Job Vacancies at SAAB Grintek

Take ownership of the system Integration and Verification through the following main functions:

• Internally responsible for the integration, verification and delivery of the EW systems on customer projects and R&D projects.
• Internally responsible for the integration Laboratories and the test infrastructure for the life of the EW systems.
• Externally responsible to provide the support to the integrator on EW customer projects for the integration, installations, ground and field testing of the delivered EW systems on the customer platform (e.g. land vehicle, aircraft, sea vessel).
• Typical activities needed to exercise these responsibilities are:
• Maintain test infrastructure in labs
• Generate the ICD and Interconnect Diagram
• Establish test baselines
• Responsible for the system rig definition, instantiation and verification
• Responsible for the system integration, tests and evaluation.
• Provide technical support to the platform installation authority during integration and field tests activities
• Provide technical support to Marketing
• Support demonstrations and exhibitions
• Note that working at heights and in small, confined spaces may form part of day-to-day work environment.

Your profile

• Practical experience required
• At least 5 Years System Verification/ Integration experience and 3-5 years EW experience
• Specific experience in the defence EW environment advantageous (Radar Warning, Missile Warning, Laser Warning & Countermeasures), in the three domains of airborne and Naval EW and Land Survivability
• System integration and verification experience.
• System platform integration experience will be advantageous
• Military experience an advantage
• Ground/ flight and field tests experience
• Platform integration experience (Military land vehicle will be advantageous)

Required Knowledge

• Electronics foundation
• Electronic warfare knowledge
• Domain knowledge in military environment (airborne, naval or land)
• Platform installation knowledge of military land vehicles will be advantageous.

Qualification

• Diploma in Electronical Engineering fields, BTech Electronical Engineering fields and or BEng (Electronics)

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Your role:

• Ensure profitable execution of all allocated projects and related contracts within the constraints of schedule, budget and scope
• Execute projects and customer contracts in accordance with the SGD Management system
• Develop and maintain detailed project management documentation
• Keep project stakeholders informed of project status through effective communication within defined mechanisms (steering committees, monthly reports, project meetings, etc.)
• Provide Marketing and Bid support and fulfil the role of operations responsible for allocated bids by coordinating the generation of the operations data pack (schedule, costing and statement of work), in accordance with the SGD Management System
• Develop and maintain excellent working relationships with all internal and external stakeholders and thereby acting as the SGD point of contact (POC) for all contract matters
• Participate in the technical execution of projects, working with the technical responsible to ensure effective project execution
• Ensure adherence to contractual requirements and objectives, as well as company norms and standards
• International travel may be required

Your profile:

Knowledge and Skills required:

• Experience in the execution of customer contracts and R&D projects
• Experience in working across many different departments and stakeholders in a strong complex matrix organisation
• Minimum 7 – 10 years applicable project management experience in Defence or related environment, of which 5 – 7 years working with medium to high complexity projects
• Experience in MS Office, MS Excel and MS Projects
• Experience in working with MRP systems (e.g. IFS)
• In-depth financial knowledge within a project environment
• Leading and managing project teams in a technical environment
• Ability to lead virtual project team/s to a successful implementation across countries.
• Interfacing with stakeholders at all levels, both internally and externally to the organisation
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Strong Communication skills which include creating and delivering written and oral presentations
• Strong administration and time management skills.
• Methodical, thorough, and diligent
• Be able to identify and manage risks
• Advanced interpersonal skills
• Excellent intercultural skills to cooperate with international customers.
• Results driven; forward thinking with a problem-solving mentality

Desired skills:

• In-depth knowledge of project management in a customer and R&D environment
• Knowledge and experience of Electronic Warfare systems fundamentals within the Air, Naval, Land and RF domains and development processes will be an advantage
• Strong technical background in the development of hardware and software for Electronic Warfare systems and products

Competencies:

• Effective Leadership
• Stakeholder management
• Planning and resource management
• Strategic thinking

Qualification:

• Engineering degree or equivalent qualification BSc(Eng.), BEng
• Masters level degree is desirable (MBA, Meng, MSc (Eng) or equivalent)
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification will be an advantage