Junior Patent Engineer

The Global Electrolux Talent Program presents:
The Global Electrolux Talent Program is a proactive initiative that brings together young talent from various functions and global offices within Electrolux. This programme is for those who are interested in a global, hands-on experience in an intercultural environment.
Junior Patent Engineer – Stockholm, Sweden
For us, going to work every day has an even greater purpose than putting the latest product or technology on the market. It's about improving the daily lives of millions. By being sustainable and open to new ideas, we can push the boundaries of cooking, cleaning and well-being at home. But to continue to do so, we need more people who want to innovate and rethink what life at home can be like.
At Group Patent, we ensure that great ideas come to life by ensuring the safety of our intellectual property, through collaborative efforts and in-depth technology and legal knowledge. Because we are the guardians of our engineers' creations, we deliver the next generation of innovation and competitiveness through business cases and legal frameworks. Now we offer you the opportunity to join us on our journey to shape life for the better.
A normal day at work:
As a Junior Patent Engineer, you will be part of the Swedish team based at the head office in Stockholm, consisting of 5 Patent Attorneys, 1 Patent Engineer, 4 Paralegals and 1 Patent Information Specialist. You will have the opportunity to work at the forefront with various technologies in an international environment. You will support patent attorneys in various activities such as: driving innovation, supporting our customers in IP-supported ideas, prosecuting patent applications, actively taking part in the freedom to conduct investigations, managing patent portfolios and providing general advice on IP issues to business leaders and developers. In order to continuously develop our IP function, you will also engage and contribute to various improvement projects.
To be successful, you have to be a team player, willing to learn and adapt. Accuracy and an eye for detail are important in this service and you need to be able to cope in an environment driven by deadlines,
Who are you:
Above all, you have an intense drive, willingness to learn and a constant improvement mindset.
• Agile – Both reactive and proactive, you work efficiently and flexibly to deliver results within simultaneously ongoing processes. You are a fast thinker with the ability to quickly pick up and process new information.
• Growth – You love exploring new ideas and driving continuous improvement, not only to do your best work, but also to develop your abilities and acquire new skills.
• Team player – You are committed to delivering your tasks and supporting the team.
• Collaboration – You ask and you listen. Your skills are enhanced when paired with those of your teammates.
What you will learn:
You will work under the supervision of the lawyers to create intellectual property rights, especially patent and design rights. You will also learn how to build patent portfolios by harvesting inventions and driving the process from invention to patent application. This includes conducting news and patent landscape searches, conducting patentability investigations, drafting patent applications, having contact with editors and inventors, reviewing claims and full draft patent applications, following up on decisions, and ensuring that all disclosures about inventions are handled. You will prosecute patent applications which involve reviewing search reports, identifying novelty and ingenuity, getting comments from inventors and proposing changes. You will also participate in the product development process by conducting freedom investigations. In addition, you will review our patent portfolios together with customers to ensure that our portfolios are in line with the strategy. In this way, you will also be involved in the development of IP strategy and financial follow-up of IP activities.
The service requires:
• Education: Master of Science or Bachelor's degree preferably related to data and/or computer science. Other areas may also be of interest.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills.
• Experience in project management, familiar with agile work concepts.
• Excellence in MS Office, especially Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Experienced working with various Microsoft 365 tools, such as Teams, Project Planner, OneNote, Sharepoint, and so on.
• Excellent to work with data in Excel and Power BI.
• Comfortable to present to an audience
• Master English fluently, both in speech and writing
• Programming skills would be an advantage (e.g. Python, C++, Visual Basics)
• Flexible mindset – ready to change course and take on new challenges
What you get out of the program
• Learning experience within 14 months
• Gross salary SEK 25,000
• Vacation days and other business benefits
• Mobile phone and laptop
• Visa costs and process
• Redistribution support: local registration processes