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Do you have a general interest in technology and enjoy working in a workshop environment? Then you could be the optics technician we are looking for at Markverkstaden in Boden! This could be the perfect job for you.

Markverkstad Norr

Here, you will have the opportunity to work with exciting tasks to contribute to making Sweden and the world a little safer. We value mutual trust, and here you will have both personal responsibility and good opportunities for professional development. Our employees are important to us, and you will have the opportunity to maintain a good balance between work and private life. We also offer the possibility of training during working hours, generous working time agreements, parental leave, and up to seven weeks of vacation per year.

Markverkstad Boden is a department within the Army Staff, with approximately 180 employees. We operate in Boden, Luleå, Arvidsjaur, Vidsel, Umeå, Östersund, and Sollefteå.

We perform maintenance on the Swedish Armed Forces' ground equipment and deliver technical system support. This includes maintenance in the form of inspection, repairs, manufacturing, dismantling/scraping, modifications, operational support, technical adaptation, and equipment investigation.

Main responsibilities

As an optics technician, you will primarily work with maintenance and repairs on optics and optronic materials. This includes everything from troubleshooting, cleaning, component replacement, soldering, functional testing, to documentation of completed work. This takes place on-site at our workshop in Boden, as well as on some occasions at other locations.

Internal training during working hours will take place, both on-site and at other training locations.

REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications

• You have at least a two- or three-year upper secondary education with a focus on technology, or other education/competence acquired through professional experience that the employer considers equivalent.
• Good knowledge of Swedish and English, both in speech and writing.
• General computer skills.
• Category B driver's license.

Personal qualities

You appreciate working in a team and contributing to a good atmosphere in the work group. As a technician, you are cooperative, flexible, and responsible. Furthermore, you are willing to develop and have a systematic and careful approach when working. We are looking for you who have a positive attitude towards the work and the operations.

Great importance will be attached to personal suitability.

For the agency's mission to be successful, it is assumed that all employees act according to the existing value base. The Swedish Armed Forces' value base protects the equal value of all people, justice, and equality, and promotes democracy and human rights (read more at www.forsvarsmakten.se).

MERITORIOUS

• Experience with maintenance of optics or precision mechanics.
• Previous experience in a technical role within the Swedish Armed Forces.
• Forklift license, C and CE driver's licenses.

Other

Employment type: Permanent employment starting with a 6-month probationary period.

Level of employment: Full-time, daytime – varying working hours may apply.

Work location: Boden.

Start date: As soon as possible after agreement.

The work also involves requirements for travel and duty, both domestic and international. The position is a civilian post.

Work with hardening plastics occurs at the workplace, which requires health checks.

Information about the position

Section Commander Combat Vehicles, Magnus Marklund: 072-237 70 38

Union representatives

SACO: Ali Hemen

OFR-S: Tony Svensson

SEKO: Irene Ström

OFR-O: Birger Hedman

All can be contacted via phone 08-788 75 00

Last application date

Apply by 2026-08-16. Your application should include a CV and a cover letter explaining why you are suited for this position.

Applications for this position will only be accepted via the Swedish Armed Forces' website.

--------------------------------------------------------Information about the Swedish Armed Forces and the recruiting unit: The Swedish Armed Forces are undergoing extensive development work to build a stronger defense against the backdrop of a deteriorated international situation and a new defense policy orientation focusing on national defense. Leading a stronger defense aims to increase robustness, simplify command and control conditions, and increase the prerequisites for mission tactics through the decentralization of mandates and responsibilities.

In the Swedish Armed Forces, there is a strong value base based on openness, results, and responsibility. Professional development and personal health are valued and encouraged. There are good conditions for internal career mobility, wellness programs, and a good balance between work and private life.

An employment with us involves placement in a security class. Usually, Swedish citizenship is required. Security screening with register control will be conducted prior to employment according to Chapter 3 of the Security Protection Act. Employment entails an obligation to be war-placed. The employment also includes an obligation to serve abroad. The meaning of this varies depending on the type of position.

A CV and cover letter must be attached to the application for employment. If you proceed in the employment process, certified copies of certificates and references must always be presented. Calls from external recruitment agencies and salespeople are declined.