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Company Description

AFRY offers services within engineering, design, digitalization, and consulting. We are dedicated experts in industry, energy, and infrastructure, creating value for future generations. AFRY has Nordic roots with a global reach. Our shared principles – Result driven, Client centric, Empowering, and Accountable – guide how we work, develop, and succeed together. Join us in accelerating the transition to a sustainable society.

We are now making a strategic push by forming the Defense segment within AFRY to focus on strategic resilience and security in the Nordics. For more info, read: AFRY strengthens its ability to support the defense sector with a new segment (https://afry.com/sv/nyhetsrum/pressmeddelanden/afry-starker-sin-formaga-att-stotta-forsvarssektorn-med-nytt-segment). Join our expansion journey for a stronger total defense.

Job Description

Do you have a strong ability to understand and develop complex technical systems? Are you experienced in working with requirements throughout the entire lifecycle – from need to verified solution? Do you want to continue developing within the defense sector in an environment where your skills truly make a difference?

We are now seeking Systems Engineering Managers and Systems Engineers who wish to contribute to creating robust, secure, and future-proof system solutions within the defense sector.

The defense sector is growing rapidly – and we want to grow together with you, who has the competence, independence, and drive to take responsibility in complex assignments.

Qualifications

As a Systems Engineering Manager

You are responsible for ensuring sustainable and robust system solutions while leading and developing teams. The role combines technical system understanding with leadership and business insight, and you feel confident in:

• Taking overall responsibility for systems engineering work
• Leading and supporting systems engineers in complex assignments
• Making technical decisions and driving work forward
• Being a key player in dialogue with customers and other stakeholders
• Driving development within the Systems Engineering field and training others

As a Systems Engineer / System Engineer

You work independently or in teams with requirements and systems in various phases of the lifecycle. You have a clear systems thinking approach and can translate needs into technical solutions.

The work may include, among other things:

• Requirements management and refinement
• Architecture and design of system solutions
• System integration and interface management
• Verification and validation
• Configuration management
• Integrated Logistics Support (ILS)

We are looking for someone who:

• Is confident in your competence within systems engineering and can work independently in complex assignments
• Has strong systems thinking and understands how components interact in wholes
• Can translate business and customer needs into clear technical requirements
• Has experience working with systems throughout the entire lifecycle
• Has a good understanding of established methods and frameworks within Systems Engineering (e.g., INCOSE and ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288)
• Is accustomed to taking responsibility, driving work forward, and making well-founded decisions
• Has an academic degree at least at the university level with a technical focus

For the role of Systems Engineering Manager, the following is added:

• Experience in leading and developing teams
• Experience in creating structure, clarity, and direction in complex assignments
• Confidence in combining technology, business, and leadership

Merits

• Certification in Systems Engineering (e.g., INCOSE CSEP/ASEP)
• Experience with requirements management tools
• Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
• Experience from larger projects within the defense sector

Security Clearance & Education Verification

Our assignments are varied, and many are in security-classified areas, which means you may need to undergo a security clearance before starting with us. Swedish citizenship is a requirement. For all recruitments at AFRY, an ID check, reference check, and education verification are always conducted as a baseline before employment.

Business travel may occur. Location possible in several cities: Solna, Uppsala, Enköping, Örnsköldsvik, Karlstad, Arboga, Skövde, Gothenburg, or Karlskrona.

Additional Information

At AFRY, we offer a modern workplace with a global perspective, collective agreements, and a range of employee benefits. Our staff club, Club AFRY, organizes social activities to strengthen community.

Read more about our defense area here: https://afry.com/sv/erbjudande/forsvar (https://afry.com/sv/erbjudande/forsvar)

We look forward to your application, including your CV and a few words about yourself. You apply via the link below, as we do not accept applications via email.

Application deadline: June 1, 2026.

Contact details for questions:

Veronica Johansson, Service Area Manager Systems Engineering, [email protected]

Ellinor Danielsson, Talent Acquisition Partner, [email protected]

We decline direct contact from staffing and recruitment agencies as well as sellers of additional job advertisements.

At AFRY, we drive change in everything we do. We believe change happens when brave ideas meet, when we collaborate, create innovation, and embrace creative solutions – that is how we create the future. We are constantly seeking qualified candidates who wish to join our inclusive teams around the world. Become part of us and accelerate the green transition.