Design Engineer
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As a Design Engineer in the Textile Platform team, you will develop innovative engineering solutions for textile products within the Home Furnishing accessory sector. This role, based in Älmhult, emphasizes collaboration, responsibility, and creativity, allowing you to work with advanced technologies and materials while contributing to IKEA's material and strategy goals. You will document engineering solutions and engage with a dynamic team focused on pushing boundaries in textile design.Jobbet i korthet
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Opportunity to work with innovative technologies and materials.Collaborative and supportive team environment.Focus on personal and professional growth.Engagement in meaningful projects that impact customer experience.
Ansök senast: Öppet tillsvidare
Publicerad: 2026-09-14
Beskrivning
- Job ID: R0015766
- Date posted: 14/09/2026 Company description
- A university degree in Textile Engineering or equivalent, and experience in product development for textile furniture or other consumer products.
- Good knowledge of textile production and materials, including cotton, man-made cellulose and other natural fibres.
- Experience in documenting textile products in Windchill or similar systems, and working with textile CAD tools such as Arahne, NedGraphics or Shima Seiki.
- Curiosity, a passion for solving big challenges, and the courage to explore new solutions and navigate the unknown, with a strong motivation to find and create the best technical solutions for our customers.
- The ability to take initiative and responsibility, collaborate in a team and deliver according to agreed goals and deadlines.
- The ability to turn complex topics into clear, structured communication and actionable outputs that support decision-making, along with fluency in written and spoken English.
- Decrease the Cost of the product
- Decrease the Environmental impact of the product
- Improve customer experience with the product.
Do you want to go to work and help create a better life at home?
With us, you can feel at home at work while sharing that feeling with millions of people around the world. We encourage you to stand up for yourself and others, creating an environment where everyone feels welcome. We invite you to open new doors, embrace mistakes, and grow from them. As our Design Engineer, you'll have many opportunities to try things you've never done before.
Job description
As a Design Engineer (DE) in the Textile Platform team you will work with the latest technologies and materials, develop smart innovative engineering solutions together with great people in and outside the Platform team. You will be developing standard solutions for our range of textile products in the contexts of Home Furnishing accessory businesses and support achievement of IKEA material and Rage strategy goals. As the Design Engineer in the team, you are involved in developing and documenting engineering solutions (such as fabric constructions, accessories etc.). You will be joining a great team, always pushing boundaries with finding new ways and methods, simulation tools and strong verification approach. Giving and taking responsibility, leadership and working with people have a large focus in this role.
And of course: it is a lot of fun!
Qualification
We are looking for you who have at least 3 years of hands-on experience with fabrics and textile products, covering development, production and materials. You have most likely worked in the textile industry, in a business development unit or closely with textile production. You bring knowledge of textile products, together with an understanding of what matters to our customers.
As a Design Engineer, you bring:
Even if you feel you don't have all the desired qualifications, please send in your application!
More Information
To simplify and have good speed in the recruitment process, you apply for the role by uploading your CV (in english) in Smart Recruiters, including your answers to these questions (no motivational letter needed):
Looking into Textile business for home furnishing accessories (bedlinen, bath and living room textiles) what would be your approach for improving current status of below 3 topics:
On top of these questions, please also tell us what motivated you to apply for this role at IKEA .
Please, keep your answers short and concise.
The role is based in Älmhult . We believe in the power of coming together and the role requires you to be in the office the majority of your working time.
We really want to get to know you! The last day to send your application is September 28th 2026.
If you have any questions about the role, please contact Hiring manager Nikolay Pishiev, Product Engineering Manager at nikolay.pishiev@inter.ikea.com . If you have questions about the recruitment process contact Recruiter Sandra Nielsen at sandra.nielsen1@inter.ikea.com
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