Are you passionate about textiles, comfort, and material innovation? Do you want to influence how millions of people experience comfort in their everyday life?
We're looking for a Material Technology Engineer - Comfort to drive the development of innovative materials, technologies, and manufacturing solutions within our Textile & Comfort area. You will combine deep material expertise with a strong understanding of customer needs, sustainability, and industrial production to create better products at an affordable price. Based on the responsibilities and competence requirements described for the Material Technology Engineer role.
As part of the Material & Engineering team, you will lead innovation and development projects focused on textiles, soft materials, comfort constructions, and related manufacturing technologies.
You will work closely with product developers, suppliers, innovation teams, and external partners to identify opportunities and transform ideas into scalable solutions.
Your responsibilities will include:
You are curious by nature and genuinely excited about understanding how materials influence comfort, functionality, durability, and sustainability.
We believe you have:
Why this role?
This is an opportunity to shape the future of comfort. You will work with material innovation from idea to implementation, influencing everything from next-generation textile materials to sustainable comfort solutions that reach customers around the world.
If you are excited about combining material science, textile expertise, innovation, and customer insight, we would love to hear from you.
Please see we will have this position open on several locations ( Älmhult, Warsaw, Shanghai and Ho Chi Minh City), it is however same position that we are looking for to be placed in one of these locations.
Apply now and help us create better comfort through better materials. Please send us your application – CV and letter of motivation – in English latest by 13 October 2026.
We wish for you to answer the following question:
If you have questions about the role, please contact Material & Engineering Manager Catarina Englund at catarina.englund1@inter.ikea.com
If you have questions about the recruitment process, please contact People & Culture Specialist Femina Karlsson at femina.ladhani.karlsson@inter.ikea.com.
We always recruit based on values, competence, potential and diversity. We will first consider co-workers employed at Inter IKEA Group impacted by organizational changes provided competence requirements are met for the role.
Welcome with your application!
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.
