Systems Safety Engineer, Surface Vessels

Do you want to make a real impact? Here, you contribute to creating safety for people and communities. What you do matters.

Your Role

As a Systems Safety Engineer in the Surface Vessel Technology department, you will work on one or more of our exciting development and support projects with a central role and goal of delivering safe systems and vessels for our customers and end-users.

The role includes, among other things, identifying, analyzing, and minimizing risks in technical systems at an early stage of development to prevent potential accidents that could harm people, property, and the environment. The work encompasses the entire lifecycle of the system and includes hardware, software, functional interfaces, and interaction with users and other external systems.

You will be part of a team of systems safety engineers with a strong interest in safety and commitment to developing the department and its capabilities. Internally, you will collaborate closely with systems engineers, designers, and other interdisciplinary disciplines, as well as externally through contact with suppliers and customers to ensure a safe end product.

Main Responsibilities

• Planning and management of systems safety work in development projects
• Review and risk analysis of design solutions in complex systems at an early stage of development to identify safety risks in systems, design, and integration
• Formulation and allocation of safety requirements on technical systems to reduce or eliminate risk
• Contact with national and international customers in projects to present analyses, safety risks, and results of safety work
• Represent the area of systems safety in projects and be a leading and advisory figure in systems safety issues
• Documentation and preparation of safety regulations, analyses, justifications, and safety statements that prove our products are safe to use

You will work from our office in Karlskrona. The job may involve a few days of business travel per year, mainly within Sweden between our various locations.

Your Profile

We are looking for someone who is solution-oriented with a solid interest in both people and technology. You will work with significant responsibility both independently and in project form, which is why good communication and initiative skills are important qualities. You see logical connections, are analytical, pragmatic, and have good judgment. You are structured, responsible, and can drive your tasks with integrity and persuasiveness. You also need to have a good ability to plan, organize, and document your work in both the short and long term.

Necessary Skills

• Civil or university engineer, preferably with a focus on risk or fire safety
• Experience working within occupational safety, product or systems safety in relevant industry or business
• Knowledge of risk management, risk assessment, CE marking/product legislation, and/or systems safety work against military standards
• Good communication skills in Swedish and English, both spoken and written

Success Factors

• Good ability to plan and organize work in the short and long term
• Good ability to create understanding of technical system solutions
• Experience in software security, electrical safety, or weapon/ammunition safety

The position requires you to undergo and be approved according to the applicable regulations for security protection. For positions where Saab has requirements for security classification, this may entail requirements for certain citizenship.

What You Will Be Part Of

Behind our innovations are all those who have made it possible. Brave pioneers and clever thinkers. Everyday heroes and creative problem solvers. Those who share deep knowledge and those who explore new areas. And everyone in between.

Here you have the chance to influence and contribute in your unique way. Everything from developing code and building impressive defense and security solutions to having a coffee with a colleague. Every contribution counts. We give you the opportunity to take on challenges and create smart innovations. In our friendly and tech-savvy world, there is room for you to grow. We are here to create safety for people and communities together.

Saab is a leading defense and security company with a mission to help nations protect their populations and contribute to the safety of people and communities. With 23,000 talented employees, Saab develops technology and solutions for a safer and more sustainable world.

Saab develops, manufactures, and maintains advanced systems in aviation, weapons, command systems, sensors, and underwater systems. Saab has its headquarters in Sweden but operates globally, being part of many nations' defense capabilities. Read more about us here.

Please note that we work with ongoing selection and that the position may be filled before the application deadline has passed.