Requirement & Design Engineer

Requirement & Design Engineer-1(Default)
Älmhult, Sweden
Full-time

Company Description
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Job Description
Hej!
My name is Niclas and I am the hiring manager for this position. We are looking for you who are motivated by…
Creativity
Problem-solving
The Customer
Sustainability
Design for circularity
Do you feel that the above applies to you? Do you know why prestige is the opposite of true cooperation and knowledge sharing?
Then please continue reading!
As a Requirement & Design Engineer (RDE) you will be working with a great team and this is a creative assignment where you will need to get involved, look for opportunities and gaps, investigate the unknown, using your skills to take the design from ideation through concept generation, development and optimization and deliver ready to use solutions, fully verified in simulations and testing. You will work with both new development and improvements of the existing range by proactively searching for opportunities to challenge known patterns. You will work in close collaboration with your team and different stakeholders across the organization.
In this role you will be responsible for the design of components or solutions using CAD, secure quality, and prerequisites for compliance by setting the relevant legal and functional requirements, verify through simulations and tests. An important part of your assignment is to maintain and secure that the information in our PLM system is up to date and accurate.
To succeed and shine in this role we are looking for you who have studied mechanical engineering or equivalent and have experience in working with product development. It is meriting if you have knowledge in different materials such polymers, steel and wood, and different production methods. You have skills in SolidWorks or other corresponding CAD software, and basic knowledge in PLM systems.
Furthermore, you have elementary knowledge with strength calculations (FEA).
As a person you are down to earth, solution oriented and self-driven. You believe in the power of innovation with a clear ambition to make things better, searching for new simple and smart solutions. You hold a curiosity that will lead you and others forward in the unknown. You communicate in a clear and an open-minded way and you can build relations. In your mind, a failure is just another idea that did not work out and you are not afraid to try, again and again.
IKEA is a truly global environment with colleagues from all over the world and therefore you need to be able to speak and write in English.
Additional information
Please note that we have a preferred candidate for this position.
The position is in Älmhult, Sweden. If you have any questions about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact the Recruitment Specialist Christina Appelqvist, +46766-113408
Warm welcome with your resume and motivational letter in English latest September 6th 2022.
We offer you the possibility to work in a multicultural and international organization that sees diversity as a competitive advantage. Our work environment is defined as open-minded where we let all employees have the possibility to influence the organization and focus.
IKEA Components holds a unique position within the IKEA value chain. We develop and supply IKEA with customer friendly component solutions for better products – and better homes. This includes a responsibility for selected components and raw material, which means develop, purchase and supply to IKEA suppliers. IKEA Components also have the assignment to provide After Sales service of components to the end customers. Our business is global and today employs 1400 people based mainly in Sweden, Slovakia, and China.