Multilateral Specialist Designer Colour, Material and Finish (CMF)

Lynk&Co Design is part of Geely Design Global, a multi-cultural organization with seven well-equipped studios in Shanghai, Gothenburg, Barcelona, Kuala Lumpur, Coventry, Hethel and Los Angeles, with total staff of approximately 900. These design studios, with top class design teams and the latest tools in design development, are responsible for the creation of a unique design language for each of Geely's brands; Geely, Lynk & Co, ZEEKR, Proton, Lotus and London Taxi.

We are a fast-growing team of both creative and management professionals with the task of delivering exciting global products suitable for volume production and innovative concepts. In an inspiring studio environment, we build and maintain a top-class design team of multiple nationalities. With best in class processes and tools we challenge preconceptions and deliver premium car design. In the heart of Sweden's automotive cluster Gothenburg, we have concentrated all our efforts in the creation of the new brand in the Geely family, LYNK & CO, and all of its coming products. LYNK & CO has made its mark by sophisticated design and an appreciation of the connected world we live in. Today we are more than 400 people who work with coming LYNK & CO products.

The automotive business is undergoing a paradigm shift facing tough challenges and great opportunities. In the transformation journey towards new mobility, electrification, and autonomous drive we are committed and proud to stand behind the group strategy in becoming carbon neutral by 2045.

As a Specialist Designer CMF you are contributing to shape the future sustainable CMF palate for Lynk & Co and Zeekr brand.

What you will do:

- Be part of a CMF specialist team that are responsible for all material developments for Lynk & Co and Zeekr brand. We’re talking about all colours and materials you see on a car and inside a car.
- Kick off material developments with suppliers based on identifying needs / gaps in CMF collection.
- Create aesthetical and informative design briefs to suppliers and follow up.
- Constantly scout new innovations and suppliers with a strong focus on sustainability and new technologies, supporting the advanced collection work.
- Conduct benchmark and research, having a fact-based approach.
- Work in close collaboration with other specialists, lead designers and CMF studio engineers.
- Support in visualizing the CMF collection for internal stakeholders incl. prototyping.
- Liaise with engineering teams, mainly in China.
- Part of CMF community doing non project assignments, creative contributions to work shops and CMF strategies.


Essential qualifications:

- At least 5 years’ experience working as a designer (or design engineer) doing material developments, can be from any design/manufacturing industry.
- Knowledge from design process and methodology.
- Advantage if you have experience from prototyping and/or manufacturing.
- Skilled in Adobe Creative Suite and VRED with ability to visualize and communicate ideas effectively in 2D and 3D. Other software like Substance, Key Shot, Rhino is also valuable.
- Fluent in English. Knowledge in Mandarin is an advantage.


This is you:

- You are a multilateral material lover, an aesthete and you know your stuff.
- You are unafraid and highly flexible, knowing that changes are inevitable.
- You have a “can-do-attitude” and an entrepreneurial mindset.
- You are a super team player who couldn’t care less for prestige or politics.
- You don’t have to be a vegan, but you care for our environment and a burning interest for doing good.
- You are curious and like to challenge the status quo.
- You are structured, methodical, and analytical with good planning skills.
- And you are a good communicator, visually oriented with good verbal skills.


What we offer:

- A highly dynamic, creative and ever-changing work environment.
- Never a dull moment.
- Plenty of challenges and opportunities to grow in your profession and learn new stuff.
- Great team spirit and fantastic collogues, both in Sweden and in China.
- By summer 2022 a brand-new Design Studio located at Lindholmen, Gothenburg.
- Once travel restrictions are lifted, travels within EU and China/Asia.


For more information please contact:

Anders Sachs, Head of CMF, anders.sachs@geelydesign.com for questions regarding the position

Kristina Larsson Djokovic, Senior Recruiter, +46 72 988 85 44, for questions regarding the recruitment process

Last Application date: 2022-02-20

Apply today, we will perform ongoing selection during the application period. We look forward to hearing from you.

Please note that due to GDPR regulations we can only accept applications and CV's sent through the recruitment system, not via email or other channels.

Working at Lynk & Co Design

We are engineers, developers and innovators from around the world. Joined together by entrepreneurship, our unique blend of Chinese and Scandinavian culture and a belief in a smarter more sustainable future.

- Supportive and creative work environment
- 30 days of vacation and additional 6 days paid ATK- days annually
- Great office location at Lindholmen Science Park