System Engineer - Operational Analytics

SAAB Surveillance are looking for a curious, analytic, and self-motivated engineer to join our Operational Analytics Team. Do you want to work at the technology forefront and solve complex problems? Then you are the one we are looking for!

Your role

You will support R&D by investigating future needs of military products and evaluate impact of new technologies, capabilities, and product concepts. As part of our growing operational analysis team, you will research and analyze complex scenarios using tactical simulation and wargaming.

You will strive to make difficult problems easy to understand and to effectively communicate your results.

We offer you an opportunity to work and develop in the following areas:

Operational Analysis/Mission Engineering

Tactical simulations and modelling

Sensor theory and mathematic statistics

Wargaming methodology development

Analysis of customers’ operational capabilities and challenges

In your role you will engage with product managers, development engineers, strategy, marketing, and customers.

Your profile

You are a person with drive and good analytical ability who like challenges and open-ended problem solving. You enjoy working in teams and you are comfortable in taking a leading role when needed. You have a curious mindset and a genuine interest in technology and its application in a military context.

To be successful in the role you need to focus on the big picture while being able to identify the most important details.

Required skills:

M.Sc. or Ph.D. in Engineering Physics, Physics, Mathematics, Data Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent

Hands-on experience of programming and/or mathematical system modelling

Excellent communication and presentation skills in English and Swedish

Ability to balance the level of detail and identify all relevant factors in a given context

Desired skills:

Experience form sensor and/or electronics warfare systems

Military experience from either previous employment in the armed forces or military service

Data visualization

Experience from programming in Python and/or Matlab,

Data science and/or Mathematical statistics

Experience from the defence industry

B-Drivers license

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 a 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 defence and security company with an enduring mission, to help nations keep their people and society safe. Empowered by its 26,100 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

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