Manager Integrated Product Support

Saab Danmark A/S; Sønderborg; On-site; DKK 1,200,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Saab Danmark A/S is seeking an experienced Manager for Integrated Product Support (IPS/ILS) and System Safety. You will lead a multidisciplinary team of about 20 professionals across the product lifecycle—from concept and design through production, deployment, operation and disposal—and ensure safety and supportability are embedded in system decisions.

You will define IPS/ILS and system-safety plans, oversee budgets and schedules, and work with engineering, operations, customers and suppliers to

Qualifications

• Relevant university degree in engineering, logistics, systems engineering, or safety engineering.
• Demonstrated leadership experience managing technical specialists or multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong understanding of systems engineering, configuration management and project delivery.
• Experience with IPS/ILS and system-safety principles and deliverables.
• Experience budgeting, scheduling and managing competing priorities.
• Excellent stakeholder-management skills.
• Proficient in English, written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop and motivate a multidisciplinary IPS/ILS and system-safety team of ~20 employees.
• Drive continuous improvement, standardization and lessons across projects and the organization.
• Manage scope, schedules, budgets, resource plans, risks and deliverables within the function.
• Define and implement IPS/ILS and system-safety strategies, plans, processes across projects.
• Ensure that supportability, availability, reliability, maintainability and safety are embedded in design.

Skills

Leadership

Systems engineering

IPS/ILS

System safety

Budget & project management

Stakeholder management

English proficiency

Education

Engineering degree (any)

Logistics or safety engineering background

Equivalent professional experience

Tools

ASD S-Series SX000i

S1000D

S2000M

S3000L

Job description

Do you want to work in a company that develops systems to help keep people and society safe? We are looking for an experienced and people-focused Manager for our Integrated Product Support (IPS/ILS) and System Safety. You will lead a multidisciplinary team of approximately 20 professionals in the development and execution of our IPS/ILS and system-safety activities throughout the product lifecycle-from concept and design through production, deployment, operation, maintenance and disposal. Working closely with engineering, project management, operations, customers and suppliers, you will ensure that supportability and safety are embedded in system design and project decisions.

Your Role:

• Lead, develop and motivate a multidisciplinary IPS/ILS and system-safety team of approximately 20 employees.
• Drive continuous improvement, standardization and lessons learned across projects and organization.
• Manage scope, schedules, budgets, resource plans, risks, priorities, quality and deliverables within the function.
• Define and implement IPS/ILS and system-safety strategies, plans, processes and governance across multiple projects.
• Ensure that supportability, availability, reliability, maintainability, safety and lifecycle-cost requirements are incorporated into system design from an early stage.

You will oversee activities such as: Integrated Logistics Support planning Logistics Support Analysis (LSA) Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Testability (RAMT) Maintenance-task analysis and maintenance planning Provisioning and spare-parts optimization Technical publications and product support data Lifecycle-cost and supportability analysis

We expect you to lead and govern system-safety activities throughout the lifecycle, including:

• Safety planning and definition of safety-management plans
• Hazard identification, analysis and risk assessment
• Development and management of safety requirements

Together with your team, you will support bids and proposals by defining support and safety concepts, work packages, estimates and delivery plans. You ensure compliance with contractual, regulatory, security, export-control and safety requirements.

Your profile

• Relevant university degree in engineering, logistics, systems engineering, safety engineering or a comparable discipline—or equivalent professional experience.
• Demonstrated leadership experience, preferably managing technical specialists or multidisciplinary teams.
• Good understanding of systems engineering, configuration management and project delivery.
• Good understanding of IPS/ILS and system-safety principles, methods and deliverables, with the ability to lead and support subject‑matter experts in these disciplines.
• Experience managing budgets, schedules, risks and competing project priorities.
• Strong stakeholder‑management skills.
• Professional proficiency in English, both written and spoken.

As an ideal candidate you will bring: Knowledge of, or practical experience with the ASD S-Series specifications is considered an advantage, particularly:

• SX000i — International guide for the use of the S-Series specifications
• S1000D — Technical publications
• S2000M — Material management
• S3000L — Logistics Support Analysis
• Practical understanding of system safety in complex hardware / software based systems.
• Familiarity with system safety and reliability engineering principles, including MIL-STD-882E, FMECA, hazard analysis and safety-case development.

What can you expect from us?

Saab Danmark is a company that is growing and are in a transition phase to develop more product focused deliveries. This gives you a great opportunity to take part in shaping the future system designs and deliveries to a demanding customer segment.

• A key leadership role in a technically advanced defense environment.
• The opportunity to influence the safety and supportability of products and systems across their complete lifecycle.
• A skilled and committed multidisciplinary team.
• Professional development and opportunities to grow within the organization.
• Focus on our teams, good collaboration and giving our employees the ability to take ownership of their tasks.

Candidates must be able to obtain a security clearance by the Danish Defence Intelligence Service. This entails that candidates, as a minimum, have had residency within NATO/EU for the last 7 years.

About Saab Danmark A/S Saab in Denmark

Saab in Denmark is part of the Saab Group with headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden. At the same time, Saab Danmark is an independent legal company with a flat organisational structure. Our main business area is delivering integrated communication solutions to military markets in Denmark and abroad. You can find further information about our integrated communication solution TactiCall, at www.saab.com/naval. At Saab, you'll be empowered to make a real difference. Join colleagues worldwide who share one purpose - keeping people and society safe through innovative defence and security solutions. What makes that difference possible? You. We're a global leader in air, land and naval defence, civil security and commercial aeronautics, with approximately 28,000 employees across all continents. Our transformative approach combines deep expertise with continuous innovation - investing one-fifth of our earnings in research and development to solve tomorrow's challenges today. But technology alone doesn't create safety. Your perspective, your skills, your contribution - that's what transforms possibility into reality. Here, diversity strengthens everything we do. You'll find unlimited opportunities to advance your career whilst maintaining balance in your life beyond work. We're committed to creating an inclusive environment where every person can fully focus on what matters.

Saab is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer - all qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will be considered without regard to race, colour, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran or disability status.