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In Range Area Home organization, we believe your home should be a place to recharge and relax. Starting your day frantically searching for keys or navigating a messy hallway immediately adds stress. Organizing your space can be tricky - that’s where we come in. Our products may not solve all problems, but we promise to offer functional, beautiful and affordable lifesavers that make your everyday just a little bit easier.
Job Description


Are you a creative and curious person with a passion for product design? Do you consider it a great opportunity to be the creative link between ideas and practical solutions and to really contribute to the development of IKEAs products? Then this could be your next challenge!
We are excited to announce an opening for a Mechanical Design Engineer to join our fantastic engineering team in Range Area Home organization.
In the role as a Mechanical Design Engineer, you will be part of a product development team with an overall responsibility for the mechanical design. You will be expected to secure that our products are designed in an optimal way with strong focus on customer expectations and sustainability at lowest cost. To achieve this, you will have close collaboration with different stakeholders throughout the value chain.
In this assignment your main responsibilities will be:
To develop the mechanical design of products with different materials and functions related to the Home-organization range, from concept sketch to final product.
Lead implementation of IKEA platforms and standardized materials.
Secure that mechanical requirements are covered by the product design.
Create, maintain and develop 3D and 2D documentation according to IKEA CAD standard.
Evaluate constructions with Calculations and (FEM) simulations before testing on prototypes.
Capture learnings, share knowledge, and communicate with other functions across Range Areas and Matrix organization.
Some occasional travel and supplier visits may be required for the role.

Qualifications


We are looking for someone who is passionate about creating the best possible product for the customer at the right price, with the right quality, a beautiful design, and with a clear focus on sustainability.
We believe that you have:
University degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
Fluent in English, both spoken and written.
You are driven to come up with new and innovative solutions.
Material and production knowledge in a variety of materials, including metals, plastic, and textiles.
Construction knowledge (Mechanical design, geometric dimensioning, tolerancing, simulation, drawing techniques and 3D modeling).
Knowledge using Computer Aided Design (CAD) programs and product lifecycle management systems such as SolidWorks and Windchill.

For this position we highly value great communication skills and the ability to lead yourself to make things happen.
To be successful in this role you also need to have both analytical and creative skills and the ability to transfer knowledge, concepts, and ideas into technical product designs and solutions.
Additional information


The position is in Älmhult, Sweden. Älmhult has commuting possibilities with hourly trains to Malmö, Lund and Växjö and an IKEA shuttle bus back and forth to Helsingborg three times a day. While we do offer the possibility to work from home, embracing collaboration is important to us, which is why you should be able to be at our office the majority of the time.
Does this sound like your next challenge?
We look forward to receiving your application in English by 10 August, 2025. Please note that we connect back to you during August, after the vacation period.
In addition to your CV, please answer the following 2 questions in your application:
What do you feel will be your main contribution to this role and the team?
Which IKEA Value do you feel most connected with? Visa mindre

Are you inspired by working with products and projects having a great impact on our business, people & planet? Do you have experience from developing textile products? Well then, the assignment as Product Development Engineer (PDE) in Range Area (RA) Home textile & Rugs might be something for you!
As PDE in our Range Area, you lead the engineering agenda together with our engineering specialists and the development team members, with members representing range, sourcing and commercial. You will work with a big number of stakeholders throughout the value chain during the development of new products, as well as during the whole product life cycle. You will be part of a team with down to earth people with a passion for home furnishing that wants to make a difference for people and the planet.
Qualifications
To be successful in this role, you have a strong passion for engineering, product development and working together with people, and you want to make a difference and contribute to a more sustainable textile range with minimum impact on the climate as well as creating pre-requisites for a circular textile business. You need to be able to plan for the development together with team-members and -partners, evaluating the project risks, planning for mitigation actions, taking technical decisions based on data in a fast-changing environment. You spread curiosity, enthusiasm and ideas with the ability to transform in reality.
We need a product development engineer with experience and knowledge of
the development of textile products and different textile materials
manufacturing of textile products and it´s different techniques
textile requirements with customer and quality in focus
developing circular products and material impacts on CO2 emissions
leading projects and topics

Additional information
Does this sound like your next challenge?
Please upload your CV and include your responses to the following three questions – in English, make sure to keep your answers short and concise:
How do you create trust in your teams, with colleagues and partners?
What gives you energy and motivation?
What do you think you would bring to this role and make you an ideal candidate?
How do you lead?

