Job Description

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Your role

Following planned expansion, Saab is looking to recruit a customer-focused field service engineer responsible for the service, installation, repair, and general maintenance of the Giraffe 1X multi-mission radar, as well as other radars in Saab’s portfolio. This is an important role and will require building relationships with the in-country operators, as well as with Saab Engineering Teams.

In this position, you will work with a range of technologies including radar systems, software loading, high-power components (AC and DC), electronics, hydraulics, cooling systems, and interfaces with both Saab and other Command and Control systems. The ability and willingness to travel, including internationally and to areas of very high risk will be essential for this role.

The successful candidate will have the potential to progress within the business; they will also benefit from continuous training across the different sectors of the business and sensors.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support customers on-site, both domestically and internationally in field and operational environments to enable initial radar system fielding; this includes conducting planned and preventative maintenance.
• Additional tasks will include manning customer support desks, training end users, and assisting with production at the original equipment manufacturer (OEM).
• Support to trials, exercises, deployments globally in support of military operations, and other company market growth initiatives.
• System integration and verification, and support to configuration management.
• Reporting and administering the running of projects and training events as required

Your profile

To thrive, and succeed in this role, we see that you are capable of working independently and managing your own workload. We also believe that you are comfortable in a complex customer-facing environment.

Essential:

• The ability to understand complex systems of systems - ideally this would be extensive knowledge of either radar systems, electronic warfare, command and control, or sophisticated military electronic systems.
• A willingness to deploy at short notice to areas of very high risk.
• Ability to meet the physical requirements of, and pass the medical examinations associated with, Deployment Ready Training.
• Experience in a technical customer-facing environment demonstrating fault-finding and problem-solving abilities in a high-pressure environment

Desirable:

• Technical education at university/college levelPrevious military experience is highly desired to support the initial fielding of the systems with customers.
• Previous military experience is highly desired to support the initial fielding of the systems with customers.
• Completed military service abroad
• Teaching/ instructional experience, including in practical scenarios, on military systems.

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 part of

Explore a wealth of possibilities. Take on challenges, create smart inventions, and grow beyond. This is a place for curious minds, brave pioneers, and everyone in between. Together, we achieve the extraordinary, each bringing our unique perspectives. Your part matters.

Saab is a leading defense and security company with an enduring purpose, to help nations keep their people and society safe. Empowered by its 28,000 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 defense capability of several nations. Read more about us here

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

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