Job Summary
This position is with OVVO Ltd. The role forms part of an Innovation Boost project supported by InterTradeIreland. Salary support under the programme is provided for 18 months; however, the employment contract is with OVVO Ltd and is not limited to the funding period.
Company Introduction
OVVO is an innovative company with the foundation of three generations in the wood industry. OVVO has evolved from serving their local community in Dundalk to disrupting the global furniture connector industry. The company is grounded in craft, attention to detail and innovation and is driven by a thoughtful design process. OVVO products have earned recognition from leading global institutions and awards, showing a worldwide endorsement of their excellence in design and innovation.
Working at OVVO offers several key benefits:
- Innovative Engineering: Work with cutting edge technologies in the industrialisation of our innovative furniture connectors.
- Career Development: As an innovative company OVVO offers the opportunity to be exposed to a wide range of new ideas, processes, tasks and approaches.
- Impact: Contribution to projects that have a tangible and direct impact on the take-up of company products in the furniture industry.
Company Culture: OVVO is a welcoming and dynamic team that values contribution and innovation.
Job Description
The ideal candidate will lead the product development process of a new furniture connector installation system, ensuring compatibility with customer requirements, budget and other constraints. The role requires expertise in project management methods and practice, rapid design development, testing, interaction with suppliers and the ability to move the prototype design towards serial production to support OVVO’s customers.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the concept development, engineering, and prototyping of semi-automated OVVO connector insertion systems and interchangeable tooling solutions.
- Complete detailed mechanical, pneumatic, electrical, and product design activities using CAD, rapid prototyping, and test-driven development methods.
- Develop and refine tooling solutions for both male and female OVVO connector formats, including integration with magazine-fed and bowl-fed systems.
- Work with external suppliers of pneumatic, electric, and feeder equipment to evaluate, integrate, and validate suitable third-party technologies.
- Plan and oversee prototype manufacture, assembly, testing, debugging, and performance validation activities.
- Support product safety assessment, compliance activities, and certification planning, including CE, UKCA, and other relevant global market requirements.
- Develop product support materials including operating manuals, maintenance documentation, troubleshooting guides, training material, and spare parts strategies.
- Engage directly with customers and distribution partners during product trials, onboarding, and technical evaluation activities. Identify and manage technical and project risks using structured product development and engineering review processes.
- Maintain effective communication and project visibility with project stakeholders, company management, NRC, and Innovation Boost partners.
The successful graduate will lead this project, in a supportive partnership with Northern Regional College (NRC) as part of the InterTradeIreland’s Innovation Boost Programme.
Interviews will be held approximately week commencing: 31/08/2026