Warm welcome with your application, no later than 25th of May 2025
Please note that we will be interviewing continuously and may eventually close the application process earlier than stated, if we find the right candidate. This is a permanent position located in Älmhult, Sweden.
If you have any questions about the position, please contact Engineering Manager, Carina Axelsson, [email protected] and if you have any questions about recruitment process you are welcome to contact Recruiter Jonas Levin, [email protected]
At IKEA we believe that we’re better when we’re physically together for collaboration, dialogues, and conversations. We believe in the power of human interactions; the informal chats, the energy, belonging, and creativity generated by people being in the same place. Our approach is that we spend most of our time in the IKEA workplace and with flexibility to work from home when relevant. Visa mindre

Would you like to be part of creating a better everyday life for the many people? By developing affordable products and solutions for people all around the world? Älmhult is home to IKEA of Sweden and here the IKEA range is developed and made available to stores and customers across the world.
In Range Area Store & Organise furniture, we are looking for a Mechanical Design Engineer to our Engineering Team. In this assignment you will be part of product development with an overall responsibility for the mechanical design, to secure that our products are fit for production and will create a great customer assembly experience. You will work in close co-operation with different stakeholders throughout the value chain to find the optimal construction to best cost with a strong customer and sustainability focus.
As a Mechanical Design Engineer you will:
Develop technical product design and solution that meets identified product requirements, business ambitions and customer needs.
Create technical product design using Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and 3D modelling programs.
Implement and apply IKEA standard materials, solutions, and platforms to drive cost savings and meet sustainability and circularity ambitions.
Collaborating with development partners, designers, and manufacturers to ensure design specifications are met.
Initiate development tests and computer simulations to optimize and verify product design and technical solutions.
Mitigate product risks to secure safe products.
Create technical documentation like 3D models, technical drawings, assembly instructions, assembly time, bill of components and other specifying product documentation.
Identify and give recommendations for After Sales Parts from a quality and circular perspective.
Break down product construction to relevant part structure level with all ingoing components and fittings.

Qualifications
We are looking for a team player who is passionate about creating the best possible product for the customer at the right price, with the right quality, a beautiful design, and with a clear focus on sustainability. You are driven to come up with new and innovative solutions.
We believe that you have:
Higher technical or University degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience and being well versed in material science, FEM-analysis and mechanical design.
Previous experience in product development for some years.
Experience with mechanical design, geometric dimensioning, tolerancing, simulation, drawing techniques and 3D-modelling.
Knowledge using Computer Aided Design (CAD) programs and product lifecycle management systems such as SolidWorks and PTC Windchill.
Preferably, knowledge within production.

For this position we highly value great communication skills and the ability to lead yourself to make things happen. To be successful in this role you also need to have both analytical and creative skills and the ability to transfer knowledge, concepts, and ideas into technical product designs and solutions.
Additional information
Does this sound like your next challenge?
We look forward to receiving your application. Please upload your CV and include your responses to the following three questions – in English no later than 20250608. Be sure to keep your answers short and concise:
Why are you interested in working for IKEA?
What do you think you would bring to this role and make you an ideal candidate?
What kind of product development experience do you have?

Please note that we will be interviewing continuously, which means that we may close the application process earlier than stated if we find the right candidates.
This is a permanent onsite position located at Älmhult, Sweden.
We are looking forward to reading your application Visa mindre

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. 

The position is in Älmhult, Sweden. If you have any questions about the role, please reach out to the hiring manager Niclas Persson [email protected] and if you have 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 6th of June 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. Visa mindre

Are you our new Mechanical Design Engineer?
We are looking for a Mechanical Design Engineer who together with us will develop the IKEA product offer. Come and join me, Vendula and my amazing team in Älmhult!

