Product Engineer

Inter IKEA Group connects IKEA franchisees with range development and suppliers and ensures alignment of the overall IKEA strategic direction. Every day, we strive to develop, produce and sell products and services that are affordable and accessible to everyone. With our desirable and sustainable offer, Food is an essential part of the IKEA experience and our Swedish heritage. It is a strong reason for customers to visit, stay longer, and return more often. Food is often also a starting point to connect with the IKEA Brand. It shall always be convenient for customers to enjoy our accessible food offer in different store formats and at every meeting point – always with a focus on families with children. This role is positioned in Food Engineering, Range. You will belong to the Product Realisation team, reporting to the Product Realisation Manager or Product Requirement, reporting to Product Requirement Manager. The team turns approved requirements and product intent into compliant, technically robust and market-ready food products. Our team is based in Älmhult. We believe that your presence with the team and working the majority of the time in the workplace is important. This role will require the ability to travel to and work at different supplier locations as needed. We are looking to recruit 10 Product Engineers. Job Description As Product Engineer, you will ensure the successful realization of product requirements into compliant, scalable, and commercially viable products. Through intended specifications, product documentation, engineering delivery, and execution readiness, the role enables consistent implementation of approved product concepts across suppliers, markets, and regulatory environments. You will be involved early in product development and product selection, working with Range, Product Requirements, Sourcing, Packaging, Food Safety & Quality, Supply and suppliers. You will either work in Product Requirements team or Product Realization team. Product Requirements Co-develops and maintains intended specifications for global products and secures their successful realization. Ensures intended specifications accurately reflect approved requirements and support compliant, scalable, and consistent product implementation across markets. Product Realization Implements and maintain product documentation based on approved intended specifications, ensuring compliant and commercially viable execution across suppliers and markets. On a typical working day, you will: Co-develop and maintain the intended specification Translate intended specifications and approved requirements into realised product solutions Manage food products throughout the product lifecycle within defined frameworks Assess products against taste, sensory, quality and performance expectations Create and maintain accurate realised specifications Secure product compliance readiness for applicable markets Coordinate product validation, testing and technical assessments Work with suppliers to verify feasibility, manufacturability and product robustness Secure the quality and completeness of product information, certificates and technical documentation Identify product risks early and drive technical issue resolution Secure product and technical readiness before launch Lead product-related changes and improvements throughout the lifecycle Determine whether a change remains within the intended specification or requires escalation Lead product-related root-cause analysis and corrective actions Collaborate with Production Engineers where product and production causes interact Qualifications The role as Product Engineer requires you to: Experience in food-product engineering, food development, product realisation or a comparable technical role Understan