Position Title: Senior CMF Designer, Colour, Material & Finish (CMF)

Duration: Contract

Location: Gothenburg, Sweden

About the Role

• Our Client is seeking a Senior CMF Designer who will play a key role in shaping the future sustainable CMF palette for the Clients' brands.
• In this position, you will be responsible for delivering complete CMF solutions, covering concept development, execution, and detailed specifications, while working closely with a highly collaborative global team.

Key Responsibilities

• Create innovative and detailed CMF design solutions that meet complex technical and aesthetic requirements in collaboration with cross-disciplinary design teams.
• Develop sustainable CMF concepts and translate them into physical prototypes in cooperation with suppliers and internal model team, trim and paint shop.
• Design and build patterns in both 2D and 3D for a variety of applications.
• Conduct benchmarking, research, and material analysis using a fact-based, data-driven approach.
• Prepare, maintain and release comprehensive Colour, Material, and Finish definition
• documents.
• Secure CMF releases in alignment with design gateways, program timing, and property plans.
• Prepare, present, and communicate design proposals, both physical and digital in weekly internal reviews and with Chinese stakeholders and project teams.
• Represent the CMF function in project and engineering meetings, ensuring design intent is upheld throughout development.
• Collaborate closely with internal and external partners, including the Shanghai design studio.
• Maintain regular dialogue with R&D, Project, and Marketing teams in China.
• Contribute creatively to CMF community workshops, long-term strategies, and innovation initiatives.

Essential Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (minimum) in Industrial Design, Transportation Design, Fine Arts, or a related discipline.
• At least 7 years of experience in industrial or transportation design; experience with sustainable materials or circular design principles is a strong advantage.
• Deep understanding of the design process, CMF methodologies, material development, and automotive design workflows.
• Excellent verbal, visual, and written communication skills, with strong ability to present concepts clearly to diverse audiences.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and VRED; additional experience with Blender, Substance, Unreal Engine, Rhino, or Grasshopper is highly valued.
• Fluency in English is required; Mandarin proficiency is a plus.

Personal Attributes

• Adaptable and comfortable navigating fast-paced, dynamic, and sometimes unpredictable environments.
• Possesses a proactive, solutions-oriented, and entrepreneurial mindset.
• Structured, methodical, and analytical, with strong organizational and planning abilities.
• Capable of balancing visionary, conceptual thinking with precise execution and attention to detail.
• Collaborative, team-oriented, and free from prestige or political behaviour.
• Strong visual storyteller with clear, confident verbal communication skills.

What We Offer

• A highly dynamic, creative, and evolving work environment at the forefront of mobility design.
• Opportunities for professional growth through diverse, challenging, and meaningful projects.
• A supportive, ambitious, and international team spanning Sweden and China.
• Travel to China 2 - 3 times per year for design reviews, collaboration sessions, and model builds.

Why work through Contechs?

Contechs is a leading Automotive, Design, Engineering, Technology and Innovation Recruitment Consultancy. Founded in 1997, with an inhouse Contractor Care Team to support all external employees, acts as an employment agency for permanent and contract recruitment.

How to Apply

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