Work Arrangement
Office Days per Week: 2 days
Key Skills
Job Description
About us
We are Bugaboo Group, home to three iconic brands: Bugaboo, Joolz, and Artipoppe. Each has its own story and identity. Together, we share one purpose: creating exceptional products and experiences that support families at every stage of parenthood.
Bugaboo pioneers premium mobility, empowering parents to explore the world with confidence. Joolz pairs smart designs with a commitment to sustainability, so families can make conscious choices without compromising style. Artipoppe redefines babywear through luxurious craftsmanship that celebrates both parent and child.
Our story is built by people. From designers and engineers to marketers and customer care experts, more than 1,100 of us work across 30 countries to shape the future of our brands.
We are united by innovation, collaboration, and a drive to make a meaningful impact. We encourage curiosity, welcome new perspectives, and believe the best ideas come from diverse teams working together.
Here, everyone is valued, respected, and empowered to succeed. We celebrate diversity, foster inclusion, and create room for people of all backgrounds to grow.
Join us. Bring your talent, build your career, and help shape the everyday lives of families around the world.
As Soft Goods Developer, you are responsible for the design and development of soft goods and related components across our products, from early concept and prototyping through to mass production.
We are primarily looking for a Soft Goods Developer with strong design, development and technical skills. You may also come from an industrial or product design background with significant hands-on experience developing soft goods and mixed-material products.
You combine creativity with technical understanding and a practical approach. You are comfortable working across textiles, materials, construction and hardware interfaces to create well-resolved products that balance design, functionality, quality, manufacturability and cost.
What will you do
Soft Goods Ownership: Own and drive the soft goods development within product development projects, from early concept through development, validation and mass production.
Prototyping: Create and evaluate prototypes and mock-ups, iterating designs based on aesthetics, functionality, testing and technical feasibility.
Materials & Textiles: Select, specify and evaluate fabrics, foams, webbings, trims and other materials. Work with suppliers to develop new materials, colours, finishes and constructions.
Soft Goods & Hardware Integration: Work closely with industrial designers and engineers to ensure soft goods integrate effectively with frames, structural components, attachment points, mechanisms and other hardware.
Design & Technical Tools: Use appropriate tools such as Adobe Illustrator, 2D/3D CAD or other relevant design software to develop and clearly communicate designs, constructions and technical solutions.
Technical Documentation: Create and maintain drawings, specifications, production documentation and reference samples needed to translate designs into production-ready products.
Supplier Development: Work directly with international suppliers and manufacturing partners throughout development, sampling and production preparation.
What you will bring to the table
Bachelor/HBO-level education in Soft Goods Design, Industrial Design, Product Design, Textile/Product Design, Fashion/Apparel or a related discipline.
At least 3 years of relevant professional experience in soft goods or product development.
Strong experience developing soft goods, textile-based products or products combining soft and hard components.
Ability to translate design concepts into technically feasible, manufacturable and production-ready products.
Good understanding of fabrics and materials, including material selection, performance, colour, finish and quality.
Experience creating technical specifications, drawings and production documentation.
Confident using Adobe Illustrator and/or relevant 2D or 3D design tools to develop and communicate designs and technical details.
Experience with SolidWorks or other 3D CAD software is an advantage, but not a requirement.
Comfortable working directly with international suppliers and manufacturing partners.
Proactive, hands-on and comfortable taking ownership within multidisciplinary development teams.
Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to balance design ambition, technical feasibility, quality, timing and cost.
Fluent in English, written and spoken. Dutch is an advantage.
What we offer
We offer you a challenging role in a young, energetic and ambitious team and company. At Joolz our mission is to empower the new generation of parents. This also means that we want to empower you to be yourself and to create your own career. We care about the well-being of our staff as we care for our planet. And of course, we offer:
Being part of a family culture, where we don’t only work hard together but also ‘chill’ with your colleagues after a hard week’s work. And of course, we offer:
A hybrid position: 50% in the office and 50% from home;
A yearly bonus opportunity;
25 paid holiday days per calendar year and an additional day for every year of service (up to 5 years), plus 1 day off on your birthday;
Development opportunities in the form of in-company training and education/training that fit your personal ambition;
Excellent benefits of which; lease bike scheme, chair massage, yoga and team-events;
A freshly made lunch and in-house gym with personal training sessions.
Apply for the job
Excited about the job, but you don’t tick all the boxes? The perfect candidate doesn’t exist right 😉! Competences can be learnt, behavior and personality can’t. Do you feel like you would be a great fit for our team of Joolzers? Then we would love to hear from you!
Core Responsibilities
You will own the soft goods development process from early concept and prototyping through to mass production. This includes selecting materials, creating technical documentation, and collaborating with industrial designers and international suppliers to ensure high-quality product integration.
Requirements
Candidates must have a bachelor-level education in a relevant design field and at least 3 years of professional experience in soft goods or product development. Proficiency in design software like Adobe Illustrator and strong technical knowledge of textiles and manufacturing processes are required.
Benefits
- Hybrid work model
- Yearly bonus
- 25 paid holiday days
- Birthday day off
- In-company training
- Lease bike scheme
- Chair massage
- Yoga
- Team events
- Freshly made lunch
- In-house gym
- Personal training sessions
About Joolz
Industry: Manufacturing
Company size: 51-200 employees
We are here to prepare you for the true realities of parenthood. Because yes, it's the best. But it's also a lot. We get it. That’s why we create strollers that are comfortable, easy to use, beautifully designed and made to last. Helping you tackle life’s messiest moments. We’ve got you. Discover more on www.joolz.com