Lead Product Developer Soft Goods

Do you share our passion for an active lifestyle? Here is an opportunity to work with a great team of people and play a key role in the making of great products that inspire to live an active life.

Welcome to join our Global Product Development Team in Hillerstorp as our next Lead Product Developer Soft Goods.

At Thule, we believe in hands-on product development, and in recent years, we have invested heavily in our internal sewing workshop to support the development of products such as strollers, bike trailers, and rooftop tents. To enable this expansion, we are now strengthening our Soft Goods/Textile team with additional members.

Your Responsibilities

As a Lead Product Developer Soft Goods, you will hold a key role in the soft goods development team, a team that supports all product development projects involving textiles. You will coordinate the soft goods team's tasks in new development projects.

In this position, you will drive the technical part of soft goods product development, from product initiation to ready for production.

You will be the spokesperson for soft goods development in the project, coordinating the work with internal project teams and external suppliers and partners.

You will work closely with other Lead Product Developers Soft Goods to secure resource planning.

You will actively collaborate with the main project leader, chief engineer, design engineers, industrial design, and the product management team. To succeed in this role, it is vital to understand the importance of and have a high ability to follow routines and processes.

In this role, you will deliver projects according to agreed plans, in terms of cost, time, and project budget.

You will be responsible for ensuring that the textile part of the product meets the requirements for quality and function.

Your Profile

• You understand pattern design, prototype sewing, and product development, especially with mixed materials like textiles on hard constructions.
• You have a BSc degree in Textile Product Development and Entrepreneurship, or other relevant engineering degree with a minimum of 3+ years of work experience from product development involving textiles.
• We believe that you are both creative and innovative, as well as analytical.
• You motivate teams to deliver quality work on time, listen well, and thrive in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment with a structured yet flexible approach.
• High ability to present technical solutions and challenges, and able to adjust the way of communication depending on the audience.
• You are fluent in English, and Swedish is a plus but not a demand.

About Our Global Product Development Department

We have over 200 engineers working in our Global Product Development Department, and to keep the momentum in successful product development innovation, most of our Product Development functions are in-house, such as project managers, industrial designers, concept, design, prototype, simulation, and test engineers.

Our team consists of highly skilled and motivated members with a well-balanced variety of experiences. We are a truly global company with an international and multicultural team. English is the language we use in our daily communication.

We see a great future with continued passion for product development that is so vital for our growth as a company. We have invested heavily in the expansion of our site in Hillerstorp. New offices, more space, and a highly equipped Product Development center with a very impressive Global Test Center are investments that we are proud of. We also try to engage as much as possible in the nearby community to help develop a pulsating and sustainable future.

We are proud of our roots and history of being part of the entrepreneurial Gnosjö area. Our investment in new resources, facilities, and product development is also a huge investment in the area of Hillerstorp and Gnosjö.

Application

We are working with the recruitment agency Omnistaff for this position. For inquiries, please contact Charlotta Persson at charlotta@omnistaff.se (mailto:charlotta@omnistaff.se) or +46 763 92 18 38.

Apply via http://www.omnistaff.se/ (http://www.omnistaff.se/) under “Job Opportunities.” Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. The position is available immediately, subject to notice periods.

Application deadline: 2025-04-08

We look forward to receiving your application!