Do you want to help build and develop the Armed Forces' capabilities to protect against drones?

Drones are changing the modern battlefield at a pace rarely seen before. In the Business Area for Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) and Counter UAS (CUAS) we are responsible that the Armed Forces always have the right and most relevant drone and counter-drone systems.

We are seeking a new section head who will help drive the development of the Armed Forces' counter-drone capabilities forward. You will become part of a strong professional environment where technology, operational understanding and international cooperation go hand in hand.

About us

The business area purchases, implements, updates and operates drone and counter-drone systems for the entire Armed Forces. We work closely with the Armed Forces, the users, industry and international partners in NATO, NORDEFCO and EDA. development is rapid, and you will have the opportunity to influence one of the most significant technological transformations in Danish defense.

You will be part of the business area’s management team and will report directly to the head of the business area. In the management team we work with a high degree of delegation and trust-based leadership. We expect you to actively participate in our shared management task, and to also help drive development in our work processes and professional communities.

Travel activity is to be expected – both to suppliers, industry fairs, international collaborations and visits to Defence units.

About the position

You will become head of the CUAS Capability Center and will fill the role of Capability Center Manager. This is a central management role in the Ministry of Defence’s Materiel and Procurement Agency (FMI), where you lead and coordinate the task solution for the portfolio of counter-drone systems that the capability center is responsible for.

You will be responsible for both the section’s personnel, matériel budgets and operation of existing capabilities, where daily execution is carried out in collaboration with the assistant Capability Center Manager.

The daily tasks consist of

• Lead the section’s tasks with acquisitions, updates and operation of existing and upcoming systems
• Lead the dialogue and close cooperation with users from all services, suppliers and technical specialists
• Be responsible for ensuring that acquisitions of new and ongoing updates of existing systems keep the portfolio relevant for our operational users
• Support international cooperation and knowledge sharing

You will also need to collaborate across FMI with other capability centers where there are mutual dependencies, in order to best support the Armed Forces with CUAS capabilities. This could, for example, be:

Capability Center for drones, which assists with sourcing target materials, interceptor systems and “red-cell” drones to challenge CUAS systems.

Capability Center for air defense, which among other things delivers the Armed Forces’ mobile CUAS capabilities.

Capability Center for electronic warfare in terms of coordination and optimization at the interfaces between CUAS and electronic warfare, which entails great complexity.

About you

We imagine that you

• are ready to lead skilled professional specialists through tasks of varying complexity in a time when CUAS is included in more and more solutions.
• prioritize leadership, but at the same time have the ability to curious dive into modern technology together with your competent staff.
• have good communication skills and can express yourself clearly and unambiguously in Danish as well as English, in writing and speech.
• have technical insight into the area and sensible IT competencies as well as knowledge of the logistical concepts for larger materiel operations and procurement projects.
• work in a structured manner.
• are good at building positive relationships.
• are positively inclined toward changes and can drive development tasks.
• For civilian applicants we place high value on experience from FMI, as well as from leadership positions, project management or positions from other government agencies or public authorities.

Employment terms

Employment is in accordance with the current agreement between the Ministry of Finance and a number of academic organizations for academics in the state (Academic Agreement).

Depending on your qualifications and competencies, there is an opportunity for negotiating allowances. There is an employer-financed pension scheme tied to the position.

The workplace is in Ballerup.

As an employee under the Ministry of Defence’s area you are subject to some special conditions. You must, among other things, be able to obtain security clearance and maintain the security clearance during the entire employment period.

You, as an employee, have the duty to perform service outside the country’s borders, including at units in international operations with a view to participation in conflict prevention, peacekeeping, peace enforcement, humanitarian and other similar operations.

Contact and application

If you want to know more about the position, you are welcome to contact the head of the UAS and Counter UAS business area Anders at mobile 4080 2102.

If you have questions about salary and employment terms you are welcome to contact Personnel Command, HR consultant Rasmus Kunzendorf at mobile 2926 3785 or at email [email protected] .

The application deadline is 21 October 2026. The employment start date is 1 December 2026 or as soon as possible. Interviews will be held in weeks 43 and 44.

You apply for the position via the link in the advertisement. Please attach your application, CV and proof of education. Note that attachments can only be uploaded in PDF format.

In the Defence Ministry’s organization we believe that diversity optimizes task solving. Therefore we encourage all interested regardless of background to apply for the position.

About the Danish Defence Ministry’s Materiel and Procurement Agency

The Danish Defence Ministry’s Materiel and Procurement Agency (FMI) is Denmark’s central authority for the armed forces’ and civil defense’s materiel, IT and cybersecurity in peace, crisis and war. We work to ensure that the entire defense is equipped, updated and operational — in a time when the demands for speed and combat power have never been greater. It is us who procure, operate and dispose of materiel and IT for the Army, Navy, Air Force and the rest of the Ministry of Defence group.

It is our IT staff who daily help avert the cyberattacks the group is subjected to. We are a diverse organization with about 2,500 employees — civilian and military — spread across the entire realm.