Manager of Subsystem Design

We are looking for a manager of the newly formed Subsystem Design section to join the ERIEYE and Sensors division within Business Unit Airborne Early Warning, BU AEW. The business unit is responsible for flying radar systems such as the Global Eye.

The newly formed section Subsystem Design, which is part of the Mechanical and Structural Engineering department, have a combined product and subsystem design responsibility for the outdoor Antennas and indoor High Frequency mechanics.

The section responsibilities are:

• Design responsibility of GlobalEye DOU mechanics

• Mechanical subsystem engineering for airborne design

• Break down customer and system requirements into achievable parts that balance different disciplines to achieve the best overall solution

• Provide technical leadership throughout the designwork

• Perform subsystem verification to prove compliance with environmental requirements

• Perform the necessary analyses during both the design and verification phases

• Compile the information and write the necessary reports required by the type certificate holder

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

• Sustain and maintain of DOU mechanics

As the manager of Subsystem Design section, you will;

• Lead, coach and build a growing organisation starting with a few

• Develop and grow your group's future capabilities through competence development, recruitment, cooperation, sourcing and improved ways-of-working

• Develop co-operations with other parts of Saab as well as with our external suppliers

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

• Develop roadmaps and strategies for the DOU

• Collaborate closely with technical product management

• Be an active part of the Mechanical & Structural Engineering Leadership Team in terms of strategy, budget work and 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 organizations 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.

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 manager or a leader ready for the 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.

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