At Children’s IKEA, we are a diverse group of down-to-earth, straightforward people with a playful approach to life at home. We come from all over the world, but we share an inspiring vision: “to create a better everyday life for the many people” and the many for us is children “The most important people in the world” and of course their parents. We develop safe and affordable products for a beautiful, playful, and more convenient life at home. We are passionate about children and their development. Everything we do is based on a spirit of playfulness and togetherness, and now we are looking for someone who shares our positive attitude and values. 

We are looking for two Product Requirement Engineers (PRE) on temporary contracts, for one of the roles textile experiences is a requirement and the other role will work with children’s beds and cots. In the PRE role you will translate customer’s wishes into technical requirements. You will be responsible to identify and develop product requirements that will make our products safe, loved by our customers and sellable in all our markets.  

As Product Requirement Engineer you will work in the product development team as the requirement expert. You will also create a strong relationship with the Requirement specialist department and as well as engineers from the Purchasing organisation to secure understanding of the product requirements and successful implementation. You will have good knowledge of the IKEA specifications, product development requirements, standards, and test methods relevant to the product areas you are responsible for.  

n this assignment your main responsibilities will be:  

• Develop product requirements for sustainable, safe, and functional products. 

• Identify and connect legal and market specific requirements on products. 

• Develop durability and functional tests that resemble real life usage over the lifetime of the product. 

• Responsible for communicating technical requirements/test methods to stakeholders e.g., product development team, engineers from Purchasing Organisation and Test labs. 

For PRE role for textiles, you need to have a University Degree in Textile Engineering or similar, and for the PRE for beds and cribs it’s good to have and University Degree in Engineering or similar. Both should have a couple of years of experience of working with product development and/or creating and documenting product requirements. 
In the product requirement engineering field, you are regarded as experienced with the ability to lead yourself, take great responsibility and drive initiatives from start to finish.  
You have good analytical skills and a high ability to coordinate, lead and inspire others.   
You have a passion for sharing knowledge and the ability to explain complex matters in an easy way. You are good at creating your own network and at working in teams and making things happen by involving and engaging people. 

You also know how to apply agile development methods and you are experienced and motivated to work in a rapidly changing environment. It’s an advantage if you have experience of working with children's products. 

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

If you have any questions about the position please contact recruiting manager Isabell Pettersson isabell.pettersson@inter.ikea.com  and regarding the recruitment process, please contact People and Culture Recruiter Maria Fröberg Larsson +46 766 190 996. 

 
Please apply no later than June 25thbut note that we are interviewing continuously and will close the advert if we find the right candidate before the closing date.  
 
We are looking forward to your application!