Do you imagine a career that constantly stretches your capabilities and offer you an opportunity to work with the technologies of the future? We offer an exciting opportunity to join a global company with a mission to keep people and society safe - which means a job that really matters!
We are looking for project managers to our expanding Product Unit Fighter Radar at Saab. Our mission is to develop and deliver world-class technology to our customers, mainly in the areas of Fighter Radar and Missile Electronics. We are a part of the Business Unit Fighter Core Capabilities, who’s main responsibility is delivering sensor and Electronic Warfare products for Fighter Applications, with Saab Gripen as our main platform.
Our products are used in some of the most demanding environments there is, and our customers are Swedish and international governments and major companies with extremely high requirements and urgent need of the products we develop.
Your role
In the Program & Bid office, we manage all the contracts and projects within the areas of fighter radar and missile electronics. We cover all product phases from development to production and aftermarket services, as well as research and study projects.
Our customers span from Saab internal, inside and outside of Sweden, to companies and governments spread over the world, and some of our projects are executed in cooperation with other defense industry, mainly but not only within Europe.
We are also a key contributor to our offerings and negotiations of new contracts, being responsible for project planning, costing and scope management.
As a Project Manager or Senior Project Manager, you are responsible for a project or program that can be an internal development, or towards an external customer, in which case you are responsible for the successful fulfilment of a contract and also customer relations.
Being a Project Manager at the Program Office means focus throughout our own organisation as well as with our customers and partners.
We are presently looking for:
Project manager handling long-term after market and support contracts for our Gripen related products, ensuring that the products and needed support equipment are fulfilling the needs, both short and long term
Project manager for our study projects performed in cross-european industrial cooperations supporting the future growth of European defence capabilities
Project manager for our high-end development projects, shaping our future defence products, Saab developed or in international cooperation
You will work in with a highly skilled group of people within one or several of the following fields:
Fighter radar system development for our Saab Gripen aircraft
Missile electronics development
Fighter Radar or Missile Electronics production
Advanced system studies and conceptual work for future technologies
The common denominator for all these areas is high performance world-class technology with very demanding requirements on size, weight and power working in extremely harsh environmental conditions.
Your profile
We believe that you have
A technical or financial education
Experience from management positions, typically project and/or line management in advanced product development
An interest in technology and an ability to motivate, engage and challenge yourself and others in your team
The Drive, Expertise and Trust that we value so high at Saab
We also value:
- Skills in communication and the ability to create and maintain a broad contact network and close cooperation with other Saab organisations
- Ability to create a collaborative work environment with transparency, respect and trust among your team
This position requires that you pass a security vetting based on the current regulations around/of security protection. For positions requiring security clearance additional obligations on citizenship may apply.
What you will be a part of
Behind our innovations stand the people who make them possible. Brave pioneers and curious minds. Everyday heroes and inventive troubleshooters. Those who share deep knowledge and those who explore sky-high. And everyone in between.
Joining us means making an impact together, contributing in our own unique ways. From crafting complex code and building impressive defence and security solutions to simply sharing a coffee with a colleague, every action counts. We encourage you to take on challenges, to create smart inventions and grow in our friendly and tech-savvy workspace. We have a solid mission to keep people and society safe.
Saab is a leading defence and security company with an enduring mission, to help nations keep their people and society safe. Empowered by its 25,500 talented people, Saab constantly pushes the boundaries of technology to create a safer and more sustainable world.
Saab designs, manufactures and maintains advanced systems in aeronautics, weapons, command and control, sensors and underwater systems. Saab is headquartered in Sweden. It has major operations all over the world and is part of the domestic defence capability of several nations. Read more about us here
If you are interested in what benefits you can take part of as an employee at Saab in Sweden, you can read more about them here
Kindly observe that this is an ongoing recruitment process and that the position might be filled before the closing date of the advertisement.