Head of Architecture & Signal Processing

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Your role

We are on an ambitious journey to become the world's leading supplier of Fighter Electronic Warfare. With a strong installed base and years of focused innovation, we have developed Arexis - one of the most advanced EW suites available today. Already deployed on Gripen, our vision goes far beyond. Now, we are looking for a driven and strategic leader who wants to make a real impact - both on our business and on helping keep people and society safe.

The Product Unit Arexis is a part of the Business Unit Fighter Core Capabilities within Surveillance. The Product Unit is responsible for profitability, strategies, budgets and long- and short term goals for the portfolio within the Arexis Product family. The product unit consists of contract- project- and product management as well as System design, Software development, Integration and Verification.

Software design, development, integration and verification is carried out in a SAFe-inspired Agile Release Train (ART) and are managed by the Functional Design department within Product Unit Arexis.

Functional Design consists of following organizations:

• Architecture & Signal Processing
• Functional Development
• System Test Design

As Head of Architecture & Signal Processing within Functional Design you will be responsible for the architecture and signal processing development in one of the most advanced EW systems in the world.

You will lead a team of 8 senior system architects and signal processing experts. You will have the role both as line manager and Product Owner (PO) of the system team.

The systems team is primarily responsible for maintaining and coordinating the overall system architecture. They need to work closely with both customers and the development teams. Many members of the system team work part-time within the development teams to ensure the best possible collaboration and to create an architecture that is both practical to implement and well aligned with the organization.

Success in this role requires close and effective collaboration across Functional Design and within the broader Product Unit, ensuring alignment, transparency, and shared direction.

Your main responsibilities include:

• Lead, coach, and develop the system team
• Prioritize, coordinate and plan system activities with customer and the development teams
• Establish effective ways of working within and across the department
• Hold line management responsibility, including competence development and performance
• Drive continuous improvement, efficiency, and capability growth
• Contribute to the strategic development of the Functional Design department

Your profile

You are a confident and inspiring leader with a strong combination of technical depth and business understanding. You are passionate about building high-performing organizations and enabling teams to deliver complex functionality in an agile environment.

You lead with clarity and trust, creating a culture where people feel engaged, empowered, and accountable. You combine strategic thinking with a strong operational drive and thrive in a collaborative, technology-driven environment.

We believe you bring:

• Extensive experience working in agile frameworks
• Experience in software- / system- development within regulated industries where quality, traceability, and compliance are essential, such as MedTech, Automotive, or Aerospace.
• Knowledge of Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and / or a background in signal processing.
• Background in both project and line management
• Ability to build a high-performing, trust-based working culture
• Strong strategic capability combined with execution focus
• A genuine commitment to developing both people and business

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.

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

What you will be part of

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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