Head of Mechanical & Structural Engineering

Your Role

We are looking for a Head of Mechanical & Structural Engineering department to join ERIEYE and Sensors division within Business Unit Airborne Early Warning, Business Unit AEW.

The newly formed Mechanical & Structural Engineering department will have a combined product and design responsibility for the GlobalEye DOU (Dorsal Unit) structure with expertise within Computer-Aided Engineering at Saab Surveillance in Gothenburg with focus on mechanical design, structural analysis, thermal/fluid simulations as well as formless materials (organic and inorganic, e.g. composites).

The department responsibilities are:

• Design responsibility of GlobalEye DOU STR (structural dorsal unit) 

• Mechanical engineering for airborne design

• Being the experts and support BA Surveillance Gothenburg within product reliability and endurance design/analysis with respect to materials and environmental requirements as well as material design authority

• Provide expert drive and support to development of surveillance systems for airborne, sea and land applications

• Perform analyses and present actions necessary for handling repairs and production issues

• Perform R&D work within electronics cooling technology and product reliability/ predictive maintenance through our technical specialists

• Sustain and maintain of DOU STR

As Head of Mechanical & Structural Engineering department, you will;

• Lead and coach an organization of 90+ engineers and a management team of 6 managers

• Be responsible for securing design solutions to enable lead times and capacity on DOU according to business needs.

• Define strategies, budget and working method for the organization

• Develop and grow your groups’ future capabilities through competence development, recruitment, cooperation, sourcing and improved ways-of-working.

• Promote creativity, new ideas, business thinking and team spirit

• Recruit staff/consultants and develop teams with the right skills and working methods

• Be responsible for technical reports that may have great impact on delivery and customer

• Support programs and product management in new campaigns as well as development of road maps

• Provide conditions for technical studies and technical/process improvement work

• Be an active part of the ERIEYE and Sensor Leadership Team in terms of strategy, roadmaps etc

You will also contribute to the overall development of BU AEW as well as the Surveillance design and implementation organizations. In this role you will have the opportunity to set the detailed organization and recruit managers in cooperation with Head of ERIEYE and Sensors.

Cooperation with technical product management as well as external suppliers and other organisations within Saab is also part of the daily work. This position offers great opportunities to travel nationally and/or internationally for both team work with colleagues, customer interactions and conferences.

Your profile

We are looking for someone with passion for our products and strong belief in the competence and commitment from our employees. You combine great leadership skills with a high interest and curiosity of technical areas.

You are a confident leader of leaders with the ability to drive change and progress. You set clear goals and expectations and at the same time coach your employees for their personal development as well as the development of your team. Your communicative skills and ability to build relationships, share knowledge, inspire, motivate and empower the organization will be of outmost importance.

You have a strategic approach, yet result-orientated and take pride in keeping product and project commitments in the business context.

You are available for international business travel and are fluent in both spoken and written Swedish and English.

We also assume you have:

• Appropriate professional or postgraduate qualification in technical discipline (e.g., M.Sc. in Engineering Physics, Applied Mechanics or Mechanical Engineering)

• A current position as leader of leaders or vast experience as first line manager in this technical area and ready for next step

• Skills to combine strategic thinking with operational actions

• Strong business understanding and customer focus

• Strong drive, creativity and ability to generate energy

• The ability to create good conditions for structure

• Experience, understanding and ability to work in an international environment

This position requires that you pass a security vetting based on the current regulations regarding 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

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