# Mechanical Design Engineer

Introduction Saab UK is part of Scandinavia’s largest defence company, bringing together the best of Swedish and British innovation. Saab offers world-leading solutions and services in defence, aviation, space, and civil security to keep people and society safe. Our UK presence has been growing at pace, meaning we can offer a wide range of opportunities for personal fulfilment and career growth. We currently employ over 600 people across eight sites in the UK, and our specialisations include software engineering, underwater robotics, radars, AI, and armed forces training. What you will be part of Saab is a leading defence and security company with an enduring purpose, to help nations keep their people and society safe. Empowered by its 28,000 talented people, Saab constantly pushes the boundaries of technology to create a safer and more sustainable world. Saab designs, manufactures and maintains advanced systems in aeronautics, weapons, command and control, sensors and underwater systems. Saab is headquartered in Sweden. It has major operations all over the world and is part of the domestic defence capability of several nations. The Role: This role is part of the Saab UK Bluebear B

- **Id**: 3608687
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/saab-mechanical-design-engineer-2>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: United Kingdom
- **Countries**: GB
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-02T12:53:38Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-02
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-07T02:16:51Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 5
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 4063
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- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Combat Aircraft, Naval Systems, Missiles, C4ISR

## Company

- **Id**: 37170
- **Name**: Saab
- **Domain**: saab.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/saab>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 100
- **Open postings**: 20
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 29
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

## Technologies

- **SolidWorks** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 5

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-02T12:53:38Z

## Visa

- Country: GB; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: Licensed UK visa sponsor (Skilled Worker, Senior or Specialist Worker); Route: Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker

## Liveness

- **Score**: 89
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.888
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 4
- **Expected fill days**: 29
- **Reasons**: conf:3, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

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