Saab operates a large, globally distributed engineering organization (439 active engineering roles) across aeronautics, weapons, command-and-control, sensors, and underwater systems. The tech stack reflects hardware-first design (VHDL, FPGA, ASICs, CATIA, Solidworks, Siemens EDA) layered with modern DevOps tooling (Git, Jira, Scrum), while recent adoption of Microsoft Entra and Zscaler signals infrastructure modernization and zero-trust security hardening. Hiring velocity is accelerating across mid and senior IC levels, with active projects spanning Gripen development, autonomous flight concepts, and GlobalEye platform work — indicating sustained R&D investment in next-generation platforms.
Tech Stack 200 technologies
What Saab Is Building
◆Challenges
- Ensuring compliance with regulations
- Improving production efficiency
- Delivery capability
- Improving production processes
- Capacity and production planning
- High security requirements
- Expanding team
- Meeting cost and schedule targets
- Scalable and reliable data capability
- Reducing deviations
▲Active Projects
- New product development
- Gripen development
- System integration
- Quality management system development
- Ground demonstrators
- Maintenance system for gripen e/f
- Autonomous supersonic flight concept
- Globaleye platform project
- Surface ship development
- Prioritized improvement projects
Hiring Activity
Department
Seniority
Notable leadership hires: Production Technology Head, Operational Excellence Lead, Program Lead, Head of Product Development, Section Chief Subsystems
