Test Engineer

In the VELUX Group, we offer you a world of opportunities and the chance to create a bright future. From the forefront of the sustainable indoor living industry, we enable those who live, work and play under the roof transform their spaces and live a healthier everyday life with more daylight and fresh air.

The VELUX Group is an international, family-owned business with strong financial roots and each year we are able to create real impact by reinvesting in society, our employees and planet through our foundations.
Alongside the rest of our values, “courage” and “mutual respect” define our actions every day and how we wish to contribute to the world.

Engineer to the VELUX Test Center
Are you passionate about testing and evaluating future building products?

Do you enjoy combining test and analysis in order to optimize building products?

Are you looking for professional challenges and would you like to be part of a dedicated team of engineers?

In short, we are looking for someone with the desire to contribute, learn and develop. If that sounds just like you, we will give you the chance to grow and to shape your own career in a positive working climate and we will offer you a world of opportunities – if you have the ability and the drive to take them.

Your challenges

In close collaboration with the team, you will be a part of tests and analysis related to the development of the future VELUX products. You will be supporting the team with statistical analysis and an analytical approach to problem solving. You’ll be joining a strong team of test professionals that are very open and welcoming, ready to share their experiences and insight.

You’ll be actively involved in new product development projects acting as a competence in the testing and validation of the new product.

We have a state of art laboratory and work with energy and climate issues related to building components e.g. U-values, acoustics, fire test, mechanical test, sun simulation, wind tunnel as well as safety and durability.

Your main responsibilities will be:

• Design, validate and implement test methods and equipment
• Drive the implementation of a statistical approach to data analysis
• Conduct laboratory tests
• Analyse and report test results

You will be based at our international test centre in Østbirk close to Horsens and the E45 motorway. You can expect national or international travel of approximately 5-10 days annually.

Your qualifications
We imagine that you have a degree as Master of Engineering or an equivalent longer technical education eg. Master of Science. If you have knowledge of building physics that’s an additional plus.

You enjoy to setup the actual test in our lab and following analyzing the outcomes of the test. This means that you’ll have practical as well as more theoretical elements in your day, making your job varied and challenging.

Your strong points are your solid technical foundation, your ability to work in practice and your analytical approach. Preferably you have experience within statistical methods such as design of experiment (DOE) and software such as JMP, Matlab, Labview or similar.

You have an analytical and structured approach to task solving with a good eye for details and the ability to work independently as well as in teams. You can easily comprehend complex problems/issues and disseminate information to others who do not have your technical knowledge.

You are motivated by making a difference in a professional yet informal environment. Competencies such as excellent communication and collaboration skills as well as fluency in English are necessary since you will engage with stakeholders from different parts of our organisation and external partners.

Equal Opportunity Employer
VELUX Residential is fully committed to the concept and practice of equal opportunity in all aspects of employment. To further our goal of equal employment opportunity for all employees and prospective employees, it is the policy of VELUX Residential to recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, protected veteran status, national origin, sexual orientation, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. All employment decisions shall be consistent with the principle of equal employment opportunity and only job-related qualifications will be required.

Location: Industrivej 19C Østbirk