Head of Engineering

Frost Unmanned AB; Stora Höga; On-site; SEK 1,000,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Direct influence on product strategy

Defence systems focus in Nordic/Europe

Job summary

Frost Unmanned AB is seeking a Head of Engineering to own technical delivery across our platforms and lead the engineering function daily. You will set priorities, ensure designs reach test and production on schedule, report to the CEO, and collaborate with business development, production and external partners.

You will manage and grow the team, stay hands-on where needed, and drive engineering processes, documentation and configuration control as the company scales.

Qualifications

• Degree in mechanical, aerospace, marine or similar engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Experience leading engineering work or programmes in hardware development, preferably aerospace, defence, marine or composites.
• Track record of taking a physical product from design through test to production.
• Experience managing suppliers and external consultants.
• Clear written and spoken English. Swedish is an advantage.
• Ability to prioritise and decide in a small, fast-moving team.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering for the Tracer fixed-wing UAV and the Arrow USV, including the launcher system.
• Plan and track engineering programmes: scope, schedule, resources and risks.
• Set technical requirements and review design, integration and test results.
• Manage external engineering suppliers and consultants, including simulation and design support, and verify their output.
• Coordinate engineering input to customer demos, exercises, trials and tenders.
• Own configuration control, documentation and engineering processes as the team grows.
• Develop and support the engineers and technicians in the team.
• Stay hands-on where it is needed, but your main job is to lead the function.

Skills

Leadership

English proficiency

Education

Degree in mechanical, aerospace, marine or similar engineering

Job description

The role

Frost Unmanned is looking for a Head of Engineering to own technical delivery across our platforms. You will run the engineering function day to day, set technical priorities, and make sure designs reach test and production on schedule. You report to the CEO and work closely with business development, production and our external partners.

The role

Frost Unmanned is looking for a Head of Engineering to own technical delivery across our platforms. You will run the engineering function day to day, set technical priorities, and make sure designs reach test and production on schedule. You report to the CEO and work closely with business development, production and our external partners.

What You Will Do

• Lead engineering for the Tracer fixed-wing UAV and the Arrow USV, including the launcher system
• Plan and track engineering programmes: scope, schedule, resources and risks
• Set technical requirements and review design, integration and test results
• Manage external engineering suppliers and consultants, including simulation and design support, and verify their output
• Coordinate engineering input to customer demos, exercises, trials and tenders
• Own configuration control, documentation and engineering processes as the team grows
• Develop and support the engineers and technicians in the team
• Stay hands-on where it is needed, but your main job is to lead the function

What we are looking for

• Degree in mechanical, aerospace, marine or similar engineering, or equivalent experience
• Experience leading engineering work or programmes in hardware development, preferably aerospace, defence, marine or composites
• Track record of taking a physical product from design through test to production
• Experience managing suppliers and external consultants
• Clear written and spoken English. Swedish is an advantage
• Ability to prioritise and decide in a small, fast-moving team

Security and export control

Frost Unmanned works under Swedish security protection and export control rules. The position requires that you can be approved in a säkerhetsprövning with registerkontroll and can work under export control restrictions. Each candidate is assessed individually.

What We Offer

• A role with direct influence on products, priorities and how the company is built
• A team working on defence systems for Nordic, Baltic and European customers
• Start: ASAP