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We are looking for a Chief Engineer who wants to drive our verification and validation activities within cybersecurity forward. Here, you will have the opportunity to use your expertise where it truly makes a difference. Together with an experienced team, you will create solutions that leave a mark – both today and in the future.

About the role

This is a new position involving significant development and finding solutions to challenges we do not yet even know about. You will collaborate with other Chief Engineers for Verification and Validation (VoV) to develop and contribute to operations that allow us to evaluate the equipment procured in various domains and to enable collaboration.

In this role, you will support and collaborate with various parts of the organization on matters concerning system management and design management, with a focus on cybersecurity. You will analyze requirement documents and system objectives to assess how these affect the development of competencies, verification and validation resources, as well as future investments within the operations.

The work also includes developing strategies for verification and validation, as well as developing relevant design and control documents.

In this position, you will act as an advisor to the operations' managers on overarching issues within the cyber domain. You will also contribute to method and operations development with a focus on modeling, simulation, and the development of working methods and processes within cyber defense.

Furthermore, you will participate in the procurement and development of resources within verification and validation, particularly in modeling and simulation related to cyber defense. The role also involves collaboration with the Swedish Armed Forces, other defense authorities, and international actors within capability development and defense-related activities.

The position is located in Linköping. Travel is common in the role, primarily within Sweden.

About you

We are looking for you who are educated in fields such as computer science, systems science, information security, cybersecurity, defense technology, or another relevant area at a minimum master's level. You have extensive experience working with Information Systems Development, digitalization, and method development activities within government agencies. Furthermore, you have extensive experience in developing cybersecurity related to the total defense's needs within complex socio-technical systems.

To succeed in the role, it is necessary that you have advanced knowledge of Information Systems Development and a good understanding of work in complex and safety-critical operations. The position requires that you can express yourself well orally and in writing in both Swedish and English.

It is meritorious if you have experience from training and capability development regarding cyber capabilities or from verification and validation within defense systems. We view it positively if you have worked with command and support systems in safety-critical environments, as well as having knowledge of other defense authorities' activities and/or experience in risk management and risk assessment within complex technical or safety-critical environments. If you have previous experience within the Swedish Armed Forces' operational and tactical activities, we see this as an advantage.

Personal qualities are of great importance to us. We welcome applicants with different backgrounds and experiences and are looking for you who enjoy collaborating with other people, have high integrity, and are receptive in meetings with different individuals and operations. You have problem-solving and analytical abilities and can view issues from a holistic perspective to find sustainable and effective solutions.

We also see that you are pedagogical and have the ability to convey your knowledge in a clear and adapted manner to create understanding and engagement within the area of cybersecurity. Furthermore, you are creative, take initiative, and have the ability to plan and organize your work in a structured manner.

FMV – Swedish Defence Materiel Administration

At FMV, you contribute to making Sweden and the world safer. We have the mandate to supply the Swedish Armed Forces with the latest technology and knowledge so they can defend our country and our allies. Together with competent and engaged colleagues, you will develop and procure what sometimes does not exist yet. You drive development, all the way from need to delivery. From idea to reality.

You will work in our Test and Evaluation business area, which is responsible for verifying and validating the equipment that FMV delivers to the Swedish Armed Forces. This means checking that FMV has received what was ordered and that the system can be used as intended. Read more about our business area here: https://www.fmv.se/verksamhet/test-och-evaluering/ (https://www.fmv.se/verksamhet/test-och-evaluering/)

At FMV, you are offered a secure employment with good benefits:

• Competence development and career opportunities
• Flexible working hours and the possibility of remote work to the extent the work allows
• Pension and fitness allowance

Read more about FMV as an employer and the benefits we offer on our website: https://www.fmv.se/jobb--karriar/arbeta-pa-fmv/ (https://www.fmv.se/jobb--karriar/arbeta-pa-fmv/).

Do you want to help develop the defense of the future? Send your application by June 9, 2026.

Good to know

• You apply by attaching your CV, grades, and certificates in Swedish.
• In your CV, you clearly describe in what way you meet the required qualifications and merits. To create a more inclusive recruitment process, we ask you not to send a cover letter or include a photo in your CV.
• We recruit based on competence and assess candidates based on the role's requirements for experience, knowledge, and personal qualities.
• Our union representatives are SACO Stefan Hållander, OFR/S Åsa Guldstrand, OFR/O Michael Krüger, and SEKO Peter Andersson. All can be reached via FMV's switchboard: 08-782 4000.
• For questions about the position, you can contact Ulrika Jonsson via FMV's switchboard: 08-782 4000. Contact Annica Magnell, [email protected] for questions about the recruitment process.

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To work with us, you must be a Swedish citizen and undergo a security clearance in accordance with the Security Protection Act. We apply a probationary period, and as an employee, you will be assigned to wartime duties based on the total defense's needs. Applications for the position are only accepted via FMV's website or registry. We have made our media choices and therefore decline offers of advertising and recruitment services.