Job Advertisement: Electronic Warfare Specialist

The Total Defence Research Institute (FOI) is a government agency conducting world-leading research in defense and security to support Sweden's military and civil defense. The research spans several areas, including underwater, cyber defense, space, electronic warfare, sensor systems, civil defense, CBRNe (chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive substances), military platforms including weapons and protection, as well as security policy analyses. FOI's research plays a key role in building Sweden's defense capability.

Would you like to help develop the next generation of electronic warfare systems? Do you want to work with advanced applied research and development? Then FOI could be your new workplace! We offer a balanced work life, a developing work environment, and a socially important job!

About the Position

You will work at the forefront of technology and develop systems to realize our research results. Our clients ask us to challenge the limits of physics, which means we develop solutions that not only utilize the latest technology but also the technology of the future.

As our unit covers a wide range of technologies, there are great opportunities for varied tasks, including close contact with interested recipients within the Armed Forces. You will follow the work from the idea stage to the finished system, while also having the opportunity to develop within your area of expertise.

We work in project form where your contribution becomes a significant part of the whole, and there is a real opportunity to influence the results. Since we test our systems in realistic environments with field measurements, there is also the possibility to work outside the everyday office and lab environment.

About the Unit

You will be part of the unit for Signal Intelligence against Radio Communication, which belongs to the Electronic Warfare department. Together with colleagues in the Radio business area, we work with the Armed Forces' needs regarding electronic warfare and robustness aspects for radio applications.

The unit's mission aims to develop reconnaissance methods that will strengthen situational awareness, locate the opponent's radio transmitters, and thereby support the disruption of the adversary. We work with the entire chain from advanced algorithms to hardware prototypes, which are often tested in real environments. We are close to our clients but also have good contacts in the academic world and the defense industry.

Do you have the skill set we need?

Requirements

• Master's degree in engineering with a focus on signal processing or equivalent.
• Good knowledge of Swedish and English in both spoken and written form.

As an employee at FOI, you will have a job with great freedom, the opportunity to influence, and room for your own initiatives. It is valuable to be proactive, have good analytical skills, and be self-driven. Since the work is project-based, you need to have good collaboration skills, enjoy developing solutions together with others, and be goal- and result-oriented.

Meritorious

• Competence in radio communication.
• Experience working with signal processing.
• Experience from the Armed Forces, defense industry, or other defense-related authorities.

What do we offer you?

The Total Defence Research Institute (FOI) is a government agency conducting world-leading research in defense and security to support Sweden's military and civil defense. We offer a unique workplace where you have the opportunity to work on what is important for total defense and society as a whole. The research is applied both within defense authorities and among civil actors and plays a crucial role in building a relevant and effective defense capability.

We consciously work for a good work environment with a good balance between work and private life. In addition, we offer a range of benefits. Read more about what it is like to work with us: Work with us (https://www.foi.se/jobba-hos-oss.html)

The position is a permanent employment that may start with a six-month probationary period.

Do you want to help find answers for a safer world?

Welcome with your application in the form of a CV and cover letter via the application button no later than February 15, 2026!

For more information about the position, please contact Christian Gustavsson. Union representatives are Ulf Sterner (Saco-S) and Pernilla Bergfeldt (OFR/S – ST) All can be reached at 08-555 030 00.

As the employment is placed in a security class, Swedish citizenship is required. Security screening with background checks will be conducted before employment according to the Security Protection Act (2018:585). For the security screening, certified copies of relevant education and service certificates will be requested.

FOI is an authority whereby submitted application documents become public records that can be disclosed to outsiders upon request according to the Public Access to Information and Secrecy Act.

Offers from recruitment companies are not welcome.