Project Engineer at SAAB Grintek

We have a vacancy for a Project Engineer in the Product Design area and we are looking for an engineering professional who will be able to facilitate and speed up the interactions between the different electronic and software development teams.
This role requires someone who has strong critical thinking and structured problem-solving skills and must be able to function in a high-pressure environment. The successful candidate must also be professional with strong work ethics (self-motivated, -disciplined and -driven). Good oral and written communication skills, as well as presentations skills are also required.

The main tasks:

• Perform a Technical Team Leader role by coordinating development activities, utilising a team of engineers and technicians, often reporting to different managers
• Inputs into budgets, project plans and SOW
• Perform the leading role (scrum master) in an agile development environment 
• Be able to execute a work package within time, budget and specification
• Coordinate all the design, implementation, integration, test and qualification activities
• Interface with Project management team, compile and supply feedback on progress and schedule
• Identify suitable tailoring of the process and negotiate with Quality Assurance
• Provide effective design related risk assessment and technical inputs into R&D and customer programmes
• Provide the required support to Product Areas and other groups who interface directly with clients

Required skills:

• 5 years’ experience in an electronics and software engineering development environment as part of the development team
• 5 years’ experience leading Technical Project development within a development organization
• Experience in a military and avionics development environment will be advantageous 
• Demonstrated track record of leading a team of development engineers
• General knowledge on EW and Avionics products
• Basic systems engineering knowledge
• Knowledge of configuration and qualification processes

Qualification

• Engineering degree – Electronics, or Software, or relevant technical qualification
• Project Management qualification or Project Management experience
• Systems engineering or systems engineering management training will be very beneficial (Agile/Scrum Training)