Saab Australia Graduate Stories

You don’t know anything (yet), there’s still so much to learn after university – that’s just about getting a framework. There’s so much expertise in industry that isn’t in your textbooks! 

Everything happens for a reason - don’t be afraid to change directions, you’ll end up exactly where you’re supposed to be.

While the tasks we work on are awesome, what drives me to work every morning is the care and respect that Saab gives to its employees.

It is very satisfying to be able to come up with a creative solution to the technical challenges we have at work and to see the results we create being implemented in real deployable software.

From the people Saab hires, to the support of the social club, working at Saab is a very positive work environment.

I always knew I wanted to create and build things, so decided to pursue engineering at university.

Definitely, one of the most satisfying things is being stuck on a problem for hours/days and then finally figuring out the solution.

The best thing about my job is working on important projects that make a difference to other people’s lives.

A highlight of my work is having the opportunity to work in a team to solve a problem which is bigger than what I could tackle on my own.

My role is to develop software for Saab’s naval combat management system which is the command and control center of many advanced surface vessels and submarines.

The best way to figure out what a job is actually like is by speaking to people in the field and trying it out yourself.

Don’t focus on the grades, focus on understanding the content and its practical relevance (and the grades will come with it).