Senior Innovation Engineer, Air Filtration & Purification Expert

Senior Innovation Engineer, Air Filtration & Purification Expert
Location: Stockholm
Air Care Advanced Development team is looking for an experienced Air Science Engineer with a specialization in Thermal Comfort field, who will be responsible to understand all factors of indoor air which influences both consumer and home environment; He/she will work on innovation activities to deliver new concept in this area.
Chosen candidate will work in an international and multicultural environment in a cross functional team and have the opportunity to grow in this environment. She/he will be responsible for the complete chain of development process starting from idea generation to solution validation.
A TYPICAL DAY
Operational Responsibilities:
•Leading cross technologies Advanced Development projects by going through scope definition, design concept generation, functional prototyping and test setup with main focus on Air Science
• Develop and drive the new solutions and concepts that fulfill identified consumer needs related with air flow distribution (room and product modeling)
• Investigate the feasibility and prepare the experimental testing setup in order to proof the theory of new technologies and ideas
• Building a global technology network to scouting new technologies on Air Science area
• Follow a standard engineering workflow, with milestones, and specific deliverables to be complimented with an innovative, continuous improvement spirit and obsession for exceeding customer expectations.
• Apply critical thinking to understand depth of design and to predict why, when, and how designs fail.
• Lead Technical Investigations reporting to a global steering committee, supporting patent research and application process
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
• Master’s Degree (MS) (PhD will be preferred) in Mechanical engineering or related engineering field.
• Specialized in Thermal Comfort (Temperature, Humidity, Air-distribution, Air-Velocity and air quality) combined with fundamentals of Thermodynamics and Fluid- Dynamics.
• Has been active within a product development organization developing mass-market products, has a minimum of 2 years of experience (home appliances is preferred)
• Has a documented skill to innovate new solutions that has been beneficial to the organization (Filed patent applications, products on market, etc)
• Has experience of testing procedures from a lab environment
• Practical experience eg. building prototypes or other equipments
WHO YOU ARE
Team player. You enjoy and nurture the relationships within your team enabling continuous improvement of our consumer’s experience.
Communicator. Good presentation skills, including the ability to describe complex technical findings in a simple way;
Consumer focused. You have the ability to transfer the voice of the consumer into technical solutions; Has a business and market understanding;
Flexible. You can manage to change priorities with ease.
Ambitious. You always strive for better, in your work and for your future. Creative and with a strong passion for innovation;
Required Languages: Fluent English
Benefits
Electrolux is a global employer with a platform for developing talent. Electrolux employs 55 million employees globally and there are many opportunities for those seeking career progression.