Product Safety Engineer for Defense Vehicles

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With us, you will work with some of the world's most advanced military vehicle systems. You will become a key person in development projects where electronics, software, mechanics and hydraulics work together to create safe and robust solutions for users in demanding environments. The decisions you make will impact the safety of both vehicle crews and technicians working with our products. We are looking for you who have a background in software, electronics or systems engineering. We offer you the opportunity to use your broad experience to qualify safety-critical applications for military vehicle systems. BAE Systems Hägglunds in Örnsköldsvik is in an expansion phase due to billion-dollar contracts. To meet demand, BAE Systems Hägglunds is recruiting services to the product safety department. The department currently consists of ten employees and our overall responsibility is to strengthen the safety of our vehicle systems and reduce the environmental impact of the vehicles. Your future challenge In this role, you will have contact with several technical areas (electronics, mechanics, hydraulics, software). You will build a broad network of contacts within the company. You will have the opportunity to develop expertise in the qualification of safety-critical systems. As a product safety engineer, you will specify requirements and analyze the advantages and disadvantages of different design concepts and constructions in order to ensure that our customers receive a safe product. You work according to our systems safety process, which aims to create safe vehicle systems for both our own personnel and end users. Our main products are medium-weight combat vehicles (CV90) and armored terrain vehicles (BvS10). You are responsible for Planning and driving product safety work forward in projects. Ensuring that delivery is in accordance with our internal processes. The work includes collaboration with many different functions such as product developers, designers, test personnel and service personnel. You also have contact with customers, end users and authorities regarding matters relating to product safety and legislation. Your work tasks include: Representing product safety in a development project's management organization and guiding project resources. Performing consequence and probability analyses of safety risks and formulating requirements for design solutions. Identifying and analyzing risks in complex technical systems and translating the results into concrete requirements for design and construction. Documenting and presenting analyses regarding product safety, incidents and accident investigations. Being leading and advisory on product safety matters during project meetings and project follow-ups. Performing reviews and audits regarding functional safety. The position includes travel, both within and outside Sweden. Who you are To succeed in the role, you need to have a great interest in technology to be able to understand the overall risk picture of our products. Since the position is interdisciplinary, it is good if you have practical experience with design and/or system work within electrical, electronics, software, mechanics or hydraulics. Relevant educational background is a civil or technical engineer. Alternatively, you have gained your knowledge through extensive practical work. Experience with Mil-std-882, ISO26262, IEC61508 or ISO13849 is a merit. If you have not worked with product safety before, we will offer training and mentor support. Good knowledge of Swedish and English in speech/writing is a requirement. Since you will work both independently and in project form as well as with great autonomy, it is important that you have good communication and initiative skills. You are analytical, see logical connections and have good judgment. You are responsible and can drive your work tasks with integrity and in a convincing manner. You have a good ability to plan and organize your work in the short and long term and can document your work. What can we offer you? With us, you will have fun at work and no day will be like another! You will get to work with future technology in a global company where you have great opportunities for competence and career development. If you cannot see the video, click on the link: https://youtu.be/sbvv-Jm2PhI What you will be part of With us, you will have fun at work and no day will be like another! You will get to be present when the product is created from idea until it rolls out to the customer. You will get to work with future technology in a global company where you have great opportunities for competence and career development. The team you will be part of has strong cohesion and we support each other in our work. BAE Systems delivers some of the world's most advanced, technology-leading solutions in defense, aviation and security. We have over 100,000 qualified employees in more than 40 countries. By working together with customers and local partners, we deliver products and services with military capability that protect people and national security and secure important information and infrastructure. BAE Systems Hägglunds focuses on the development, manufacturing, integration and support of a wide range of military vehicles for customers around the world. Our main products are medium-weight combat vehicles (CV90) and armored terrain vehicles (BvS10). Reliable, Innovative and Bold are the cornerstones of our business. Contact person If you have questions about the position, you are warmly welcome to contact: Per Näslund, Head of Product Safety, 0660-80967 or Olof Salmonsson, Recruitment Consultant, 070-377 67 38. We are a company that works with defense secrecy. There are legal requirements and requirements that our customers place on us as a company. Everyone who is employed must undergo a security check and drug test. All our employees undergo these procedures. The position is a permanent employment and the place of work is Örnsköldsvik. Welcome with your application! Application deadline 2026-09-01.With us, you will work with some of the world's most advanced military vehicle systems. You will become a key person in development projects where electronics, software, mechanics and hydraulics work together to create safe and robust solutions for users in demanding environments. The decisions you make will impact the safety of both vehicle crews and technicians working with our products. We are looking for you who have a background in software, electronics or systems engineering. We offer you the opportunity to use your broad experience to qualify safety-critical applications for military…

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21. 6. 2026

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31. 7. 2026

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