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Saab Global
Installation in HQ

Manager System Design G1x

Mölnlycke,
Sweden
Closing date: 28 September 2025

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Your role

We are looking for a System Design manager, which means that you will be responsible for system design of the system level. You will be coaching and leading your unit towards common strategic goals, and develop common tools and adopt processes, such as the Integrated Product Creation (IPC), to support and facilitate their work.

You will be part of the Giraffe 1X Design management team and report to the Head of Giraffe 1X Design. In our management team all members contribute with their individual experiences and skills to create a collaborative yet dynamic environment. You are expected not only to work with your individual area of responsibility but also interact and support other units’ challenges to ensure we reach our common goal to design, develop and deliver world class surface sensor solutions.

Your profile

We are looking for a person with passion for our products and a strong belief in the competence and commitment from our employees. As a manager you will demonstrate communicative leadership skills in order to create commitment and energy within the organization and your ability to establish a performance driven culture within your unit will be important. You have an interest in technology and a desire to continuously evolve our products and improve customer satisfaction. Surface Design is in a strong growth journey and as a leader you are expected to drive continuous improvements as well as identity new operational opportunities to enable our growth.

We also want you to have competence and experience within the majority of the following areas:

  • Experience of System design or product development

  • Knowledge within software development and CI/CD

  • Experience of leading and coaching people

  • Skills to combine strategic thinking with operational actions

  • Strong business understanding and customer focus

  • A coaching leadership and ability to build relationships within and across the organization

  • A genuine interest to develop organizations, teams and people

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 defence and security company with an enduring mission, to help nations keep their people and society safe.

Empowered by its 26,000 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 defence capability of several nations.

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