Experienced Industrial Designer

Thule Group is a global world leading company of products for sports and outdoor activities. We make it easy for people to bring the things they care for, easily, securely and in style, when living an active life. Under the motto Active Life, Simplified. we design, manufacture and sell products within the four product categories Sport&Cargo Carriers (roof racks, roof boxes and carriers for transporting cycling, water and winter sports equipment, as well as roof top tents for mounting on cars), Active with Kids (bike trailers, strollers and child bike seats), RV Products (awnings, bike racks and tents for motorhomes and caravans) and Packs, Bags & Luggage (everyday backpacks, hiking bike packs travel luggage and camera bags).


Thule Group has about 2,600 employees at 9 production facilities and 35 sales offices worldwide. The Group’s products are sold in 140 markets and in 2020, sales amounted to SEK 7.8 billion.


www.thulegroup.com




Thule Group’s product portfolio is growing and there is a steady stream of new development projects.

To enable the expansion and in parallel support the R&D organization we need to strengthen the Design Department with an experienced Industrial Designer based in Hillerstorp.

As an Industrial Designer you will be involved in the development of new products such as equipment for cycling-, water- and winter sports, roof boxes, roof top tents, bike trailers, strollers and child bike seats and bags etc.

The Industrial Designers take an active role in pre-development projects and product development projects. This means developing product functionality, based on consumer insight, and the visual design language through vast iterative ideation at the early stages, and create detailed and validated solutions in the latter.

The role require that you get close to our end users to find the relevant insights for both our existing as well as new product segments and make sure that we make better, more relevant and smarter products than our competitors.

To do this with success you need to be an Industrial designer with a strong interest to understand and empathize with the user together with a proven and a keen interest to create great long lasting products. You have a strong understanding of design principles and a developed aesthetic sense along with excellent creative problem solving skills.

You have an academic degree in related fields together with around 10 years of relevant work experience, preferably within the field of consumer products for high volume production.
You work comfortably with hands-on product development, building mock-ups and prototypes as well as utilizing digital tools (e.g. SolidWorks, Alias, Rhino, Blender and CLO 3D) and 3D prints, but hand sketching is a tool you have close at heart. We require excellent communication skills in both Swedish and English and we expect you to be comfortable in facilitating workshops and creating convincing visual and verbal presentations.

We believe in strong team work both within your own team but also across teams. We strive to be an open and curious organization, sharing our knowledge and inspiring one another. Within Thule Group you will find people who have a passion for the products we make and the active lifestyle we enable. We share the same values and we like to have fun. All of our employees have a joint responsibility to maintain that spirit and contribute to it.

About our Global Product Development Department:

We have over 150 engineers working in our Global Product Development Department and to keep the momentum in successful product development innovation, most of our Product Development functions are in-house, such as project managers, industrial designers, concept-, design-, prototype-, simulation- and test-engineers.

Our team consists of highly skilled and motivated members with a well-balanced variety of experiences. 
We are a truly global company with an international and multi culturally mixed team. English is the language we use in our daily communication.

We see a great future with continues passion for product development that is so vital for our growth as a company. We have invested heavily in expansion of our site in Hillerstorp. New offices, more space and a highly equipped Product Development center with a very impressive Global Test Center are investments that we are proud of. We also try to engage as much as possible in the nearby community to help develop a pulsate and sustainable future.

We are proud of our roots and history of being part of the entrepreneurial Gnosjö area.  Our investment in new resources, facilities and product development is also a huge investment in the area of Hillerstorp and Gnosjö.

Interested?
You will report to our Global Design Director, Henrik Eriksson, who is able to answer more detailed questions concerning this position, henrik.eriksson@thule.com.

Do you have questions about the recruitment process please contact the Recruiter Fredrik Stigbäck at telephone +46  732 360 560 or Fredrik.stigback@thule.com. Please apply through our website www.thulegroup.com/open-positions with CV, personal letter and portfolio attached. We want your application no later than 9th of May.

We are looking forward to hearing from you! Welcome with your application!