Job Advertisement: Technical Specialist at the Naval Materiel Office

Do you have education or work experience in the fields of electrical, telecommunications, IT, and/or sensor systems and want to work with this in the Navy? We value mutual trust, and with us, you will have both personal responsibility and good opportunities for professional development. Our employees are important to us, and you will have the chance to balance your professional and private life.

About the Department

The Operations Control Office (DSK) is part of the Naval Staff and a department within the Naval Materiel Office. DSK designs and procures technical maintenance both preventive and corrective for the Armed Forces' naval material. We work closely with the industry. The unit consists of approximately 90 employees distributed across four locations. This position is based in Karlskrona.

Main Responsibilities

• Prepare preventive and corrective maintenance needs, in dialogue with users on ships and boats, and convert them into orders to suppliers
• Check and ensure quality (through, e.g., documentation review, inspections, etc.) of maintenance performed after work has been completed by the supplier
• Provide input for the maintenance budget and conduct financial follow-up of placed orders
• Follow up on the status of materials (including spare parts, documentation, maintenance debts, material controls, and performance verification) and suggest actions
• Participate in and provide technical system support during analysis work, studies, development, and procurement of new and modified material systems with included subsystems and documentation
• Engage in dialogue regarding orders/reviews with suppliers and users
• Represent customers within your technical area against other technical parties within the Armed Forces, the Defence Materiel Administration, and the industry

REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications

• Approved high school education
• Post-secondary education with a technical focus or other relevant competencies that the employer assesses as equivalent
• Experience in systems work, requirements management, and operation and maintenance of ship systems or the Navy's fixed installations
• Fluent communication in Swedish and English, both spoken and written, and possess good knowledge of technical English within the relevant technical area
• Driver's license B
• Good computer skills

Personal Qualities

Since the role involves many contact points, you have good collaboration skills, and you listen to others and relate to them in a responsive and professional manner. You take initiative, start activities, and achieve results. Weighing together complex information and showing judgment in statements, actions, and decisions comes naturally to you. You are structured and plan and organize your area of responsibility effectively. Great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability.

DESIRABLE

• Engineering degree or other relevant competencies that the employer assesses as equivalent
• Knowledge of the Navy's measuring stations or ship systems
• Experience from industry/shipbuilding industry
• You have experience in technical systems work and maintenance within the ship technology area on the Navy's ships and boats
• Experience in handling technical information in both paper and digital formats and experience in using operational follow-up systems
• Service on board Swedish naval vessels in the near past

For the authority's mission to be successful, all employees are expected to act according to the existing values. The Armed Forces' values uphold the equal worth of all people, justice, and equality, and promote democracy and human rights (read more at www.forsvarsmakten.se).

Inquiries about the Position

Recruiting Manager Peter Blomdahl.

Information about the Recruitment Process

Magnus Olsson.

Union Representatives

SACO-S Åsa Zachrisson.
OFR/S Björn Engren.
OFR/O Fredrik Lambert.
SEKO Lenny Johansson.

All can be reached via the FM switchboard at 08-788 75 00.

Other

Employment Type: The position is a permanent full-time position that begins with a 6-month probationary period if you are not already employed by the Armed Forces.
The position includes business travel, primarily within Sweden.
The position is civilian.
Work location: Karlskrona.
Start date by agreement.

Application

Welcome with your application by 2025-12-15. Your application should include a CV, answers to the specified selection questions, and a cover letter explaining why you are suitable for this position.

Applications for this position will only be accepted via the Armed Forces' website.