Mechanical Development Engineers

Permobil founder Dr. Per Uddén believed that helping people achieve the greatest level of independence is a basic human right and, for over 50 years, Permobil has held fast to that belief. Permobil is a global leader in advanced rehabilitation technology, passionate about better understanding our users’ needs and improving their quality of life through state-of-the-art healthcare solutions. Today, those solutions include power wheelchairs, seating and positioning products, power assist, and manual wheelchairs.
Permobil is part of Patricia Industries, a subsidiary of Investor AB, and is headquartered in Sweden. Permobil has 1600 team members in more than 15 countries around the world. For more information regarding the company’s storied history and complete product line, visit permobil.com.
Would you like to work in an international environment where you’ll make a difference every day? At Permobil, we’re looking for game-changers to join us as we innovate for individuals and develop the world’s most advanced assistive solutions.
We are now looking for several Mechanical Development Engineers for the Global R&D function, Power Wheelchair Development.
Key Tasks
As a Development Engineer, you will work closely with Test Engineers, Project Managers as well as other engineers in cross functional projects developing user friendly products with high quality suitable for production and assembly. The positions involve design, product development and documentation of new products as well as enhancing and maintaining the existing product range. To succeed in the role, you must be curious about our users, care about the user feedback and have a user-centered mindset.
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.
As a Mechanical Development Engineer, you will:
Develop new technical solutions and perform concept studies for existing and future products.
Incorporate latent user needs into the product solution.
Always have the user need in mind and find solutions to meet their expectations.
Document the development work according to our quality process.

Depending on 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 Background
University degree (Master or Bachelor) in mechanical engineering.
Preferably a few years of working experience.
You have experience from PDM, 3D Cad and drawings (Solid works or similar).
You might have worked with requirements, risk analysis and product life cycle question.
Knowledge in materials, surface treatment and manufacturing methods.
Good communications skills in both Swedish and English.
Experience from the medical device industry or automotive industry is considered an advantage.

What we offer
An employment in a steady growing, international medical device company with a focus on innovation and quality
An exciting and challenging position in an open and dynamic environment with a lot of personal development opportunities
Cooperation in an engaged and friendly, openminded culture/workplace
Being part of developing the next generation of a modular seat platform
A new location in Birsta with a newly built, sustainable office in 2024
For you who can and want to work from home, we give you the opportunity to work remote
Wellness allowance and other benefits via Benify (benefit portal)

More about us
One of our products was 1 of 100 best inventions in Time magazine in 2021
https://time.com/collection/best-inventions-2021/
https://time.com/collection/best-inventions-2021/6112517/permobil-explorer-mini/
Learn more about Permobil at Permobil.com.


Information
The positions are located in Timrå/Sundsvall, Sweden, in the Seat and Chassis Development departments and in Product Maintenance.
Please submit your application via our career page, no later than August 3rd. We will conduct selection continuously so please send us your application today!
For information regarding the positions, please contact:
Urban Ericson, Manager Chassis Development, urban.ericson@permobil.com
Stefan Axelsson, Manager Seat development, stefan.axelsson@permobil.com
Caroline Henricson, Manager Product Maintenance, caroline.henricson@permobil.com
For information regarding the recruitment process, please contact the recruiter, Susanne Norvell, HR,
susanne.norvell@permobil.com.
For contact with union representatives, please email: unionen@permobil.com
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