IKEA of Sweden offers a vibrant and inclusive culture where ideas are heard, everyone has opportunities to develop new skills, and our shared goal is always to create a better everyday life for the many people.
Within Range Area Seating, we are a diverse group of down-to-earth and straightforward colleagues who share a passion for home furnishing. Together, we develop safe and affordable solutions for a more beautiful, playful and convenient life at home.
You will join an engaged and highly skilled team that is curious about how we can make things better and find simple, smart solutions. Our work focuses on comfort and covers beds, mattresses, sofas and other seating products.
The Comfort Platform team develops solutions that reduce costs, improve products and contribute to a better life at home through standardisation, optimisation and the development of new solutions for beds, sofas and mattresses.
As a Design Engineer in the Comfort Platform team, you will work with current technologies and new materials. Together with colleagues and partners within and beyond the team, you will develop smart, innovative solutions for the IKEA range in a broader context. You will develop new textiles and comfort solutions and help shape the future roadmap. The role includes developing, verifying and documenting solutions, as well as exploring new ways of working, simulation tools and robust verification methods. The ability to deliver, take ownership and collaborate effectively is central to the role.
We are looking for someone with experience and knowledge in textile development, along with a strong understanding of production and materials. You have likely worked within a business area or closely with suppliers in purchasing or sourcing. You have a genuine interest in textiles and upholstered furniture and understand what creates value for customers.
We would welcome the following qualifications:
You are curious and have the courage to explore new solutions and navigate the unknown. You are motivated to find and create the best technical solutions for our customers, balancing quality and price while considering design and sustainability objectives. IKEA of Sweden is a global work environment, so you need to be fluent in written and spoken English.
Please submit your application, including your CV. Instead of a motivational letter we would appreciate if you could answer below questions, in English. We would like to get to know you, so tell us why you are interested in the role and how your experience can contribute. The application deadline is 5th of November.
In this role you will report to Amilia Tångne, Product Engineering Manager. If you have questions about the recruitment process, please contact Recruiter Jonas Levin at jonas.levin@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.