Business Area TESEC consists of Textiles, Collections and Social entrepreneurs’ business development. In BA TESEC 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”

The feeling of comfort when sleeping on a well design pillow is important in people's everyday lives. Good comfort is what makes people want to use the product repeatedly. Good comfort defines our customers' quality perception.

Within BA Textile, Collections and Social entrepreneurs we are now looking for someone who will lead the mechanical design development within textile and window products. You will work in a team with designer, project leader, requirement specialist. Everything we do is based on a spirit of togetherness, curiosity and enthusiasm.
In this recruitment, we are looking for someone who has a strong drive, who takes initiatives and are used to drive your own agenda. You like to work in team constellation and to collaborate with a wide network of colleagues. 

Your main tasks will be to develop, document and maintain the digital 3D models and 2D drawings with all relevant dimensions and tolerances according to IKEA CAD Standards. To be the main contact with IKEA of Sweden prototype department and to drive the implementation of Digital Product Development, DPD.

If you have experience from working with textile, it´s meritorious but equally important is that you are curious and eager to learn about the characteristics of different materials.
We hope that this add catches your interest!

You have good experience in product development, handling?different kind of materials and production methods. Knowledge of SolidWorks and an experience working with plastic and metal will be considered as an added advantage.

As a person you have a genuine and practical technical interest, who knows how to make things happen. Furthermore, you have strong communication skills and the ability to create good relations build on trust. 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 in written.

Does this sound like your next challenge?
Please note that we will interview continuously, so please send us your application online as soon as possible, but on April 8th the latest.

For more information or any questions regarding this position, please contact Malin Augustsson, Deputy Quality Compliance Manager via e-mail at [email protected]. If you have any questions about the actual recruitment process, please connect with Helena Sjölander at [email protected]

IKEA offers well-designed, functional home furnishings at prices so low that as many people as possible can afford them. The role of IKEA Purchasing & Logistics is to buy, produce and distribute the IKEA range at the lowest total cost, making high quality available to the customer under good social and environmental conditions. Purchasing & Logistics Area North (PLAN) is one of 8 Purchasing & Logistics Areas in the world, and our co-workers are based in Älmhult, Dortmund, Moscow and Kaunas. PLAN consists of several functions, such as Purchasing Development, Transport & Logistics Services, Customs Service Centre, Quality Support Centre and Warehousing Logistics.

 
The position is in Älmhult, Sweden. If you have any questions about the position, you are welcome to contact our Recruiting Manager Vendula Persson, +46 (0) 766190368. If you have questions about the recruitment process, please contact Recruitment Specialist Christina Appelqvist, +467766-113408.

Sounds interesting? Submit your application, written in English, as soon as possible, not later than April 17th. 
We are looking forward to your application!

Älmhult is home to IKEA Range & Supply that has the responsibility to develop, design, produce and supply IKEA retail channels with home furnishing solutions available for the many people. Each year IKEA Range & Supply introduces around 2,000 new products around the world and the total range is almost 10,000. So, what happens in Älmhult doesn’t stay in Älmhult. It reaches practically every corner of the globe.


We have a new IKEA direction with many opportunities within our reach and we are taking next steps together to set ourselves up for success. Over the next few years, all of us need to be better than ever. We will strengthen the core of what we do in Range & Supply. 
The product range – our identity and Range & Product Engineering is one of the most important enablers to ensure that we live up to the IKEA vision. Visa mindre

Are you our new Mechanical Design Engineer?
We are looking for a Mechanical Design Engineer who together with us will develop the IKEA product offer. Come and join me, Vendula and my amazing team in Älmhult!

Business Area TESEC consists of Textiles, Collections and Social entrepreneurs’ business development. In BA TESEC 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”

The feeling of comfort when sleeping on a well design pillow is important in people's everyday lives. Good comfort is what makes people want to use the product repeatedly. Good comfort defines our customers' quality perception.

Within BA Textile, Collections and Social entrepreneurs we are now looking for someone who will lead the mechanical design development within textile and window products. You will work in a team with designer, project leader, requirement specialist. Everything we do is based on a spirit of togetherness, curiosity and enthusiasm.
In this recruitment, we are looking for someone who has a strong drive, who takes initiatives and are used to drive your own agenda. You like to work in team constellation and to collaborate with a wide network of colleagues. 

