Pattern Maker

Do you share our passion for an active lifestyle? Here is an opportunity to work with a great team of people and play a key role in the making of great products that inspires to live an active life.

We are now looking for a Pattern Maker to join our Soft Goods team in Hillerstorp.

As a Pattern Maker you will drive the development of sewing- and pattern construction at Thule Group’s Product Development Center in Hillerstorp. You will work in close cooperation with the soft goods team as well as our project teams with the purpose of securing a high quality of soft goods and pattern design in our new development projects.

Your main focus will be towards our products car seats and tents, but you will also give support towards other product categories that contain textiles. We have over the last years invested in a modern sewing workshop that allows us to quickly move from idea to physical prototypes at hand. In this position your tasks will include responsibility for technical documentation of soft goods designs, continuous cooperation with design engineers and sewing technicians for a solid pattern development as well as leading the hand-over of soft goods design to our suppliers.

Your profile
You have a couple of years’ of work experience from a similar role together with a genuine interest for design and high skills in digital pattern construction (Gerber or Lectra). To succeed in this role we believe you have good communication skills and a structured approach together with a can do attitude. Knowledge in CLO3D is a plus. We expect you to be comfortable in working with PLM-systems and have knowledge and experience when it comes to the release of technical design documents. We also expect that you can easily balance between multiple tasks/priorities and still consistently meet deadlines. You are fluent in Swedish and English.

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 outdoor company we are. 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
Globally we are over 250 engineers out of the majority is working in our Global Product Development Center in Hillerstorp (Sweden). Our cross functional 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 continued passion for product development that is vital for our growth as a company. We set great value in our working environment and offer great premises designed for product development. In our Global R&D center in Hillerstorp we have expanded with new offices, landscapes, team rooms and creative areas, but also great prototype areas including cut & sew and electronics lab. 

Application
This position is placed in Hillerstorp and reports to Manager Soft Goods Development, Johanna Malmklint, who is able to answer detailed questions regarding this position by mail, johanna.malmklint@thule.com. Please apply through our website www.thulegroup.com/open-positions with CV and personal letter. Submit your application no later than the 13th of August 2023.

We look forward to hear from you!

About Thule Group


Thule Group is a global sports and outdoor company. We offer high-quality products with smart features and a sustainable design that make it easy for people across the globe to live an active life. Under the motto Active Life, Simplified — and with a focus on consumer-driven innovation and long-term sustainability — we develop, manufacture and market products within the product categories Sport&Cargo Carriers (roof racks, roof boxes and carriers for transporting cycling, water and winter sports equipment, and rooftop tents mounted on a car), Juvenile & Pet Products (strollers, bike trailers, child bike seats and products to bring your dog), RV Products (awnings, bike carriers and tents for RVs and caravans) and Packs, Bags & Luggage (hiking backpacks, luggage and camera bags). 


Thule Group has about 2,600 employees at nine production facilities and 35 sales offices worldwide. The Group’s products are sold in 138 markets and in 2022, sales amounted to SEK 10.1 billion.


www.thulegroup.com