Industrial Designer – Bags/Textile

Bring your life

At Thule were passionate about designing smart functional and sustainable products that support an active lifestyle. As we continue to grow our bags and soft goods portfolio were now looking for an experienced Industrial Designer Bags & Textile to join our Design team in Hillerstorp.

If youre a hands-on industrial designer who thrives throughout the entire design process from early concept and pre-study to implementation and final production this is an exciting opportunity to shape the next generation of Thule bags backpacks travel gear and more.

What youll do at Thule

In the role as Industrial Designer Bags & Textile youll work across a broad product range including backpacks travel luggage hydration packs and bike panniers. Youll play an integral part in the full product development cycle starting with identifying user needs and market opportunities generating and visualizing concepts and continuing all the way to detailed design prototyping and supporting implementation in production.

Youll collaborate closely with product managers project leaders CMF specialists engineers and other designers to create solutions that are functional durable and aligned with Thules brand and sustainability values. Your work will blend creative exploration with technical understanding from selecting the right materials and components to iterating prototypes based on testing and feedback.

Staying informed about emerging trends materials and user behaviors is an important part of your role and youll contribute to both our day-to-day projects and long-term innovation roadmap. Youll also help ensure a consistent brand experience across product lines while leaving room for fresh ideas and differentiation.

This is a collaborative and practical role where your design skills attention to detail and problem-solving mindset will directly influence the products we bring to market.

What you bring

To be successful in this role we believe that you have a degree in industrial design textile design or product development paired with solid experience in designing soft goods - ideally for high-volume consumer products.

You have a strong understanding of materials construction techniques and how to create products that are both visually appealing and highly functional. You enjoy working hands-on with both digital tools and physical prototypes and youre comfortable translating early concepts into detailed designs ready for production.

Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite SolidWorks and tools like Clo 3D is valuable as is experience working cross-functionally with engineering and manufacturing teams. Youre curious collaborative and motivated by creating user-centered products that meet high standards for quality performance and sustainability.

Why you should join Thule

At Thule we believe in strong teamwork both within your own team and also cross functional between teams. We strive to be an open and curious organization sharing our knowledge and inspiring one another. Within Thule Group you will find people who have a passion for the products we make and the outdoor company we are. We share the same values and we like to have fun. All of our employees have a joint responsibility to maintain that spirit and contribute to it.

Hiring Process

Apply by submitting your application through apply for position at our Thule Career Site. Last day for applying is June 22 2025.

Please make sure to not wait to show your interest until the last application date as interviews are held continuously during the process and the position might be filled before the last application date. Please also note that we do not accept applications by e-mail.

For questions please contact the Talent Acquisition Partner responsible Oscar Persson at

We look forward to hearing from you!

About Thule Group

Thule Group is a global sports and outdoor company. We offer high-quality products with smart features and a sustainable design that make it easy for people across the globe to live an active life. Under the motto Active Life Simplified and with a focus on consumer-driven innovation and long-term sustainability we develop manufacture and market products within the product categories Sport&Cargo Carriers (roof racks roof boxes and carriers for transporting cycling water and winter sports equipment and rooftop tents mounted on a car) Juvenile & Pet Products (car seats strollers bike trailerschild bike seats and dog transport) RV Products (awnings bike carriers and tents for RVs and caravans) and Packs Bags & Luggage (hiking backpacks luggage laptop- and camera bags).

Thule Group has about 2600 employees at nine production facilities and 35 sales offices worldwide. The Groups products are sold in 138 markets and in 2023 sales amounted to SEK 9.1 billion.

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