Blueair, as part of Unilever, is a rapidly growing global brand with rocketlike potential. At Blueair we believe that the freedom to breathe clean air is a basic right, and we fight for that right around the world. We have built a team of thinkers, dreamers, and doers who are passionate about our impactful products. At Blueair, we strive to gain and support the next generation of innovators in the market. We are seeking to add to our entrepreneurial culture and team with an R&D Engineer.

Position Description:

As an R&D and Concept Engineer at Blueair you will primarily be working in the concept phase of development projects, responsible for performance and technical solutions such as airflow, motors, and filters in the project phase. You will design, perform, evaluate, and analyze ideas, prototypes, and tests within various areas (airflow design, energy consumption, CADR, noise, etc.)

You are a practical engineer who can build functional models, prototypes, and test rigs. In addition, you will also work with verification of product performance and functionality of our products in various stages of projects.

This role is Hybrid/Onsite and requires applicants to work from our office in central Stockholm for a minimum of two days a week.

Responsibilities and Functions:

Run research projects focus on air treatment technologies, evaluating and testing new technologies, developing new products, and improving current products.

• Concept and product development
• Performance system/sub-system development and optimization during concept development
• Performance testing
• Develop and design test rigs and define test equipment/facilities.
• Research in new technology
• Verification according to reference standards and internal standards.
• Developing and executing reliability tests and accelerated life test methods both for products and components

Product Development

• Requirement specifications
• Design and system descriptions
• Concept design and verification

Technology scouting on motor, sensor and air monitor development from suppliers and competitors

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and our partners to follow the market trend and understand performance need and technology level in the market.

• Analyse technology and functionality of new products to influence and feed into product and technology roadmaps.
• Perform analysis and tests on selected air purifiers, air monitors and components.
• Maintain a library of analysis and tests of competitor and future solutions
• Highlight and recommend new concepts or solutions for consideration in our technology and product roadmaps.

Must Have Qualifications:

Completed engineering degree in technology or higher education/master’s in engineering. In addition, you have 3+ years of work experience. You have excellent English skills, oral and written.

The following are meriting.

• Product development (prototyping, testing & verification etc)
• Experience of working with filters (vacuum cleaners, kitchen filters, HVAC etc)
• Working with simulation and/or practical experience of air flow system (CFD etc)
• LAB experience
• CAD knowledge
• Working with high volume manufacturing
• Working with home appliances is meriting
• Supplier evaluation

What will set you apart:

As a person you are curious and analytical, with the ability to get things done. You are comfortable with working with practical tasks and have a drive to push things forward. Furthermore, you are a problem solver with the ability to reflect on the work that is being done, as it is important to evaluate progress to advance.

Excellent communication skills since you will be interacting and working with team members, project leaders, factories, and suppliers in China.

About the Company:

We are looking to add to our entrepreneurial culture and team. Here, employees are challenged to perform at a high level while helping the company grow and are given the opportunity to excel and grow themselves. Blueair is constantly in pursuit of opportunities that strengthen our cause to support and enhance the education and betterment of air quality for people around the world.

Our Take on Leadership:

Growth Mindset: This is competitive leadership. Taking the lead in the marketplace versus following. It's a positive attitude about the company's future — glass half-full —but it's realistic. It's passion for winning. Winning defined as gaining market share. It's placing a fresh emphasis on innovation — challenging the status quo.

Consumer and Customer Focus: This is purpose-driven leadership. It's externally focused — on consumers, on customers. First take care of consumers and customers; financial performance will follow. It's a heightened passion for the consumer: “I firmly believe in improving the lives of consumers.” It's bringing the voice of the consumer and the customer into everything we do. It's seeing our brands through their eyes.

Bias for action: This is action-driven leadership: "This is what I will do." It's speed and sense of urgency in making decisions. But it needs to be thoughtful action, intelligent risk-taking. Also, it's not wasting time on bureaucracy — it’s output those counts. And it’s simplifying my agenda, carefully choosing priorities — and not taking on too much.

Accountability and Responsibility: This is performance-driven leadership. "I will deliver against KPIs, holding myself to the highest standards.” I will also hold other people accountable — first by setting clear expectations and then by telling them if they are on the right path. It's staring reality in the eye — doing it with numbers. It's taking responsibility for Blueair's overall performance, not just by delivering my results but by helping other people deliver their results. Finally, it’s personally driving change and using operational discipline to deliver on the promise.

Building Talent and Teams: This is people-driven leadership. It's passion for people. It has the best people in the right positions, whatever the person's gender or background. It's giving people plenty of room to do their part and recognize them for their contributions. It's investing in people's development — giving them feedback and challenging work. It’s also constantly challenging myself to grow and improve. And it's building aligned, cohesive teams that pull together to win.

If you consider yourself a go-getter who loves to #win, and someone who loves to have fun, then we may have the job for you.

Blueair is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. You will be considered for this position based upon your experience and education, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, ancestry; marital, disabled, or veteran status.