IKEA Range & Supply has the responsibility to develop, design, produce and supply IKEA stores with home furnishing solutions available to the many people. Each year IKEA Range & Supply introduce 2,000 new products in the IKEA stores. The total range is almost 10,000 products.

Do you want to use your technical expertise to provide innovative technological solutions connected to water? Do you want to create well-being and save time and money for our customers as well as the planet? Then you might be our next Product Development Engineer!

At IKEA of Sweden in Älmhult the IKEA range is developed and made available to customers all over the world. It is also here we explore the future to create ideas and innovations for a better everyday life at home for the many people.

New Business & Innovation

With the task to capture the opportunities of a changing world, New Business & Innovation has the responsibility to enable IKEA to meet the future. We are here to explore the big problems in the life at home, creating solutions relevant for the many people. We are curious, eager to step into the unknown and believe in co-creating across borders, inside and outside of the company. We are here to collaborate and challenge known truths in a world of ideas and technology. 

With the IKEA vision – to create a better everyday life for the many people - as a starting point, we focus on creating capabilities and solutions that are relevant in the life at home today and tomorrow. Care to join us?

About the job

As a Product Development Engineer you will utilize your technical knowledge to provide smart technical solutions that will simplify, create wellbeing and save time and money for our customers. You will turn your knowledge and expertise into innovative solutions that will support people to live a more sustainable life at home. You will be responsible for taking the lead in securing we have all the requirements that are involved with defining and developing new product concepts related to water solutions. 

The Product Development Engineer is also responsible for leading the technical aspects of product development from assigned projects on behalf of our Home Furnishing Businesses through the Innovate and Create solutions step of the Develop New Solutions process. The first step is a feasibility study based on high level concept descriptions that will help to determine the necessary capabilities for further development into final products including creation of advanced prototypes.

In this role you will be responsible to drive the dialogue with leading development partners in their field of expertise, and ensure we deliver on the technology requirements needed to support the development of products and solutions.

To be successful in this role we see that you have an engineering background with experience in development connected to water (reduce, recycle, clean, harvest energy, make available etc.). You are determined and driven by innovation with a problem solving approach built on curiosity, courage to try new solutions and explore the unknown. You have the capability to build strong relations with all stakeholders. You are passionate about creating the best technical solutions for the customer at the right price with the right quality, beautiful design and focus on sustainability.

Furthermore we see that you have knowledge in:

- Strong understanding of product construction and design;
- Understanding of different materials and techniques used in connection to water;
- Ability to turn your knowledge into innovative product solutions:
- Supply Chain - Cost Drivers, Handling of Goods, Raw material
- Project specific technical knowledge (Product requirements, Market, Customer, Technical solutions and innovation);
- Engineering knowledge (Drawing technique, 3D models, Material, Production, Verification, Construction);
- Good knowledge of Project management methodology (e.g. Task planning, Time, Resource, Cost planning and KPI's);
- Relevant IT tools knowledge level (Solid Works, Pia, PLUS, Project Management tool, etc.);
- Knowledge of how to integrate digital technology into furniture design is a bonus.

IKEA offers an exciting and empowering working environment in a global marketplace. And as the world’s leader at life at home, you have exceptional opportunities to grow and develop together with us. At IKEA we believe that when you as an individual grow - IKEA grows!

If you are interested to apply, please send us your CV and motivational letter in English by Friday 1st December 2017. Please note that we will be interviewing continuously, which means that we may close the application process earlier than stated if we find the right candidates. Please send us your application in English today!

If you have questions about the recruitment process, please contact Recruitment Specialist Johanna Hansson at +46 (0)73 376 1744

This is a permanent position based in Älmhult, an inspirational working environment, based on creativity and innovation, which gives you the opportunity to work and interact with people from all around the world. Älmhult has excellent commuting possibilities with hourly trains to Malmö, Lund and Växjö, and an IKEA shuttle bus run back and forth to Helsingborg two times a day.