Saab Australia
2024 Graduate Program - Expression of Interest (Jan 2024)
Adelaide, Melbourne
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Opportunity details
- Graduate Job or Program
- AUD 75000 / Year
- Attractive salary and industry leading benefits
- 25-40 vacancies
- Apply by 9 Apr 2023
- Start date 21 Jan 2024 - 29 Jan 2024
About us
Saab Australia is a defence, security and cyber solutions provider, specialising in the development and integration of major defence and security systems. For over 30 years in Australia, we have built a reputation for delivering complex systems integration projects that provide proven and advanced capabilities to keep us ahead of today’s challenges.
From combat, communications, security and underwater systems, to mixed reality, cyber security and deployable health solutions, our extensive portfolio of products and services provide high-technology solutions for defence forces and civil industries across the globe.
Apply today to join our crew and deliver solutions with purpose.
The role
As a Saab Graduate, you will work alongside experienced engineers to deliver world leading and innovative projects.
Saab’s Graduate Program is a two year program, which offers you the opportunity to work across two or three teams through structured rotations across the business. These rotations are individually tailored to your current skills and developmental needs, business requirements and individual preferences.
Following the successful completion of the program, you will be placed into a permanent position within the business so that you can continue the growth of your exciting new career.
Our 2024 program will likely be comprised of the following graduate roles, based out of both our Adelaide and Melbourne offices:
- Software Engineering within our 9LV Combat Management System, Underwater Combat & Automation System, OneView Security System and Space Domain product teams
- Hardware Engineering focusing on electrical/electronic, mechanical/mechatronic and biomedical solutions for our 9LV Combat Management System, Underwater Platform Management System, OneView Security System and Deployable Health Solutions
- System Engineering design of combat systems for the Royal Australian Navy’s surface fleet, OneView Security System installations Australia wide and our Space Domain programs
- Modelling & Analysis of naval Combat System solutions
- Integrated Logistics Support Engineering of naval Combat System solutions
- Cyber security consulting and engineering supporting Saab’s business areas, products and external clients
About you
We are searching for talented and inquisitive problem-solvers, who are interested in designing and developing products that will help to keep people and society safe.
To be eligible for the Saab Australia Graduate Program, you will need to meet the following criteria:
- Completed within the last two (2) years, or about to complete, a Bachelor’s Degree, specialising in:
- Software Engineering/Computer Science
- Computer Systems/Networking/IT
- Electrical/Electronics Engineering
- Mechanical/Mechatronics Engineering
- Biomedical engineering
- Cyber Security
Or a related technical discipline
As Defence security clearance is required for these roles, you will be an Australian citizen and eligible to obtain and maintain appropriate clearance.
Culture and benefits
We employ over 600 Australians and are committed to fostering a culture of excellence and enriching the employee experience. By joining Saab, you’ll be a part of a collaborative and supportive organisation, where your professional growth and work-life balance are emphasised. You’ll work within an innovative and vibrant workplace and have the opportunity to develop a long-term, fulfilling career.
Applications
Click ‘Apply’ to submit your expression of interest. Please ensure that you attach the below as a minimum:
- CV and cover letter
- Academic transcript
- Proof of Australian Citizenship i.e. passport or birth certificate
Saab Australia is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders to apply. We also welcome applications from individuals with culturally diverse backgrounds.
Saab Australia is a proud supporter of the Veterans’ Employment Program and welcomes the interest of ex-service members, veterans and their families.
Hiring criteria
- No experience required
- Australian Citizen
- IT & Computer Science +more
- Bachelor or higher
Reviews
I have been given quite a lot of responsibility when it comes to deliverables. Only issue is that sometimes I will be busy and have things to do and other times I will have nothing allocated to me and my Team Lead and Manager do not offer work in those periods.
I am a Graduate Software Engineer currently working within the Maritime division, I am currently working on 9LV. My day-to-day responsibilities include communicating with my immediate team about my workings on the previous day of working, and what my current objectives are, and achieving those objectives. These objectives primarily include programming, software documentation and problem analysis.
Learning how to deliver client ready documentation that meets the particular standard requirements the client has chosen to implement.
About the employer
Saab Australia
4.0
1,000 - 50,000 employees
Defence & Aerospace
Saab Australia is a leading provider of defence, civil, and security solutions with over 1000 employees in six locations across Australia.
Pros and cons of working at Saab Australia
Pros
Numerous opportunities to network with fellow graduates and team members, welcoming team members, good work-life balance, good work culture, flexible working arrangements, interesting projects, great mentoring program
Learning about business strategies and processes that are used on projects. This is drastically different to taught content from university course work. Graduate school development. This has taught me professional skills to be used in workplaces. I think these skills are very important because they can be used universally in all workplace environments. Meeting professionals in different fields.
Culture, especially the events that promote socializing outside of your own business unit. - Work and teams are supportive of each other and promote learning deeply in your area; but also promote broadening skills and developing to understand broader picture of projects. Work is valuable and as a graduate, I feel like I contribute to the work being done overall in the business. The ability to work my own hours (within reason) has greatly allowed me to develop a proper work-life balance that has allowed for objectively improved health since finishing university.
The culture at SAAB is great. In an organisation that is expanding quite quickly, It's great to see the investment and care for its employees. Monthly department meetings to hear what is happening across the company is also great insight, in particular for graduate engineers.
Autonomy and not micromanaged. Get to do things on my own and ask questions when I need.
Cons
Lack of documentation for procedures. A lot of the times I have found myself stuck on a question or task because there are no instructions/guidelines that I can refer to.
Some tools are counterintuitive to use, but they have trainings to learn these tools appropriately.
I can't answer this, haven't experienced anything that can be described as the worst thing
Lack of processes/not fully implemented and practised processes.
Developing larger standardised processes within the company/