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Vacancies

At Polar we offer great development opportunities. If you are interested in working within a modern, global working environment, we may have the perfect role for you.

Currently we are looking for:

Specialist, Textile Engineering and Wearable Electronics

Application closing date:
2010-09-12 (yyyy/mm/dd)

Job description:

This position will be new in our organization therefore it will give for a professional an excellent challenge to develop their own expertise.

As a specialist of textiles you will be responsible for specification, design, implementation and verification of wearable electronics and textiles in Polar products. The job will include maintaining existing textile products as well as designing new pilot products, materials, features, textures, and techniques. Providing support for After Sales will also be a part of your tasks. You will work in the Mechanical Application team in our R&D function.

Type of employment:
Permanent

Requirements:

- Strong experience in textile design and wearable electronics
- Master or Bachelor degree in relevant field of study (e.g. textiles)
- Good knowledge of technical textile materials in general
- Experience of suppliers and manufacturing technologies: knitting, weaving, non-weaving, laminating, flocking, bonding, TPR and embossing
- Willingness and enthusiasm to learn and create innovative solutions
- Good written and spoken English
- Willingness for prototyping and piloting in practice in order to create innovative solutions
- Knowledge about product safety of textiles (REACH, RoHS and other related directives)
- Service oriented mindset and ability to solve manufacturing challenges
- Willingness to travel

Location:

Kempele, Finland

Further information:

For more information please contact Seppo Korkala; seppo.korkala@polar.fi. We kindly ask you to send your application to heidi.eraluoto@polar.fi by 12th of September 2010.


Customer Support Specialist, Business Products

Application closing date:
2010-09-12 (yyyy/mm/dd)

Job description:

Your main responsibility will be to manage customer support requests for our business customers, sales subsidiaries and distributors. Creating support and maintenance material for relevant B2B products will also be a part of your job. In this position you will also have a unique possibility to participate in new development projects as an After Sales representative. The supported products are in the Club Solutions and Team Sports segments.

You will report to the Manager, Customer Support, B2B and you will be working in close co-operation with other Customer Support Specialists in Global and Local After Sales Teams.

Type of employment:
Permanent

Requirements:

- An excellent customer service attitude
- Systematic problem solving skills
- Ability to communicate effectively in an international environment, with both customers and with technical specialists
- Good technical knowledge (e.g. Hardware, operating systems, software applications, and web-based solutions)
- A strong interest in technical solutions and technologies
- Excellent written and spoken English
- A degree in a relevant field of study

Location:

The position is in our Global After Sales function and is located at our headquarters in Kempele, Finland.

Further information:

For more information please contact Mr. Jyrki Salokorpi, tel. +358 (0)8 5202 100 (25th of August from 9-11, 1st of September from 9-11 and 8th of September from 9-11). We kindly ask you to send your application to anne.savolainen@polar.fi by 12 th of September 2010.


Specialist Mechanics

Application closing date:
2010-09-12 (yyyy/mm/dd)

Job description:

You will be in charge of implementing mechanical pilot projects. The job will also include mechanical specifications, design and verification implementation of the final products in our product development programs. As a member of the mechanical development team in our R&D function, you will work closely with our industrial designers, and support our designers in other R&D teams. You will also participate in technical negotiations with our suppliers in China.

Type of employment:
Permanent

Requirements:

- Demonstrated experience in mechanics design, materials and manufacturing methods for handheld electronics
- Willingness and enthusiasm to learn and create innovative solutions
- Good team working and time management skills
- Ability to work under pressure and ability to prioritize multiple tasks
- Willingness to travel
- A Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering
- Good written and spoken English
- Experience of using I-DEAS NX software will be considered as an advantage

Location:

The position is located at our headquarters in Kempele, Finland.

Further information:

For more information please contact Mr. Veli-Pekka Putila; veli-pekka.putila@polar.fi. We kindly ask you to send your application to heidi.eraluoto@polar.fi by the 12th of September 2010.