Can you really reach out to the whole world, creating a better everyday life for the many people? In Älmhult, Sweden you can. Älmhult is home to IKEA of Sweden. Here the IKEA range is developed and made available to stores and customers all over the world. At IKEA of Sweden you will work in a truly international and dynamic environment. You will have different opportunities to learn new skills and where the goal always is to create a better everyday life for the many people.
Business Area Kitchen & Dining is having ambitious plans to continue developing and securing our top position.  Are you the right person to join us?

The Product Lifecycle Engineer (PLE) is a key role for our engineering team with responsibility to take care of and maintain our products. Your main tasks will be administration, documentation and verification activities, as well as taking part in and leading improvement projects. You will help to secure that product information is up-to-date and according to IKEA documentation guidelines and standards.

To be successful in this role, you will work closely with the engineers in the product development teams as well as to have a close dialogue with the purchasing organization, suppliers and third party test laboratories to secure for the successful product- implementation. You will be working with several teams and product areas in parallel. 

You will be having good insight into IKEA specifications and test methods and keep them updated on changes in legislation and other external requirements that may influence the product areas. You will work with documentation for new product developments as well as with improvements in the running range.

You will be the one who, in one hand, are identifying gaps in product documentation – and closing them. 

In your job you will do as follows:

• Conduct changes on product documentation including technical requirements, CAD drawings and packaging solutions
• Securing the complete product documentation during the life time of the products
• Lead improvement projects of the IKEA range
• Support in verification and validation activities
• Secure that technical product information is up-to-date and according to IKEA documentation guidelines and standards
• Be part of developing the team of product life cycle engineers to secure excellent performance

We believe that you are highly committed and self-driven person. You have a university degree in Engineering or equivalent. Experience in working with product development and/or creation and maintenance of product documentation. You will have advantage if you have experience in working with  appliances and other electronic products. 

Your knowledge in 3D drawings and SolidWorks will be considered as an added advantage. You work in a structured way with analytical skills and to take the lead in your own work as well as in your contacts with internal and external stakeholders. You have basic supply chain knowledge and are skilled in requirement management and verification planning. 

Furthermore, you have strong communication skills and the ability to create confidence and build relations. You are self-motivated and a goal- and delivery-oriented person with a passion for details. 

IKEA of Sweden is a truly global environment, with colleagues from all over the world and you therefore need to be fluent in English both verbal and written. 

If you have any questions about the position please contact Bo Persson, Range Engineering Leader Appliances, +46 72-352 84 53 and regarding the recruitment process, please contact People & Culture Recruiter Jakob Bergström +46 70-147 48 90. 

We look forward to receiving your application in English, at the latest 9th of January, 2022. 

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.