Forward Deployed Engineer

Passionate about making ideas a reality? Join our welcoming world of tech and let your ideas soar.

Do you want to help bridge the gap between today and the future — and play a key role in driving Saab’s digital transformation? It’s no longer only about how fast Saab’s products can fly, how deep they can dive or how far they can reach. It’s also about how fast they can adapt — always further, forever beyond. Saab is entering a new era of software transformation, where speed, intelligent use of data and systems that evolve as fast as the world changes are essential.

In this transformation, Common Tech and Product Tech are key enablers. We build the shared platforms and components and enable Saab’s product teams to move faster, innovate more freely and shorten the time from need to real‑world capability.

Together, we bridge the gap between current engineering practices and the capabilities required for Saab’s digital transformation — redefining how we build software, use data and deliver systems at speed.

Your role

As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you'll partner with product teams across Saab to solve complex technical challenges and accelerate innovation. You will build solutions, introduce new technologies and platforms, and help teams successfully adopt modern engineering practices.

The role combines hands-on software engineering with technical leadership, enabling both technology and people to move forward. This is not a traditional developer role. It's a role for curious engineers who thrive in new environments, enjoy variety, and are motivated by creating real impact.

What you'll do

• Work hands-on with complex technical challenges across different product areas
• Partner with product teams to understand their needs and turn them into scalable technical solutions
• Build and improve shared platforms, tools, and components that enable reuse across Saab
• Explore and apply technologies such as AI, cloud, edge computing, and real-time systems
• Enable teams to adopt and successfully apply modern technologies, platforms, and engineering practices in real product environments
• Help establish new ways of working that increase speed, quality, and collaboration
• Turn ambiguous challenges into clear, practical solutions
• Influence technical direction and long-term platform strategy

Your profile

You enjoy working where technology, innovation, and real-world impact meet. You're someone who likes understanding complex systems, exploring new possibilities, and turning ideas into practical solutions. You combine strong engineering skills with curiosity and a pragmatic mindset. While your background may be in software engineering, systems engineering, data engineering, platform engineering, or a related field, what matters most is your ability to solve complex problems, navigate ambiguity, and help others move forward.

You are comfortable taking ownership of technical challenges, collaborating with diverse stakeholders, and balancing hands-on engineering with enabling long-term success for teams and products.

What you'll bring

We're looking for engineers who have built a solid foundation through experience and are ready to apply it across a variety of technical challenges.

You likely have:

• Several years of experience working with software or systems engineering in complex product or technology environments
• Experience designing, building, or evolving technical solutions that are used by others
• Familiarity with modern engineering practices such as cloud technologies, CI/CD, automation, platform engineering, or distributed systems
• An interest in how AI, data, and emerging technologies can create practical value
• The ability to break down complex problems and turn uncertainty into clear direction
• Strong collaboration skills and an eagerness to learn from and share knowledge with others

It's a bonus if you have experience with:

• Cloud-native platforms and infrastructure
• AI/ML applications in real-world products
• Platform engineering and reusable building blocks
• Systems architecture and technical leadership
• Real-time, safety-critical, or highly regulated environments

We know that great engineers bring different experiences and perspectives. If this role excites you, but you don't meet every single qualification, we still encourage you to apply. Your potential, curiosity, and ability to learn are just as important as any individual technology or tool.

This position requires that you pass a security vetting based on the current regulations around/of security protection. For positions requiring security clearance additional obligations on citizenship may apply.

What you will be part of

Explore a wealth of possibilities. Take on challenges, create smart inventions, and grow beyond. This is a place for curious minds, brave pioneers, and everyone in between. Together, we achieve the extraordinary, each bringing our unique perspectives. Your part matters.

Saab is a leading defense and security company with an enduring purpose, to help nations keep their people and society safe. Empowered by its 28,000 talented people, Saab constantly pushes the boundaries of technology to create a safer and more sustainable world.

Saab designs, manufactures and maintains advanced systems in aeronautics, weapons, command and control, sensors and underwater systems. Saab is headquartered in Sweden. It has major operations all over the world and is part of the domestic defense capability of several nations. Read more about us here