Product Lifecycle Engineer – Textile platform development

In Range Area Bed & Bath textiles we are a group of down-to-earth, straightforward people with a passion for home furnishing and making the impossible possible. We come from all over the world, but we share an inspiring vision: “To create a better everyday life for the many people”.

We are now looking for a Product Lifecycle Engineer for our Textile platform development team

As Product Lifecycle Engineer (PLE) you will be responsible for the support to the engineering team with administration, documentation, and verification activities. You will help to ensure that product information is up-to-date and according to IKEA documentation guidelines and standards. 

Main responsibly and tasks:

• Responsible for buildup and lifecycle management of technical data for materials and processing of textiles we use in our entire IKEA range.
• Responsible to find and act on gaps in technical documentation.
• Work with and secure accuracy of attributes used for building our range of textiles, such as virtual photos, 3D scanning, etc.
• Support development teams towards achieving fully compliant range of textiles.

Are you up for the challenge? Then this just might be for you!

• You have studied engineering, preferably in the field of textiles
• Experience of working in the field of textile industry -raw materials, product development, production and supply chain will be considered as an advantage. 
• Experience with Product Lifecycle management (PLM) will be considered as an advantage. 
• Excellent computer skills (Windchill, CAD, MS office…)
• You have passion for sustainable and carbon neutral economy
• IKEA of Sweden is a truly global environment, with colleagues from all over the world and you therefore need to be fluent in English both verbal and written. 

Personal skills

• Strong communication skills
• Team player with ability to build relations and establish and maintain connections with stakeholders
• Goal- and result-oriented mindset with a passion for details
• Highly committed and Self-motivated
• Ability to operate with high volumes of data
• Excellent self-leadership - be able to plan, prioritize and execute work tasks
• Have good analytical skills

Sound interesting? 

We look forward to receiving your application in English, at the latest 30th September 2024

Please submit your CV and Cover letter in English.

The position is based in Älmhult, Sweden. Älmhult has excellent commuting possibilities with hourly trains to Malmö, Lund and Växjö and an IKEA shuttle bus back and forth to Helsingborg two times a day.

If you have any questions about the position, please contact Hiring Manager Nikolay Pishiev Write an email 

For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact the recruiter, Carolina at Write an email 

Please register your application in our recruitment system since we are not able to consider applications by mail. 

We are looking forward to your application!