Your main tasks will be to develop, document and maintain the digital 3D models and 2D drawings with all relevant dimensions and tolerances according to IKEA CAD Standards. To be the main contact with IKEA of Sweden prototype department and to drive the implementation of Digital Product Development, DPD.

If you have experience from working with textile, it´s meritorious but equally important is that you are curious and eager to learn about the characteristics of different materials.
We hope that this add catches your interest!

You have good experience in product development, handling?different kind of materials and production methods. Knowledge of SolidWorks and an experience working with plastic and metal will be considered as an added advantage.

As a person you have a genuine and practical technical interest, who knows how to make things happen. Furthermore, you have strong communication skills and the ability to create good relations build on trust. 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 in written.

Does this sound like your next challenge?

The position is in Älmhult, Sweden. If you have any questions about the position, you are welcome to contact our Recruiting Manager Vendula Persson, +46 (0) 766190368. If you have questions about the recruitment process, please contact Recruitment Specialist Christina Appelqvist, +467766-113408.

Sounds interesting? Submit your application, written in English, as soon as possible, not later than April 10th 2022.. 
We are looking forward to your application!

Älmhult is home to IKEA Range & Supply that has the responsibility to develop, design, produce and supply IKEA retail channels with home furnishing solutions available for the many people. Each year IKEA Range & Supply introduces around 2,000 new products around the world and the total range is almost 10,000. So, what happens in Älmhult doesn’t stay in Älmhult. It reaches practically every corner of the globe.


We have a new IKEA direction with many opportunities within our reach and we are taking next steps together to set ourselves up for success. Over the next few years, all of us need to be better than ever. We will strengthen the core of what we do in Range & Supply. 
The product range – our identity and Range & Product Engineering is one of the most important enablers to ensure that we live up to the IKEA vision. Visa mindre

Want to be a part of giving the IKEA product range that extra shine?
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. 

But that is not all, we are currently growing. By taking over the responsibility for IKEA retail equipment we are on a journey towards taking our assignment to the next step, creating a new IKEA business that is even more affordable, accessible and sustainable. The retail equipment range is an important part of the IKEA identity. It supports presenting, selling and handling of the IKEA product range, strengthens the IKEA Brand and helps visitors enjoy the full IKEA experience.

This is where you come in!
We are now looking for a Packaging Solution Engineer

We are looking for a Packaging Solution Engineer to our business area within store equipment.

You will be part of a product development team with an overall responsibility for the packaging solutions, to secure that our products reach our stores neat and clean in all our sales channels. Our packaging solutions are and has always been an important part of our business. 

You will work in close co-operation with different stakeholders throughout the value chain as well as throughout the product lifecycle. This is done with a continuous improvement and right from the beginning approach, and always with a strong customer focus.  

As Packaging Solution Engineer you will:

•    be responsible to develop, optimize, improve and document packaging solutions based on set standards and guidelines, always with a continuous improvement approach and a strong customer focus
•    be responsible to verify that the packaging solution comply with set requirements and customer needs
•    work in close co-operation with stakeholders throughout the value chain to identify needs, requirements, limitations and opportunities so that our packaging solutions always meet the needs and changes in Supply Chain, sales solutions and selling patterns.
•    contribute in the development of common packaging standards, requirements and shared solutions
•    follow performance related to packaging and identify packaging improvement potentials 
•    be part of and/or lead identified packaging improvement projects
•    contribute to the circularity agenda with your packaging expertise
•    capture learnings and actively share knowledge connected to packaging.
•    be part of a development team and work in close co-operation with colleagues both within the business area, as well as colleagues from other organizations/functions, for example engineering matrix, material category, purchasing, supplier, distribution, transport and retail.

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

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

Please send your application – CV and letter of motivation – in English as soon as possible. If you have any questions regarding this the position contact Hiring Manager Niclas Persson, [email protected] About the recruitment process, please contact recruitment specialist Christina Appelqvist 0046766-113408

Please note that we will continuously look at applications so don't delay, make sure to show us your interest in the role as soon as possible, and by 22 of February 2021 at the latest. We look forward to receiving your application! Visa mindre