Do you want to go to work and help create a better life at home?
With us, you can feel at home at work while sharing that feeling with millions of people around the world. We encourage you to stand up for yourself and others, creating an environment where everyone feels welcome. We invite you to open new doors, embrace mistakes, and grow from them. As our Design Engineer, you’ll have many opportunities to try things you’ve never done before.
As a Design Engineer (DE) in the Textile Platform team you will work with the latest technologies and materials, develop smart innovative engineering solutions together with great people in and outside the Platform team. You will be developing standard solutions for our range of textile products in the contexts of Home Furnishing accessory businesses and support achievement of IKEA material and Rage strategy goals. As the Design Engineer in the team, you are involved in developing and documenting engineering solutions (such as fabric constructions, accessories etc.). You will be joining a great team, always pushing boundaries with finding new ways and methods, simulation tools and strong verification approach. Giving and taking responsibility, leadership and working with people have a large focus in this role.
And of course: it is a lot of fun!
We are looking for you who have at least 3 years of hands-on experience with fabrics and textile products, covering development, production and materials. You have most likely worked in the textile industry, in a business development unit or closely with textile production. You bring knowledge of textile products, together with an understanding of what matters to our customers.
As a Design Engineer, you bring:
Even if you feel you don't have all the desired qualifications, please send in your application!
To simplify and have good speed in the recruitment process, you apply for the role by uploading your CV (in english) in Smart Recruiters, including your answers to these questions (no motivational letter needed):
Looking into Textile business for home furnishing accessories (bedlinen, bath and living room textiles) what would be your approach for improving current status of below 3 topics:
On top of these questions, please also tell us what motivated you to apply for this role at IKEA.
Please, keep your answers short and concise.
The role is based in Älmhult. We believe in the power of coming together and the role requires you to be in the office the majority of your working time.
We really want to get to know you! The last day to send your application is September 28th 2026.
If you have any questions about the role, please contact Hiring manager Nikolay Pishiev, Product Engineering Manager at nikolay.pishiev@inter.ikea.com. If you have questions about the recruitment process contact Recruiter Sandra Nielsen at sandra.nielsen1@inter.ikea.com
ONE BRAND, MANY COMPANIES AND MANY, MANY PEOPLE
We’re a diverse group of down-to-earth, straightforward people with a passion for home furnishing. We come from all over the world, but we share an inspiring vision: “to create a better everyday life for the many people”.
How we realise this vision is based on our shared humanistic values. These values are the foundation of our work and our inclusive, open and honest culture where you can be yourself. Our culture is based on the spirit of togetherness, enthusiasm and fun. And we’re always looking for people who share our positive attitude and values.
IKEA unites thousands of co-workers and hundreds of companies with different owners, all over the world, organised in a franchise system. It’s one brand but it reaches millions of hearts and homes.
ABOUT INTER IKEA GROUP
The purpose of Inter IKEA Group is to secure continuous improvement, development, expansion and a long life of the IKEA Concept. It has three core businesses: Franchise, Range & Supply and Industry.
• Inter IKEA Systems B.V. is the owner of the IKEA Concept and the worldwide IKEA franchisor. The assignment is to continuously develop the IKEA Concept and to ensure its successful implementation in existing and new markets. 11 different groups of companies own and operate IKEA sales channels under franchise agreements with Inter IKEA Systems B.V. A large group of franchisees are owned & operated by INGKA Group. Inter IKEA Systems B.V. also assigns different IKEA companies to develop range, supply and communication.
• IKEA Range & Supply is responsible for developing and supplying the global IKEA range. This means working with the whole value chain: from the needs and wants of the many people, through product development and the sourcing of raw materials, to a product’s end-of-life.
• IKEA Industry is the largest producer of wooden furniture in the world and manufactures wood-based furniture for the IKEA product range. We can offer a wide variety of exciting roles and assignments - from product development to production and from distribution and store design to interior design. And much, much more! And we’re always looking for people who have the desire to learn and grow professionally right along with our business.
We can offer a wide variety of exciting roles and assignments - from product development to production and from distribution and store design to interior design. And much, much more! And we’re always looking for people who have the desire to learn and grow professionally right along with our business.
