinkedIn