IKEA has an exciting future ahead! We want to inspire and enable our customers to live a more convenient and beautiful life at home. We are making homes smarter by combining new technology with our knowledge in life at home! We are looking ahead and strengthening our business offer.  

Requirement Engineering is looking for a Product Requirement Specialist addressing the Internet of Things (IoT) and Electrical Safety aspects of Connected Devices. 

As a Product Requirement Specialist you are responsible to identify and document correct, clear and receiver-oriented product requirements, creating pre-requisites for a safe and compliant range. You will influence relevant new and existing legislations, regulations and standards while you develop a network of stakeholders in external alliances and standardization organizations. You work closely to different product development and product engineering teams at IKEA of Sweden. Furthermore you work with requirements related to both new and complex product types as well as with improvements to the current range. 

Specifics for this position 
IoT continues to evolve and it’s important for IKEA to stay informed about international and regional risk and safety standards to secure that products are safe and complies too these regulatory requirements. To ensure that IKEA products, e.g. our Home Smart range, are possible to develop in compliance with these standards you will be responsible to ensure that electrical and IoT safety standards are known and easily understood by the IKEA product development teams. With your previous experience from this domain you are perceived as a natural speaking partner and an authority when it comes to interpretation of the derived product requirements from these standards and regulations. 

You have a good understanding of the safety aspects of connected devices. That have been working with these aspects from a standardization, software development or architectural point of view and have a good understanding of the ways that standards are being developed and maintained in different standardization organizations and by authorities. You have the ability to analyze, assess, interpret complex subjects and identify needed actions, while translating these complex issues into simple language. You have a drive to identify, understand and make these requirements available by educating the development organization on news and updates.  

You are open minded, communicative and have an interest in improving ways of working by applying lessons learnt from your daily work and to take a lead in your contacts with internal and external stakeholders. You have the capability and strong interest to build and to maintain this network of both internal and external contacts in the global standardization community. You therefore need to be fluent in English. 

Sounds interesting? Submit your application in English latest 10th of June. If you have any questions about the position you are welcome to contact hiring manager Hans Andersson +46 (0)723 527 169. If you are having questions about the process please contact People & Culture Recruiter Maria Fröberg Larsson +46 (0)766 190 996.