Position Title: Senior Material Specialist (CMF)

Duration: Contract

Location: Gothenburg, Sweden

About the Role

• The automotive industry is undergoing a paradigm shift, facing both tough challenges and exciting opportunities in the journey toward new mobility, electrification, and autonomous driving.
• As part of the Clients' commitment to becoming carbon neutral by 2045, they are seeking a Senior Material Specialist to shape the future sustainable CMF palette for the Company brand.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct forward-looking research into emerging materials, technologies and suppliers, with a strong emphasis on innovation, sustainability and precious/non-automotive-standard materials.
• Identify and evaluate materials suited for top-tier, luxury-segment vehicles within a global market
• context.
• Translate research findings into compelling digital presentations, complemented by curated physical
• samples that clearly convey a luxury aesthetic and brand alignment.
• Develop clear storylines supported by high-quality renderings, visualizations and animations that
• communicate material intent and user experience.
• Collaborate closely with Lead CMF Designers, Brand teams and cross-functional partners to ensure
• material concepts support overall design strategy and brand identity.
• Monitor market, fashion, art and cultural trends to inform material innovation and maintain a
• competitive creative edge.
• Support prototype development and ensure materials meet the required aesthetic, functional and
• experiential standards.

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree (minimum) in Industrial Design, Transportation Design, or Fine Arts.
• Min. 10 years of experience in industrial or transportation design; sustainability-related experience is an advantage.
• Proven track record in material development for automotive and adjacent industries i.e. architecture or luxury industries.
• In-depth understanding of the design process, CMF methodology, and development stages.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills (verbal & visual).
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and VRED; additional experience with Blender,
• Substance, Unreal, Rhino, or Grasshopper is valuable.
• Fluent in English.

Personal Attributes:

• Adaptable, unafraid of change, and comfortable in high-tempo, unpredictable environments.
• Possesses a "can-do" entrepreneurial mindset.
• Structured, methodical, and analytical with strong planning skills.
• Able to balance big-picture vision with meticulous detail work.
• Team-oriented, collaborative, and free from prestige or politics.
• Strong visual communicator with clear verbal skills.

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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