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Frost Unmanned

Head of Engineering

Frost Unmanned Stora Höga, Västra Götaland County, Sweden

Defense and Space Manufacturing · 11-50 employees

18 h ago
engineering-manager Senior (5-10 yrs) Full-time Sweden
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About the role

The Head of Engineering will lead the engineering function, overseeing technical delivery for UAV and USV platforms from design through to production. This role involves managing engineering programs, coordinating with external suppliers, and ensuring compliance with security and export control regulations.

What they look for

Engineering management Hardware development Aerospace engineering Defence systems Project planning Technical leadership Supplier management Configuration control Product lifecycle management UAV systems USV systems Integration testing Export control Security clearance

Requirements

Candidates must hold a degree in mechanical, aerospace, or marine engineering, or possess equivalent experience in hardware development. Proven experience in leading engineering teams and managing complex product lifecycles within the defence or aerospace sectors is required.

Full description

The role Frost Unmanned is looking for a Head of Engineering to own technical delivery across our platforms. You will run the engineering function day to day, set technical priorities, and make sure designs reach test and production on schedule. You report to the CEO and work closely with business development, production and our external partners.

What you will do

  • Lead engineering for the Tracer fixed-wing UAV and the Arrow USV, including the launcher system
  • Plan and track engineering programmes: scope, schedule, resources and risks
  • Set technical requirements and review design, integration and test results
  • Manage external engineering suppliers and consultants, including simulation and design support, and verify their output
  • Coordinate engineering input to customer demos, exercises, trials and tenders
  • Own configuration control, documentation and engineering processes as the team grows
  • Develop and support the engineers and technicians in the team
  • Stay hands-on where it is needed, but your main job is to lead the function

What we are looking for

  • Degree in mechanical, aerospace, marine or similar engineering, or equivalent experience
  • Experience leading engineering work or programmes in hardware development, preferably aerospace, defence, marine or composites
  • Track record of taking a physical product from design through test to production
  • Experience managing suppliers and external consultants
  • Clear written and spoken English. Swedish is an advantage
  • Ability to prioritise and decide in a small, fast-moving team

Security and export control Frost Unmanned works under Swedish security protection and export control rules. The position requires that you can be approved in a säkerhetsprövning with registerkontroll and can work under export control restrictions. Each candidate is assessed individually.

What we offer

  • A role with direct influence on products, priorities and how the company is built
  • A team working on defence systems for Nordic, Baltic and European customers
  • Start: ASAP

Apply Apply through Teamtailor with your CV and a short cover letter. Last application date: open until filled.

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