Saab AB
Lindholmspiren 5
402 78 Göteborg
Saab serves the global market with world-leading products, services and solutions ranging from military defence to civil security. With more than 17 000 employees globally, Saab has operations and employees on all continents. Saab constantly develops, adopts and improves new technology to meet customers’ changing needs and commits 25% of revenue annually to research and development, to enable it to continue to be at the forefront of innovation.
Public Safety & Security is a unit within Saab that focuses on the civil market and have employees in Sweden, UK and Australia. The market is the public safety sector with focus on Police Forces, Airport Security, Alarm Centers and Fire & Rescue, with the product SAFE. The SAFE Unified control room system is created in partnership with the blue light market for true mobile working. It is already in operation in mission-critical control rooms around Europe, Australia and US, and multiple control rooms currently being implemented in the UK.
Magnus Karlsson
Head of PSS SE / Product & Operation Efficiency
"We work very close to our customers. This close collaboration creates ideas and innovation that makes both us and our product unique in the market. The software solutions that we deliver makes a difference in the society, and supports our vision of “keeping people and society safe”.
Saab is home to a dedicated and competent group of people who get inspired by working at the forefront of technology and by sharing the same belief; that it’s a human right to feel safe.
Together we find innovative solutions to complex problems. That is stimulating work! In a growing, ever more diverse company, we work in a collaborative and nurturing environment, where everyone is encouraged to explore their full potential.
In a growing, ever more diverse company, we work in a collaborative and nurturing environment, where everyone is encouraged to explore their full potential.
It’s important for us to provide a work environment where everyone is stimulated to develop and perform at their best, while maintaining a balance between work and life that works for them.
Working at Saab, means you get your own development plan, training and career opportunities as well as benefits that are designed to fit your individual needs.
Why did you choose to work at Saab?
I joined Saab, and specifically Public Safety and Security, to work with exciting products which make a difference. International projects, talented engineering colleagues and opportunities to change missions or teams to learn were also reasons why I chose Saab.
What is the vision for the future?
I see our business growing, both internationally and nationally, as well as our product solutions evolving even more so that we can be and stay technology leaders in our domain.
What does Saab do for the well-being of its employees?
First, competence and career development is one of Saab's focuses. For example, going to conferences, participating in hackathons or innovation days, changing missions or teams, and taking courses are supported and encouraged.
We also have generous benefits through Benify that we can use for training, massages, or just to make the life at home easier.
Having fun at work is also very important. Afterworks, interest groups (boardgames, arts..) and training groups are all ways to have a good time with your colleagues besides work.
What are the main benefits of working in Saab?
I would say the opportunity to grow and learn, working with exciting products and technologies, and having so friendly and talented colleagues.
What is your background and what attracted you to applying for the job at Saab?
As a professional and practitioner within testing domain for many years in various roles and positions I wanted to come back to product development within IT, systems, and software. I was looking for engaging in a product or line of products that really have an impact and can make a difference in our society. Public safety is an ever belonging and steadily increasing area where progress must happen, and efficient solutions must keep up and be at the forefront all the time.
How long have you been working at Saab?
Soon to be 5 years.
What is it like to work at Saab?
High pace, high degree of flexibility and an open and including atmosphere where technology and quest for innovative applications of it is always ongoing and a state of being.
What is the mood of your team?
Winning attitude where obstacles are not stopping but just a bump on the road soon to be forgotten.
What does a typical day look like in the team?
Continuous dialogue, teamwork, and absence of prestige. Daily conversations with customers and users of system, finding optimal solutions and implementing and testing validity.
Tomas Dahlqvist
Product Manager
"Within Public Safety we really have the ability to decide how we shape the software we build. There is no external control of platforms and products. We build the product and support it. It is up to us to change what does not work"
Thomas Parfitt
Systems Developer
"To work at Saab has its challenges, but it is ultimately very rewarding to see ones work affect so many people in a positive way. On top of that, the workplace is very modern and help is always provided by the many great colleagues."
Anders Huynh
Software Developer
"As a junior developer I think that the most stimulating part of working at Saab is that I am working with a lot of experienced and talented people who are very helpful and structured. This motivates me to learn new things and also improve myself in terms of way of working as a developer."
Michael Browne
Senior Software Engineer
"For me, the variety of work and the opportunity to influence the future of the product are the things that stimulate me most. I have been fortunate to perform a wide variety of roles and even within a development role there is a broad scope of activities that you might be involved in."
Innovative unified public safety platform
SAFE
Unified Command, Control and Communications Platform for Fire and Rescue Services.
Providing unrivalled contact and incident management capability for Police force contact centres and control rooms.
Belong with purpose
At Saab we share a mission; to keep people and society safe. In a complex and unpredictable world we all work to make people feel safer. Join us and belong with a real sense of purpose.
Welcome to join our office at Lindholmen in Gothenburg!
