Research Engineer at the Total Defence Research Institute (FOI)

The Total Defence Research Institute (FOI) is a government agency conducting world-leading research in defense and security to support Sweden's military and civilian 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 analysis. FOI's research plays a key role in building Sweden's defense capability.

Do you want to help strengthen Sweden's total defense in a dynamic workplace with innovative colleagues at the forefront of technology? 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

As a research engineer, you will be an important part of our research group and will participate in research and development together with others in project form.

In the research projects, you will work with the latest technologies in areas such as image and signal processing, robotics, computer vision, and machine learning. You will contribute to the development of new algorithms and systems for various types of data for land, sea, air, and space applications.

Examples of Tasks:

• Develop and implement algorithms
• Design experiments and prototypes for validation of algorithms and systems
• Analyze and evaluate results from experiments and simulations
• Documentation and reporting of research results and publication in relevant scientific journals and conferences

About the Unit

You will be part of the Sensor Informatics area, which belongs to the Cyber Defense and Command Technology department. A central part of the research in this area consists of the development and evaluation of methods and algorithms for automatic analysis of sensor data from individual sensors, multi-sensor systems, and sensor networks. The goal is to facilitate the interpretation of information for users or various technical systems for monitoring and unmanned vehicles. Important types of sensors include radar, optical, acoustic, and 3D imaging sensors.

Do you have the competence profile we need?

Requirements

We are looking for someone with a master's degree in engineering physics, computer engineering, software engineering, or another field that FOI deems suitable. You may have recently graduated or have a few years of experience.

You have knowledge in some of the following areas:

• Programming in Python, C++, MatLab
• Machine learning with deep learning
• Signal and image processing for sensor data
• Autonomous vehicles
• Control engineering and robotics
• Sensor fusion
• Neural networks

As a person, you need to be self-driven, proactive with problem-solving analytical skills, and have good collaboration abilities. We place great emphasis on your personal qualities. In addition to your technical/scientific knowledge and personal qualities, you need to have very good knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written.

Meritorious

Previous experience from FOI, e.g., through work or thesis, is meritorious.

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 civilian defense. We offer a unique workplace where you can work on what is important for total defense and society as a whole. The research is applied both within defense authorities and among civilian 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: https://www.foi.se/jobba-hos-oss.html (https://www.foi.se/jobba-hos-oss.html)

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

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

Welcome with your application in the form of a CV, transcript of grades, and a cover letter via the application button by March 15, 2026!

For more information about the position, please contact the unit managers Henrik Petersson and Jan-Erik Mathisen. Union representatives are Niclas Wadströmer (Saco-S) and Anette Frid (OFR/S – ST) All can be reached at 08-555 030 00.

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

FOI is an authority, and submitted application documents become public documents that may be disclosed to third parties upon request in accordance with the Public Access to Information and Secrecy Act.

Offers from recruitment companies are not welcome.