Saab Australia (Saab) has opened its expanded Melbourne office to accommodate its Victorian workforce and support the delivery of major defence and security projects.
Supported by the Victorian Government, the expanded facility will include a Centre of Excellence for the integration of uncrewed systems into the Saab Combat Management System.
Over the next two years Saab will create 60 jobs in Melbourne, with a focus on recruiting software and systems engineers, project professionals and electronics technicians.
This growth will increase Saab’s Victorian workforce to around 120 employees, up from 10 in early 2020.
“Saab has ambitious growth plans and we’ve identified Melbourne as an attractive place to invest and recruit talented people,” said Saab Australia Managing Director, Andy Keough.
“We’ve been delivering complex systems integration in Australia for over 30 years and we’re pleased to have the support of the Victorian Government to continue creating jobs as we introduce new technology and further develop our sovereign combat management system capabilities.”
Since opening its Hawthorn facility in 2021, Saab has established the Deployable Healthcare Centre of Excellence, including transferring technology and IP from Sweden to Australia.
Saab is investing in what it calls 'a major national expansion program', which includes a new office in Canberra, the Deployable Health Capability Support Centre in Brisbane, and the Sovereign Combat System Collaboration Centre and office expansion in Adelaide.