(Senior) Engineer, Hardware Development

KONE Technology and Innovation Unit (KTI) is where the magic happens at KONE. It's where we combine the physical world – escalators and elevators – with smart and connected digital systems. We are changing and improving the way billions of people move within buildings every day. We are on a mission to expand and develop new digital solutions that are based on emerging technologies.

KONE R&D brings together top talent from different disciplines into an industry-leading product and technology organization. We thrive in solving complex customer challenges, connecting legacy with the latest technologies, across hardware and software engineering. In fact, roughly half of our R&D roles are in software. Agile ways of working mean that we are better able to meet our customers’ rapidly evolving needs for speed and innovation, in a global environment.

R&D unit in KTI is responsible for developing digital services at KONE. It’s the development engine for our Digital Services such as KONE 24/7 Connected Services, Office Flow and Partnership Ecosystem.

KONE is developing a modular people flow solution, KONE Office Flow, that delivers smooth, personalized access and enhanced user experiences in smart, adaptive workplaces. Part of the solution is the innovative KONE Lane turnstile. It brings together the latest in space efficient design and advanced sensor technology.

We are now looking for a (Senior) Engineer, HW Development to join Device Engineering / Hardware Engineering Europe team in Hyvinkää, Finland to work on the development to bring KONE Lane to next level.

In this role as a (Senior) Engineer you shall take active role in the development of the KONE Lane and bring it to the next level together with the Lead Engineer and the project team. The KONE Lane engineering team is consisting of mechanical, electrical and software engineers. Also Industrial Design is integral part of the solution.

To be successful in this position, wide technical understanding is needed and interest to learn new.  Good co-operation and networking skills will help also.

Depending on the phase of the work and tasks, it is possible to work remotely around 1 days a week, but since the role also includes laboratory work, it is mainly done in our R&D office in Hyvinkää, Finland.

In order to be successful in this role

• Ability to work in and international environment with stakeholders distributed globally

• Experience of developing electro-mechanical products and bringing them to production in high quality

• Understanding of different technologies: electronics, sensors, displays, cameras, speakers, mechanics, etc.

• Hands-on attitude and prototyping capability

• Knowledge of HW / SW testing and verification

• Capability to work with Linux environment and embedded SW drivers.

• Capability to create related documentation

• From 3 to 5 years of experience of product development

• M.Sc. (Tech) or B.Sc. in a relevant field of technology, such as Electrical Engineering

• Innovative and good problem-solving capability is a great benefit

• Effective communication in English

For additional information reach out to Chapter Lead, Devices Hardware Europe Lassi Ylä-Soininmäki lassi.yla-soininmaki@kone.com

We offer

As KONE is a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, this is a key role and a great opportunity to build the future cities through improving how people live, work and play in the cities and to help us continue innovating and making magic happen also in the future.

You will be working with highly dynamic teams significantly investing time and effort on how we develop services and solutions. You get a chance to work with and participate in further developing products that are used by billions of users in daily basis. Products that are widely recognized by their quality and innovation.

Want to join the #PeopleFlow?

If you think this could be your next inspiring challenge, please submit your application as soon as possible via our Careers-site www.kone.com/jobs latest by May 5th, 2024.

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