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About the Company

Do you want to help shape the future solutions within the aviation industry? At Kalmar Motor, you will have the opportunity to work in an innovative and expanding company where technology, sustainability, and development are in focus. We are in an intense development phase and are now looking for an engaged mechanical designer for our technical design department. We welcome your application! Kalmar Motor specializes in the development and manufacturing of tow tractors for the aviation industry on the global market. Our product range consists of both conventional tow-bar-based and tow-barless (TBL) tractors, adapted for everything from regional aircraft to wide-body planes. The company is a market leader in electric and hybrid technology and is driving the industry towards a more sustainable future. Kalmar Motor was founded in 1969 and today has approximately 110 employees, with a strong culture characterized by entrepreneurship, technical expertise, and team spirit. Kalmar Motor is part of Vestergaard Companies' global organization with over 400 employees worldwide. Our product development is based on the philosophy of Creative Simplicity, where smart design contributes to lower operating costs and reduced environmental impact. Read more about us at: www.kalmarmotor.com (http://www.kalmarmotor.com)

Job Description

As a mechanical designer at Kalmar Motor, you will have a broad and technically varied role where you work with the design of, among other things, chassis including drivetrains, combustion and electric motors, gearboxes, axles, and cooling systems. You are involved in the entire development process and contribute to ensuring that our machines meet high demands for function, safety, and quality. In close collaboration with other departments, you are responsible for defining technical specifications for components and systems and ensuring that customer requirements, legal requirements, and internal standards are met. You plan and carry out design activities according to set goals, requirements, and schedules in consultation with the responsible manager. The role also involves reviewing and approving purchase drawings according to current standards, selecting design solutions, materials, and components, and initiating and ordering tests for verification and evaluation of designs. You have a coordinating and requirement-setting function and become a key person in the technical work. There are many contacts, both internally and externally, which requires good communication skills.

Qualifications

We are looking for you who have a university or college education with a technical focus, combined with a few years of relevant work experience. Alternatively, you have a secondary education with substantial practical experience in mechanical design. To thrive in the role, you are self-initiating and solution-oriented, with the ability to think creatively and outside the box. You enjoy collaborating, are curious about new technology, and take responsibility for your tasks. As a person, you are structured, meticulous, and have a good overall perspective. You are positive, proactive, and driven by taking on technical challenges and finding sustainable solutions. Leadership experience, for example as a team leader or group manager, is meritorious. You are fluent in Swedish and English in both speech and writing. Experience with the CAD tool Inventor is meritorious. Location: Kalmar. You report to the Technical Manager.

Does this sound interesting?

In this recruitment, we are collaborating with NearYou. If you have any questions, you are welcome to contact recruitment consultant Johan Eriksson via email: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) or phone 0766‑77 68 73. You send your application via NearYou's website www.nearyou.se (http://www.nearyou.se) no later than Sunday, June 7, 2026. Selection is ongoing, so please send in your application today. In light of GDPR, we ask you not to state the last four digits of your personal identity number or attach references in your application or CV. Are you considering moving to Kalmar County? On www.flyttahit.nu (http://www.flyttahit.nu) you will find information about the region, our municipalities, available housing, and the opportunity to receive personal guidance. We welcome your application!

About NearYou

We are NearYou. We have gone from being one company among many to becoming a societal actor. With us as a partner and employer, we promise to give more of what we are best at. We are best at being close, human, and a counterweight to stress, people as statistics, and overly impersonal digitalization. We are with you, a handshake, a promise. We want to give what we believe a broken labor market needs. For you as a candidate, this means an actor who supports you regardless of where you are and want to be in your career. We want to be the security in a fast world. We support, challenge, and ask how it is going. Completely natural, we think.

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