Saab

Manufacturing Support Manager

Göteborg
Full-time
Posted Nov 2, 2026

Skills

Communication
Leadership
Operations
Recruiting
Supply Chain

Job description

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Your role

We are looking for a Manufacturing Support Manager to lead and develop a team responsible for manufacturing engineering, industrialization, and technical support within Giraffe 1X production.

In this role, you will build and lead a multidisciplinary team of

Production and Industrialization Engineers focused on ensuring stable operations, rapid problem resolution, high product quality, continuous improvement, and successful implementation of product and process changes. Your team will play a key role in enabling efficient, scalable, and high-quality production of our compact and mobile radar system, Giraffe 1X.

You will be responsible for all manufacturing support functions within Giraffe 1X production and report to the Head of Giraffe 1X Manufacturing. Working closely with managers and teams across Production, Quality, Supply Chain, and R&D, you will contribute to achieving production targets and developing future manufacturing capabilities. The role also includes close collaboration with production organizations in both Sweden and the United Kingdom.

What will you do:

•Lead and develop a team of Production and Industrialization Engineers.

•Ensure effective manufacturing support to meet safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives.

•Drive industrialization of new products, processes, and manufacturing equipment.

•Partner with Production, Quality, Supply Chain, and R&D to resolve technical challenges and improve manufacturing performance.

•Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on productivity, quality, and scalability.

•Prioritize engineering resources and support strategic manufacturing development.

•Monitor key performance indicators (KPI) and drive data-based decision-making and operational excellence.

•Occasional travel to the United Kingdom is required to support manufacturing activities and strengthen cross-site collaboration.

Your profile:

•Proven leadership experience in a manufacturing, production, or industrial engineering environment.

•Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes, assembly operations, and quality methodologies.

•Experience driving production improvements, industrialization activities, and operational efficiency initiatives.

•Ability to lead through change and manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

•Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

•Strong commitment to safety, quality, and continuous improvement.

•Degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, or a related field is considered an advantage.

Kindly observe that this is an ongoing recruitment process and that the position might be filled before the closing date of the advertisement.

What you will be part of

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Saab is a leading defense and security company with an enduring purpose, to help nations keep their people and society safe. Empowered by its 30,000 talented people, Saab constantly pushes the boundaries of technology to create a safer and more sustainable world.

Saab designs, manufactures and maintains advanced systems in aeronautics, weapons, command and control, sensors and underwater systems. Saab is headquartered in Sweden. It has major operations all over the world and is part of the domestic defense capability of several nations. Read more about us here .

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