Senior Engineer, Ropes and Hoisting

KONE Technology and Innovation (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 shape the future of the industry with new technologies and sustainable innovations.

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.

Elevator Mechanics and Light Materials tribe is responsible of developing all mechanical elevator components in KONE portfolio globally and ensuring the safety, quality, and performance of those components throughout their entire lifecycle. We are actively scouting for opportunities to create new value for our customers by implementing new innovative and more sustainable elevator designs.

We are now looking for a Senior Engineer, Ropes and Hoisting to join one of the Elevator mechanics and Light Materials Tribe agile teams at KONE Technology and Innovation / R&D in Hyvinkää, Finland. In this role main duties are hoisting members and systems tangible projects having a crucial role in brainstorming test programs, test outcomes knowledge creation, calculations and engineering work ensuring hoisting components reliability and added customer value.

Our tribe works in a hybrid model meaning that work is conducted partly from home office (couple of days a week) and partly from KONE Finland Hyvinkää office. Work can however also be fully conducted from Hyvinkää office alone, if more suitable for the selected candidate.

Please notice that this role does require the selected candidate to live permanently in Finland.

As a Senior Engineer, Ropes and Hoisting you will work mainly with following topics

• Accountable and responsible for creating detailed design and test specifications from functional requirements.

• Active participation in testing and research of new and existing hoisting members

• Test plan creation and execution, research of material and mechanical aspects influencing hoisting members and system interoperability

• Knowledge creation through test results, scientific articles and collaboration with the suppliers

• Participation in system level research and implementation projects using engineering rules derived from hoisting member test results

• Responsible to prepare suitable verification and validation plan for own scope of development

• When playing role in development processes (Blue, Purple, CR), Project Engineer is responsible for technical specification creation for corresponding solutions.

• Supports Sourcing and Supply Chain teams on technical aspects relating to the component or subsystem

• Support and guide engineers with technical hoisting competences in engineering and verification

Education and core skills

• MSc. degree in mechanical engineering, materials, production technology

• Achievements with components engineering, testing, project work with innovative mindset and communication over few years

• Problem solving and coordination among technical understanding creation

• Self-driven team player

• Good skills in English

• Earlier work experience on similar research, calculations or testing

Following skills are asset

• Expertise in composites, elastomers, steel and their characterization

• Statistical analysis mindset, like Six Sigma or similar

• Earlier experience on modelling with Creo 3D

• Having understood on elevator components, sub-systems mechanical designs, criterion of load bearing structures and cost-efficient manufacturing methods

• Experience of lean and agile ways of working

We offer

We can offer strong support in your personal growth and global opportunities for future career development at KONE. We believe in inspiring, engaging and developing our people.

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 March 25th, 2025. Please notice that we may start interviews already during the application period. 

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At KONE, we are focused on creating an innovative and collaborative working culture where we value the contribution of each individual. Employee engagement is a key focus area for us and we encourage participation and the sharing of information and ideas. Sustainability is an integral part of our culture and the daily practice. We follow ethical business practices and we seek to develop a culture of working together where co-workers trust and respect each other and good performance is recognized. In being a great place to work, we are proud to offer a range of experiences and opportunities that will help you to achieve your career and personal goals and enable you to live a healthy and balanced life.

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