Life Cycle Support Manager

Patria is an international defense and technology company with over 100 years of experience. The Sustainment Solutions business area is responsible for the sale, offering, and delivery of life cycle support and software products, as well as strategic partnership with the Finnish Defence Forces and Patria's government business. We are looking for an LCS Manager, Weapon Systems for the Life Cycle Support business to develop and maintain life cycle services and related service products for weapon systems. In this role, you will centrally influence how the life cycle support, maintenance services, and service concepts of weapon systems meet the current and future needs of customers. You will work in close cooperation with service managers, product management, design, system suppliers, and other internal and external stakeholders. The role combines the development of life cycle services, technical expertise, and the practical maintenance of service concepts. You do not have direct subordinates, but act as an independent expert responsible for the development and continuous improvement of your area of responsibility. A key part of your role is the development of life cycle services and related products for weapon systems, as well as the definition of life cycle support concepts. You ensure that service solutions support the systems in use by customers throughout their life cycle, taking into account, among other things, the availability of spare parts, maintenance services, configuration management, and obsolescence management. You act as support for customers, service managers, and the business in the development of life cycle services, provide special expertise in questions related to weapon system technologies, and participate in supporting contract negotiations and contract changes from the perspective of life cycle services. What kind of expert are we looking for? We are looking for a proactive and development-oriented expert who enjoys a technically demanding operating environment and wants to be involved in developing long-term life cycle service solutions. You perceive broad entities, can work independently, and move things forward determinedly in cooperation with various stakeholders. You are interested in technologies, service business, and understanding customer needs. Success in the position requires an active approach, the ability to adopt new things, and a desire to deepen expertise in weapon systems and their life cycle services. We expect from you: - A suitable university degree (engineer, Master of Science in Technology, commercial or equivalent) - Understanding of technical products, systems, or the operating environment of the manufacturing industry - Ability to develop service concepts and identify customer needs from a business perspective - Good technical understanding and the ability to adopt new technical entities - Self-directed, goal-oriented, and responsible approach to work - Good interaction and cooperation skills and the ability to operate at the customer interface - Fluent Finnish and English language skills - Good proficiency in using Microsoft Office tools We consider as an advantage: - Experience with weapon systems or the defense industry operating environment - Experience in life cycle services, maintenance services, or the development of service business - Understanding of system life cycle management, maintenance concepts, or obsolescence management - Experience in service design or the productization of services - Experience working in a technical expert or customer interface role What we offer: At Patria, you get to do things that you cannot even see elsewhere. You have the opportunity for a long and diverse career with Patria's unique products and operations. You will become part of our good-spirited team consisting of experienced professionals. We offer as employee benefits, among others, an annual performance bonus model, as well as lunch and leisure benefits, and support for work-related studies. We have comprehensive occupational health services, which include, for example, specialist physician services. We also provide accident insurance for our employees in their free time. We also value your free time, so you can balance work and leisure flexibly, for example by utilizing flexible working hours. Application deadline: 23.8.2026. Applications are processed during the application period and selections are made as soon as suitable persons are found. Please note that we do not process applications sent by email.