Product Engineer, IKEA

IKEA

Location:
India, Bengaluru

Category:
Manufacturing

Contract Type:
Employment contract

Salary:

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Job Description:

Lead and collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive the innovation, development, and implementation of high-quality materials that meet product specifications and customer expectations while focusing on process improvements that increase manufacturing efficiency and reduce waste.

Job Responsibility:

Lead from a Category perspective and secure scalability for further implementation at other suppliers
Communicate changes and progress to relevant parties
Assess Product and Production risk assessments
Participate in Engineering Readiness Meetings (ERM)
Ensure clear product documentation with CTQs
Approve product and packaging tests before progressing to the next phase
Support Production Engineer during startup
Manage Quality Compliance
Participate in development of specs incl IOS MAT
Ensure approved product documentation meet all requirements
Lead product improves and act on deviations (such as safety or quality alarms) requiring product adaptation
Improving selected suppliers’ development capabilities by assessing and guiding gap closing
Stakeholder management - establish network with IoS, ICOMP, Business Teams and Development Suppliers.

Requirements:

Very good understanding of Democratic design and customer needs and expectations regarding function, customer friendliness and products critical to quality (CTQ)
Very good knowledge about DPOP and WoW in the Range Area
Very good knowledge of the product requirements, standards and test methods to verify requirements of products
Good knowledge of materials' properties and construction and its impact on cost and sustainability
Good knowledge of production processes and technologies
Good knowledge in Solid Works, PDOC and IKEA specifications
Understanding of IKEA Strategic Landscape, especially IKEA Purchasing Strategy, IKEA Business model and IKEA Business Model for growth and key processes (e.g., PDP, SDP, DPOP) and IKEA Purchasing Manual
Understanding of relevant Category Plans and Total Cost
Experience in product development and implementation of product specifications in production environment
Experience of relevant production technologies and materials and working with Production & Product Risk Assessment (FMEA)
Understanding of customers' needs and expectations towards the key and secondary functions of different products (e.g., safety, durability, ergonomics etc.)
Has a good balance between overall/holistic view and details
Ability to understand standards and share and live IKEA values
Core experience of minimum 5 years
Experience in hard goods - mix materials, glass, wood, ceramics
Knowledge about Total Quality Management
University degree in Engineering or corresponding
Good knowledge about continuous improvement
Project leadership experience
Ability to work with and through others
Experience to work in a process-oriented environment
Knowledge about Solid Works, Product construction, testing and documentation.

Nice to have:

Knowledge of IKEA value chain
Knowledge of IKEA relevant processes (e.g., DPOP, SDP, PDP)
Knowledge of IKEA Strategic Landscape
Knowledge of IKEA purchasing teams’ operations
Understanding of IKEA business model and total cost approach.

What we offer:

Extensive traveling
Work closely with suppliers
Prioritization for Inter-IKEA co-workers
Equal opportunity employer with a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
May 15, 2025

Expiration:
May 27, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

On-site work

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