We are looking for a Product Requirement Engineer – Water solutions to join us on our exciting journey!

We believe that you are highly committed and self-driven person, who has a solid industrial experience from the field of taps, showers, or sanitary fitting production as well as a background in regulatory work, test & certification on a global market.

As Product Requirement Engineer for Water solutions, you are responsible for the specification of product during its full life cycle. Your task as Product Requirement Engineer is to translate customer’s wishes into technical requirements and to identify and create product requirements and to choose test methods for the product area.

You also participate in the creation of new and additional development tests needed for product validation, contributing to better and safer products with higher customer satisfaction. Additionally, you contribute to compliant products in all markets through adequate knowledge of product laws and standards and certification schemes.

In this role as a  Product Requirement Engineer for Water solutions, you will work closely to a product development team as the requirement specialist, responsible to set and document the relevant product requirements. You are also responsible for the verification of the test & certification requirements.

Additional you are responsible to maintain a functioning network at all ends, within the IKEA structures, suppliers but also 3rd parties such as test labs and certifiers to secure for the successful product implementation. You need to have good insight into specifications and test methods and keep updated on changes in legislation and other external requirements that may influence the product areas under your responsibility. You will work with documentation for new product developments and well as with improvements to the running range.

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

You are an experienced engineer working with requirements in the process of product development, product improvement and technical solutions both with new products and running range together with the R & D team. You have experience of solutions and knowledge in material like solid steel, brass, plastics, and chrome plating. 

You have a university degree in engineering or equivalent job-related experience. 

You have excellent communication skills and the ability to create confidence and build relations in your contacts with internal and external stakeholders. You have experience from product development, quality management and probably supply chain- and production knowledge and are skilled in requirement management and verification planning. 

The position is permanent, and located in Älmhult, Sweden. Älmhult has excellent commuting possibilities with hourly trains to Malmö, Lund and Växjö and an IKEA shuttle bus back and forth to Helsingborg two times a day.

If you have any questions about the position contact Camilla Albertsson, [email protected] and regarding the recruitment process, please contact Christina Appelqvist , +46-766-113408. 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.
 
We look forward to receiving your application in English, at the latest 17th of June 2022.  

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.