Production Technician focusing on mechanics & hydraulics

SAAB AKTIEBOLAGJönköping, Jönköpings länEURESpublished 08/26/2026
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Do you want to influence and make a real difference? Here, you contribute to creating security for people and societies. What you do matters.

Your role

As a production technician, you have a central role in our development process of new products, where you are involved throughout the entire chain, from early projects to after-market. You work in close collaboration with our development engineers to review documentation and contribute your technical expertise, ensuring that design and drawing documentation are met in an efficient and correct manner.

Your responsibility includes solving preparation and quality assurance based on drawings, as well as setting up the production methods and the test equipment needed for a successful production. When the product reaches the series phase, the role transitions into a more supporting function where you work with ongoing efficiency improvements and analyses of manufacturing methods.

Your tasks will include, among others:

Development and evaluation of manufacturing processes Documentation of test results, deviations, and improvement suggestions Maintenance and handling of tools and equipment Collaboration with design and engineering teams to optimize product development Preparation of production documentation Control preparation

In our machining workshop, we manufacture high-quality hydraulic products for defense and aerospace. Here, we work with turning, milling, and grinding in everything from aluminum to titanium, and also handle processes such as heat treatment, surface treatment, and OFP. In the assembly department, the products are completed, ranging from simple mechanical assembly to the assembly of advanced hydraulic systems with extreme requirements for precision.

Your profile

We are looking for someone who is committed, unpretentious, and possesses a natural pedagogical ability. You thrive on managing several parallel assignments and have a good ability to see the big picture without losing sight of the details.

Since the work requires constant dialogue with different parts of the business, we place great emphasis on your personal qualities and are looking for a communicative team player who spreads positive energy and values a systematic way of working. You have a high awareness of quality and a good ability to drive your own work forward, while simultaneously seeing the great value in collaborating with others.

To succeed in the role, we believe you have:

Good knowledge of reading drawings and technical documentation. Relevant work experience with a good understanding of manufacturing methods. Experience working in MPS-systems. Good knowledge of English.

It is meritorious if you have:

Experience with CAD software. Experience with the business system IFS. Knowledge of hydraulic systems.

The position requires that you undergo and be approved according to the currently applicable regulations for security protection. For positions where Saab has requirements for security clearance classification, this may, where applicable, involve requirements for certain citizenship.

What you will become a part of

Discover infinite possibilities. Embrace challenges, create smart innovations, and upgrade your abilities. This is a place for clever thinkers, brave pioneers, and everyone in between. Together we achieve the extraordinary, each bringing their unique perspective. Every contribution counts.

Saab is a leading defense and security company with the purpose of helping nations protect their populations and contributing to security for people and societies. With 28,000 talented employees, Saab develops technology and solutions for a safer and more sustainable world.

Saab develops, manufactures, and maintains advanced systems within aerospace, weapons, command and control systems, sensors, and underwater systems. Saab is headquartered in Sweden but has global operations where Saab is part of many nations' defense capabilities. Read more about us here.