Systems Engineer Sensor Systems

SAAB Aktiebolag; Karlskrona kommun; On-site; SEK 443,213 - 664,819; Full time

Job summary

SAAB AKTIEBOLAG is seeking a Systems Engineer for Sensor Systems in Karlskrona, Sweden. Your responsibilities include ensuring that system requirements are accounted for during the ship design process, addressing system-related issues, and managing relevant documentation.

The ideal candidate will have a Master or Bachelor degree in a relevant field, alongside excellent communication skills in Swedish and English. This role involves business travel within Sweden and abroad.

Qualifications

• Action oriented and highly self-motivated.
• Influential person with great communication skills.
• Ability to grasp complex issues and create solutions on short notice.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that the system requirements are taken into account during the ship design process.
• Address and solve system related issues as needed.
• Provide all stakeholders with relevant information about the system.
• Produce, approve, and manage required documentation.
• Plan, participate in, and document system acceptance tests.

Skills

Excellent communication skills in Swedish

Excellent communication skills in English

Education

Master of Science or Bachelor of Science degree in a relevant field

Job description

Systems Engineer Sensor Systems

Role

As a systems engineer your days are varied and full of problem‑solving. You will work with one or several of the sensor systems of the surface ship. You will be the point of contact regarding this system and will work closely with designers and cross‑functional specialists as well as with our purchasing and production departments to ensure that your system will deliver the intended information to the crew and to other systems that request the information. Furthermore, you will have extensive contacts with our customers and our suppliers.

You will take the system through the process of defining the required system capabilities, transforming these into clear and verifiable requirements, selecting a system supplier, supporting the physical and infological integration of the system and its components into the surface ship, and verifying that the system requirements are fulfilled.

Main tasks

• Ensuring that the system requirements are taken into account during the ship design process
• Ensuring that system related issues are addressed and solved as needed
• Ensuring that all stakeholders have the relevant information about the system
• Ensuring that the required documentation is produced, approved and properly managed
• Planning, participating in and documenting system acceptance tests

You report to Head of Mission System section and will work from our central and coastal office in Karlskrona. The role includes business travels both within Sweden and abroad.

Your profile

This is a job for you who are action oriented and have high self‑motivation. To thrive in the role you are an influential person with great communication skills and a keen interest in complex technology. You are used to efficiently collaborating with colleagues and stakeholders both within and outside the company. You are structured, have a systematic approach, and the ability to grasp complex issues and create solutions to unexpected challenges on short notice. As a systems engineer you will from time to time have to make decisions also when comprehensive information is not yet available. Then you rely on your sound technical judgment to find a good way forward.

Required skills

• Master of Science or Bachelor of Science degree in a relevant field or equal education/experience
• Excellent communication skills in Swedish and English, verbal and written

Desired skills

• Project management experience
• Experience in building and maintaining long‑lasting professional relationships
• Experience from working as a systems engineer or with the tasks mentioned above in a similar role
• Driving licence

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.

Kindly observe that this is an ongoing recruitment process and that the position might be filled before the closing date of the advertisement.