Position

Welcome to RIMOWA, the first German Maison of the LVMH Group. We are a global lifestyle brand with a mission to create
the essential tools for a lifetime of travel.
For more than 125 years, we’ve dedicated ourselves to develop unique products where function coexists with luxury, heritage with innovation, and craftsmanship with design.

At RIMOWA we believe that great ambitions demand resilient companions. It’s why our tools are created with longevity in mind. Because the most meaningful journeys last more than a trip, they last a lifetime. Please join us to discover your own.

We are looking for a Soft Products Technical Designer (m/f/d) for our Research & Development team at our Head Office in Cologne as soon as possible.

In this position you manages projects of new soft component product development and mainly collaborate with our Project Managers, Technical designers and Design operation manager.

Job responsibilities

YOUR TASKS:

Soft materials and components development:

• Design of soft components solutions
• Define soft materials and technical constructions
• Manage all development steps, internal and external, until final component homologation
• Create and validate the component design justification file (e.g. homologation, calculations etc.)

Project management:

• Provide to the project team the most efficient deliverables to help decision-making: digital and physical
• Prototyping, style and technical mock ups, technical analysis and simulations, as well as unit cost, budget estimations and risk analysis
• Manage soft materials and components development projects
• Monitor and report on soft components project KPI’s

Soft components prototyping:

• Provide the soft products prototyping deliverables in compliance with Development projects requirements
• Analyse prototype requests to define and validate with requester the physical and digital deliverables to provide
• Define the technical concepts, materials, and constructions to be used, as well as resources needed plan and prioritize to fulfil all projects requests

Profile

YOUR PROFILE:

• 5 years of professional experience in Soft Product Technical Design or a related field
• Expertise in major textile (leather will be a plus) transformation and decoration processes
• Expertise in cutting and stitching all the materials and appreciated in soft materials and transformation processes
• Solid project management skills
• Fluent in English, German is a plus
• True team player with an optimistic attitude
• Pro-active, organized and detail-oriented
• Structured way of working & multi-tasking

Additional information

OUR BENEFITS:

• 30 days paid vacation per year
• Flexible working hours and a hybrid working model
• RIMOWA Essential Cabin suitcase as a gift after the probationary period
• Corporate benefits and 30% discount on the RIMOWA assortment
• Company pension scheme with a high employer contribution or other capital-forming benefits
• Great canteen with freshly cooked and affordable food
• Free employee parking, public transportation ticket & job bike (partly subsidized) International environment and development opportunities within LVMH
  

RIMOWA - WHERE JOURNEYS BEGIN:

Do you share our passion for quality and innovation? Then we look forward to receiving your application! Please send us your complete application documents, including your CV including your salary expectations, stating the earliest possible starting date via our application portal. We look forward to receiving your application! Find us on Instagram and X @RIMOWA or visit us on our RIMWOWA career page: https://career.rimowa.com/

Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is core to RIMOWA’s DNA. We know that for our business to thrive, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities in each of the countries in which we operate and to reflect our broad consumer base. We view diversity as one of the key enablers that helps our business to grow.

RIMOWA
MAISON

It is not only the ambition to craft exceptional luggage but also the courage to question the status quo that lies at the heart of everything RIMOWA does. Since its founding by Paul Morszeck in 1898, RIMOWA has cultivated the pioneering spirit that is evident in every suitcase built. Inheriting his father’s visionary approach, it was Richard Morszeck who – inspired by the early days of aviation – discovered grooved aluminium as the ideal lightweight material for RIMOWA suitcases. A design classic was born. With the same ingenuity and courage as his father and grandfather, third generation owner Dieter Morszeck paved the way for RIMOWA’s global success. Thanks to his focus on state-of-the-art technology, uncompromising quality and timeless design, RIMOWA suitcases have become the global companion of choice for a sophisticated clientele. Today, with 3,000 employees worldwide, RIMOWA continues to combine craftmanship with precision technology and a commitment to courageous innovation, staying true to its heritage in today’s ever-changing world.