Saab is a Swedish aerospace and defence company founded in 1937, employing 26,100 people across more than 30 countries with innovations deployed in over 100 countries worldwide. The company develops advanced defence and security solutions spanning aeronautics, weapons, command and control, sensors, underwater systems, cyber security, and radar systems. Core technical domains include submarine technology, airborne early warning systems, and civil security applications.
The company's product portfolio includes the Gripen fighter aircraft, GlobalEye airborne early warning aircraft, submarine technology systems, radar systems for defence and security applications, and naval vessels. These platforms integrate multiple technical domains - sensor fusion, command and control architectures, and autonomous systems - requiring engineers who can work across hardware-software boundaries in mission-critical environments. Development work focuses on continuous adaptation and improvement of fielded systems, addressing real-world constraints in military defence across all domains and civil security applications.
Saab serves government authorities, military organizations, and corporations requiring critical infrastructure protection. The company's engineering culture emphasizes proven deployments over speculative technology, with stated adherence to ethical standards in developing systems that protect democratic values. Technical challenges span the full spectrum from underwater acoustic systems to airborne platforms, offering engineering problems in robotics, autonomy, sensor integration, and resilient system architectures operating under adversarial conditions.