Mechanical Development Engineer

At Permobil we see ability. Our purpose is to make the lives of people living with disabilities more enriching. This commitment drove our founders to pursue their dreams of providing a better life for the physically challenged. It now drives us to push the boundaries of design and technology in pursuit of innovations that help improve the quality of life for our users. Thanks to this, our solutions are known around the world as being best-in-class. As a member of Permobil, you make this happen. Your role is important in changing somebody’s life for the better, every day.

Permobil Group is owned by Investor AB and the global leader in Advanced Rehab Technology. We are present in more than 70 countries with 1 600 employees and have an annual turnover of more than SEK 4 billion.

Our major brands are Permobil, TiLite, ROHO, SmartDrive and Comfort Company, with more to come. The company culture, leading market positions, financial stability as well as relationship with users and capability to innovate makes a strong platform for continued profitable growth.

Together we help millions of people around the world. Together we are leading change. Together we see ability.

We are looking for development engineers to our Global R&D function, Power Wheelchair Development.

The departments in Power Wheelchair Development are responsible for delivering attractive designs with new technical solutions at high end quality. We also support our production sites and other departments when our expertise is needed. As a mechanical development engineer, you will be working in cross functional teams with people putting their heart and soul into their work, to give our users the products they deserve.

Your role - Key responsibilities
As a mechanical development engineer, you will play your role in the team and contribute to the work needed. It can vary from finding the root cause of a quality issue, executing a design change needed to stop a quality issue or inventing technical solutions that gives people better life when using our products. In addition to this, you are expected to contribute in our continuous work in developing our processes and procedures in our endless journey to be an even better supplier of the world’s greatest power wheelchair to anyone who needs it.

As Permobil is a medical device company we value your ability to work with technical requirements traceable to user needs and can prove that the design performs as intended. You document this in easy to read plans and reports that complies with internal and external regulations.

Depending in your seniority you will lead and mentor others in their pursuit of improving as development engineers. If you are in the beginning of your career there are good development opportunities.

Your profile - Qualifications
To be a successful development engineer at Permobil you are structured and have analytical problem-solving skills. We believe that you hold a MSc in Mechanical engineering or equivalent together with a few years of working experience. You can communicate with people in different levels of hierarchy and nationality, in written and face to face, our business language is English. You have experience from 3D CAD but can also work with requirements, risk analysis and product life cycle questions. Experience from the medical device area or automotive industry is considered an advantage.

Information.
For more information about the position, please contact Stefan Axelsson, Manager Product Maintenance and Seat Development stefan.axelsson@permobil.com or +46 70 541 15 54,

For information regarding the recruitment process, please contact Alexandra Köhn, HR, Alexandra.kohn@jeffersonwells.se. +46 70 287 39 30

For contact with union representatives, please email: unionen@permobil.com

The position is held at our office in Timrå and can include travelling. Please submit your application via our career page, no later than Jan 24th, 2021