IKEA Components is looking for a Requirement & Design Engineer (RDE) who combines automation and mechanical design with our great team of Engineers within retail equipment. The base in your work will be to work with both digital solutions, mechanical design and lighting. You will implement software and automation development in a mechanical environment like digitally present "mechanical" products.

To be successful in this role, we believe that:

• You are excellent at building trustworthy relationships and working together with your team colleagues and across departments.
• As a person, you are down-to-earth, pragmatic solution orientated with a sparkling curiosity that will lead you forward in the unknown.
• You are self-driven, you make things happen and are open to change
• You have a business mindset and interest in the market and global trends
• You have a sense of urgency and strive to optimize sustainability, cost, quality and function
• University degree in engineering or equivalent qualification
• Five year’s work experience in engineering
• Experience from “mechatronic” design
• Good analytical skills and a pro-active and problem-solving approach
• Experiences of FEA engineering and simulation
• Good communication skill
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken

As a Requirement & Design Engineer (RDE) you will be responsible for:

• Develop products within the retail equipment range in different materials and functions from concept sketches to final product.
• Responsible for improvements of the current range and creating range plans for better products.

At IKEA we believe that we’re better when we’re physically together for collaboration, dialogues, and conversations. We believe in the power of human interactions, the informal chats, the energy, belonging, and creativity generated by people in the same place. Our approach is that we spend most of our time in the IKEA workplace and with the flexibility to work from home when relevant. This role is based in Älmhult.

Please send us your application in English – CV and motivation letter – no later than 1 April 2022. We want to get to know you, so make sure you tell us why you would be a good fit. 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 candidate.

If you have any questions regarding the position, please contact Range & Engineering Manager Jan Henriksson at [email protected]. If you have questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Recruiter Katie Pettersson on +46 702 99 42 48.

Company Description

IKEA Components is a great place to work! It is a company with many different possibilities to grow and develop across the global IKEA value chain. We look upon everyone as a talent and is appointed to be a Talent Provider within IKEA Range & Supply. We work with an inclusive approach to create a better everyday life for many people. Within IKEA Components, we work with innovation and automation, and we constantly challenge ourselves to be proactive and develop the business. From now on, we will have a high focus on digitalization and becoming more climate positive – are you curious to join us?

We are looking forward to your application!