Technical Writer

Do you have the ability to communicate a technical message in text and image? Do you have an interest in technology and want to use your skills to update, create and develop our technical information? Then you should apply for the role of technical writer.

Your role

As a technical writer you are responsible for planning and developing technical information for a specified target group.

We are looking for a member to join our team and foremost responsible for some of our publications for Gripen C/D. We seek a person that is eager to learn and not afraid to take on new challenges.

Your profile

We want to strengthen our team with you who are happy to take on new tasks and are driving forward without compromising on quality.

You have a good communication ability that strengthens the cooperation with others and you contribute with enthusiasm to the group and at work.

When you work in a management project, it is important to be able to work independently but also in groups. It is therefore important to be flexible and to know when you need to take your own initiative. You will have the possibility to learn and grow within the role with new challenging tasks as you develop.

Your educational background is less important but we would like you to have a university education in the relevant technical field.

It's meritorious if you have experience as a technician or flight technician / engineer with good knowledge of writing in English. Also good English and Swedish in speech and writing is a requirement.

Experience of aeronautics is an advantage, but most important is that the will to learn is there!

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.

What you will be a part of

Saab is a leading defence and security company with an enduring mission, to help nations keep their people and society safe. Empowered by its 18,000 talented people, Saab constantly pushes the boundaries of technology to create a safer, more sustainable and more equitable world. Do you want to get to know our business and our people a little bit better? Here you can find some stories told by our employees.

Business area Aeronautics is an innovative supplier of world-class aircraft systems, advanced aerostructures and a wide range of support solutions within civil and military aviation. Within the business area, research, development and production of military aviation systems is conducted as well as future studies in preparation for future manned and unmanned flight systems and further development of existing products. Operations are conducted in Sweden, Brazil, Norway, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and the United States.

Within business area Aeronautics, you find business unit Gripen Sustainment and this is where our department Support Solution Design is located. It consists of five sections of approximately 90 employees and our employees work within maintenance engineering, technical information development, and training materiel and project management mainly for Saab products.

The Airworthiness and descriptions section's main responsibility is descriptive and airworthiness information for Gripen C/D and other Saab products. The descriptive information consists of general descriptions as well as detailed descriptions for different sub-systems including illustrations. Today the section consists of 17 employees located in Linköping.

Last application day is 2022-01-11. Kindly observe that this is an ongoing recruitment process and that the position might be filled before the closing date of the advertisement. You can send us your application in either Swedish or English and we wish that you to attach a cover letter at the stage for uploading your resume/CV.

Welcome with your application - we look forward to hearing from you!

If you are interested in what benefits you can take part of as an employee at Saab in Sweden, you can read more about them here

Contact information

If you have questions regarding the position, please contact:
Gustav Enell, Manager, +46 102 165 913

If you aspire to help create and innovate whilst developing yourself in a learning culture, Saab may well have the perfect conditions for you to grow. We pride ourselves on a nurturing environment, where everyone is different yet we share the same goal - to keep people and society safe.