Vacant job

About the Special Air Squadron
The Special Air Squadron in Linköping is growing and is currently recruiting. The squadron is part of the Skaraborg Air Force Wing (F 7), with operations based in Linköping/Malmen. The Special Air Squadron is one of Sweden's most experienced combat units, conducting daily active flight operations with S102B signals intelligence aircraft, S100D radar surveillance aircraft, and TP100 transport aircraft, as well as providing aircraft maintenance services and managing continuing airworthiness. As a combat and operational unit, the squadron can be deployed rapidly for missions both nationally and internationally. The operations are dynamic and carried out at a relatively high pace with high demands for quality, precision, and safety. High flight safety is central to our operations.

The Special Air Company consists of two aircraft maintenance platoons and a material platoon responsible for aircraft maintenance and material services for the squadron's aircraft. The maintenance platoons perform aircraft maintenance in the hangars and deploy flight mechanics during flights. The material platoon serves as the squadron's logistical resource, performing forward maintenance of type-specific and general aviation and base equipment, as well as planning and ordering heavy maintenance.

Main Responsibilities

• Lead own operations within a given task and area of responsibility, including personnel and employer responsibility. Ensure planning, implementation, follow-up, and reporting against set goals and tasks within the framework of applicable regulations and safety requirements.
• Lead, under the combat unit commander, the development, training, exercises, and readiness of own unit parts within the Special Air Squadron combat unit.
• Participate in F 7 aircraft maintenance leadership for mission and resource planning.

Requirements

Qualifications

• Officer degree (OF 2) or Specialist Officer degree (SO 7).
• Experience in personnel leadership.
• Pass FM FysS (Swedish Armed Forces Physical Fitness Test).
• Category B driver's license for manual transmission.
• Swedish citizenship and approved security and background check.

Meritorious Qualifications

• Aircraft technician training or other relevant aviation technical training, such as functional training for aircraft maintenance officers.
• Previous service as a platoon commander in aircraft maintenance.
• Experience in leading military aircraft maintenance.
• Good knowledge of governing regulations RML and EMAR.
• Good knowledge of FM's relevant IT systems (PRIO, Fenix, CMP).

Personal Attributes

• You are a flexible person with good ability to work independently and in a team.
• You have a good sense of order, are responsible, and proactive.
• You are a good representative of the Swedish Armed Forces and stand by their value base (see http://www.forsvarsmakten.se/ (http://www.forsvarsmakten.se/)). Great importance will be placed on personal suitability.

Other Information

• Employment type: Military position, OF 2.
• Employment level: Full-time.
• Location: Linköping.
• Start date: Spring 2026.

The position requires physical and mental fitness, business travel, and participation in training and exercises within the combat organization.

Contact Persons
If you want to know more about the position, you are welcome to contact Johan Abrahamsson or Roger Niklasson, phone 010-825 10 00 (switchboard).

Union Representatives
Officersförbundet OFR/O, Jan Möller.
Försvarsförbundet OFR/S, Per Gunnarsson.
SACO, Ulf Svensson
SEKO, Magnus Krantz
All can be reached via the switchboard at 010-825 10 00.

Application Deadline
Please submit your application by 2026-06-26. Your application must include a CV and a cover letter explaining why you are suitable 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 Skaraborg Air Force Wing is a versatile and unique air wing. It hosts combat aircraft as well as the Swedish Armed Forces' combined resources for transport and special aviation. We conduct basic and occupational training for conscript recruits and train all Swedish and foreign Gripen pilots. The unit also participates in many operations. In Sweden, operations are located in Såtenäs, Malmen, Arlanda, and Karlsborg. Abroad, we are responsible for Gripen support in Thailand and for the Swedish personnel at the international transport aviation cooperation Heavy Airlift Wing in Hungary.

Read more at https://www.forsvarsmakten.se/f7 (https://www.forsvarsmakten.se/f7)

Every day and every hour, our employees make efforts that affect other people's lives, both big and small, both at home and around the world.

The Swedish Armed Forces have a strong value base built on openness, results, and responsibility. Professional development and personal health are valued and encouraged. There are good opportunities for internal career mobility, wellness programs, and a good balance between work and private life.

Employment with us involves placement in a security class. Swedish citizenship is usually required. A security check with register control will be conducted before 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. If you proceed in the recruitment process, certified copies of grades and certificates must always be presented. Calls from external recruitment agencies and salespeople are declined.