About this role
BAE Systems Bofors works to strengthen defense capabilities in Sweden and our partner states worldwide. We do this by developing, producing, and selling the world's most advanced defense materials. BAE Systems Bofors operates along Sweden's entire defense policy security belt, with approximately 650 employees located in Karlstad, Karlskoga, and Örebro. The company is part of one of the world's largest defense industry groups, BAE Systems, with over 100,000 employees. This provides us with unique opportunities to combine our long tradition of local expertise with world-leading international experience.
Do you enjoy being where the action is and being part of the entire process from idea to meeting satisfied customers? Do you thrive in a varied environment where you can mix both practical and theoretical tasks?
Join our dedicated team!
The position is organizationally placed in the Development Department, within the Testing Function.
The Testing Function consists of Land, Marine, and Ammunition areas, with over 35 people working here. We have both broad and deep expertise in many areas, where we leverage each other's experiences and knowledge to develop together and take on the challenges we face daily.
You will find a free, varied, and stimulating work environment with both technical and organizational challenges, where you will manage diverse testing activities with quickly changing priorities.
About the Position
As a Testing Coordinator, you play a central role in coordinating and planning testing activities for our weapon systems. You are responsible for ensuring efficient and structured coordination of testing activities in the Land, Marine, and Ammunition areas. Your work also involves optimizing resource utilization and ensuring that the necessary competence and availability meet the requirements of current activities.
The position involves close collaboration with test leaders, project managers, and external testing sites, both nationally and internationally.
The role includes, among other things:
- Coordinate resource allocation for current testing activities
- Plan and coordinate activities in cooperation with shooting ranges
- Establish documentation for control activities and assist in compiling test reports
- Create purchase requests from external shooting range operators
- Responsible for applying for shooting times
- Manage changes in shooting times and ensure all information is updated and communicated to relevant parties
- Ensure the need for ammunition and associated components for testing activities
You will have a broad network both externally and internally and work closely with the company's development, production, and market functions.
Qualifications
We are looking for someone with a relevant university education in engineering, logistics, Defense Forces, or other equivalent field that we assess. You are a communicative person who enjoys having many contact points, likes solving problems, and can maintain order even when many things are happening simultaneously.
A B driver's license is required.
As international contacts and travel are common, you need to be fluent in English both verbally and in writing, as well as Swedish.
Great importance will be placed on personal qualities in this recruitment.
Working with Us
BAE Systems Bofors is part of a large global group, which creates good opportunities to work in an international environment. Your colleagues are not just in Sweden but also in countries like the USA and the United Kingdom. Together, we are BAE Systems.
At BAE Systems Bofors, you'll have the chance to grow and develop in a stimulating work environment where we invest in both your personal and professional development. We ensure you get a good start with a thorough introduction and continuous support from a dedicated mentor. We value both your well-being and development, which means you not only get the opportunity to grow in your role but can also influence your own health and job satisfaction. We offer generous flex hours to help you find a good life balance and provide preventive measures like health assessments and corporate healthcare. Our goal is for you to feel good both short and long-term.
As a permanent employee at BAE Systems Bofors, you'll enjoy several benefits, such as our stock program, wellness allowance, and parental pay. Additionally, we arrange appreciated social activities and provide access to a modern, well-equipped gym. We also have a safe and present leadership where employee engagement is central.
We are proud of our familial atmosphere where professionalism and community go hand in hand. We see and support each other, creating a workplace where expertise and relationships interact. At BAE Systems Bofors, you become part of an innovative and professional company that truly makes a difference.
Information and Application
We are conducting rolling selection in this recruitment process, which means positions may be filled before the advertisement period ends. Don't wait to submit your application!
BAE Systems Bofors strives for more balanced gender representation and therefore welcomes female applicants. The position involves work in security-sensitive operations