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Lead Product Engineer
Product
Hamburg, Germany
Posted on Nov 3, 2026
The Impact You'll Make
At Danfoss Sensing Solutions, we are establishing a state-of-the-art manufacturing site in Sofia to produce our latest generation sensor technologies. To support our continued growth, we are looking for a Lead Product Engineer to take technical ownership of products manufactured at the Sofia site.
As Lead Product Engineer, you will serve as a key technical interface between the Sofia manufacturing site, global engineering functions, and our other Danfoss production sites. You will ensure products remain compliant, manufacturable, and competitive while supporting operational excellence and growth.
While this is a senior individual role, it also offers a unique pathway to management as you provide technical leadership and guidance to the Sofia product engineering team. You will help align priorities across local engineering activities and serve as the primary point of contact for communicating engineering topics and escalations to your direct manager.
What You’ll Be Doing
As a Lead Product Engineer, you will use your expertise to:
- Become the technical owner for our latest sensor products, ensuring they meet the highest standards of quality and performance from our new site
- Serve as the crucial link between the local team and global engineering functions, creating transparency on local tasks to ensure alignment with key stakeholders
- Lead product improvements and design optimizations, managing the required engineering changes and maintaining accurate technical documentation and master data
- Guide our technical supplier relationships, ensuring the components we use meet our strict quality and performance requirements
- Solve complex technical challenges by leading root cause analyses and implementing robust solutions to ensure operational excellence
What We're Looking For
To be successful in this role, you will need:
- A degree in Mechanical, Mechatronics, or Electronics Engineering, or a related technical field
- Working experience as a Product Engineer within a manufacturing environment, with a proactive mindset and the ability to quickly understand processes and navigate a growing, changing organization
- Proven experience with engineering change management and a talent for analytical problem-solving, including the ability to simplify complex challenges into actionable steps
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills in both English and Bulgarian, with the ability to clearly articulate technical topics to different audiences
- Experience in the sensor industry, project management, or with ERP systems like SAP would be a great advantage
If you are a passionate engineer ready to take on a high-impact role in a growing, innovative environment, we encourage you to apply. Join us in engineering tomorrow and building a better future.
What You'll Get from Us
We promote from within and support your learning with mentoring, training, and access to global opportunities.
You’ll have flexibility, autonomy, and support to do your best work while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Your well-being matters to us
We strive to create an inclusive work environment where people of all backgrounds are respected and valued for who they are.
You’ll receive benefits like annual bonus, paid vacation, pension plans, personal insurance, and more. These vary by country and contract, but they’re worth asking about -we think they’re great.
Ready to Make a Difference?
If this role excites you, we’d love to hear from you! Apply now to start the conversation and learn more about where your career can go with us.
For information about the recruitment process, please contact Talent Acquisition Partner, Gerd Veierskov, +45 3057 1882
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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected category.
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