Job Title: Senior CMF Designer
Location: Gothenburg, Sweden (on-site, no remote work)
Contract Duration: 2 September 2025 - 28 February 2026
Position Summary
We are looking for a Senior Designer specialising in Colour, Material & Finish (CMF) to join an innovative design team in Gothenburg. This is an opportunity to shape the future of sustainable CMF palettes within the mobility and transportation sector. You will deliver end-to-end CMF solutions, create detailed specifications, and collaborate with international teams across Europe and Asia.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop creative and technically robust CMF design solutions in collaboration with cross-disciplinary teams
- Transform sustainable CMF concepts into physical prototypes in cooperation with suppliers and in-house trim and paint shop teams
- Create patterns in 2D and 3D for multiple applications
- Conduct benchmarking and research with a fact-based approach
- Prepare and maintain CMF definition documents aligned with project gateways and property plans
- Present digital and physical design proposals in weekly design reviews with global stakeholders
- Represent CMF in project and engineering meetings, collaborating closely with R&D, marketing, and project teams
- Contribute ideas to CMF community workshops and long-term strategic initiatives
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree (minimum) in Industrial Design, Transportation Design, Fine Arts, or similar
- 5-10 years' experience in industrial or transportation design (sustainability experience desirable)
- Strong knowledge of CMF processes, development methodologies, and design stages
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and VRED; experience with Blender, Substance, Unreal, Rhino, or Grasshopper is a plus
- Fluent English; Mandarin language skills are an advantage
Personal Attributes
- Adaptable, resilient, and able to thrive in a fast-paced environment
- Entrepreneurial, proactive, and detail-oriented
- Strong planning and organisational skills with the ability to balance vision and detail
- Collaborative, open, and team-focused
- Excellent verbal and visual communication skills
What We Offer
- A dynamic, creative work environment with international exposure
- Opportunities for professional growth through varied and challenging projects
- Collaboration with talented teams across Sweden and Asia
- Access to modern design studios in Gothenburg and Shanghai
- Opportunity to travel internationally 2-3 times per year for reviews and model builds