Surveillance specialist in: Thermal management systems

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Your role

In addition to the Thermal Analyst role (approx. 80%), this position includes a specialist assignment. As a specialist in the area of Thermal Management Systems you devote a part of your time to:

• Strategic analysis. As a member of your network you should predict challenges and opportunities on the demand side as well as emerging technologies providing advance cooling methods/materials and strategies.
• Networking. A crucial part of the role is to build and maintain both internal and external networks.
• Be a critical reviewer of thermal management requirements and solutions, preferably at the concept stage. You take e responsibility broader than Saab´s on-going projects.
• Competence enabler. Find and spread best practices within the Saab thermal management community.

Your role as a specialist in Thermal Management Systems is to be a technical leader in the field. This means, to drive, the development of the technical area, anticipating future trends and directions, understanding risks and opportunities and most important of all drive and advocate for necessary change.

You will be a part of the Saab Surveillance organisation, which supplies world-leading military sensors to world-wide customers. Where radars is the most well-known example of our product portfolio.

External and international relations are essential parts to gather insights, co-create and increase knowledge. This includes relations with academia, partners as well as customers.

While assigned to a specific line organisation, Specialists work for the benefit of Saab as a whole. Appointments are made for a three-year term (2026-2028), with at least 20% of your time dedicated to specialist activities.

As part of the Specialist program, you will meet and interact with other specialists at Saab. Every year there is an inspirational Surveillance Specialist Day, and you will also have the opportunity to engage in mentorship programs and courses to enhance your skills and knowledge. You will develop and maintain a written specialist plan, outlining your vision and strategy for your technical area, in dialogue with your manager and other stakeholders. You regularly communicate your plan and vision, to inspire, share insights and push boundaries.

This specialist assignment offers an opportunity to broaden your experience, add variation to your everyday work, and support your long‑term career development. You build trust through open communication with teams, customers, and project stakeholders, contribute ideas, and take initiative to identify opportunities and work more efficiently—helping both people and our organization move forward.

Your profile

Requirements for a specialist in thermal management systems include:

• You have at least an M.Sc. degree from engineering physics, mechanics or chemistry/materials.
• A Ph.D. degree is appreciated since the role possibly includes supervising Ph.D. students.
• You have great skills in thermal management systems.
• Fluent communication in English. The role contains some travel abroad and giving presentations.
• Outstanding skills in reading and writing academic and technical English.
• You are comfortable working at length scales from tens of nanometers to several meters, and power levels from mW to kW.
• You preferably have basic knowledge in electronics.

More specifically, there are five skills necessary for a thermal management systems technology specialist:

• You should be a technical leader. Both interest and proven in your work. You identify trends but also push for change in order to secure that Saab remains an established competitor.
• You like networking both in Sweden and internationally. This includes tight cooperation with the academia and other partners. One frequent task is to initiate collaboration, write proposals and make sure that such projects are fruitful. Important financers are Vinnova, and FMV Sweden, as well as the European Defense Fund.
• You should have an innovation capacity. This means that you question established truths in thermal management and innovate new solutions e.g. via patent ideas.
• You drive to increase skillset; both others and your own. For you it is a natural role to help new specialists to become leaders and their growth. You are responsible for your own learning and development.
• You are business-minded. Improvement and incorporation of new technologies should serve the overall goals of the Saab business strategy. The context includes customer requirements, competitiveness of Saab, financial situation and sustainability in ethics and environment.

The position is allocated to the Structural & Thermal Analysis team in Surveillance, which has its main operations in Lackarebäck.

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 a 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 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

Kindly observe that this is an ongoing recruitment process and that the position might be filled before the closing date of the advertisement.