System Chief Engineer

Founded in 1910, KONE is a global leader that provides elevators, escalators and automatic building doors, as well as solutions for maintenance and modernization that add value to buildings throughout their life cycle. Our mission is to improve the flow of urban life and make our world’s cities better places to live by providing innovative solutions that help make people’s journeys safe, convenient and reliable. Our operations in over 60 countries around the world has helped us achieve our position as an innovation and sustainability leader with repeated recognitions by Forbes, Corporate Knights for clean capitalism and others. 

Are you ready to make your next career move to join our team and support our major national accounts with both operational and sales activities?

As our System Chief Engineer, you will be responsible for ensuring that the complete technical solutions for KTO projects meet the agreed criteria (cost, reliability, safety, manufacturability, installability, maintainability). The roles of Senior CDE/SCE and CDE/SCE differ mainly with regard to scope of responsibility.

JOB DUTIES:

Create and maintain Project specification & plan:

• Create technical requirement specification for technical solution for R&D project

• Create project plan -schedule, resource, costs-   (not for SCE)

• SCE specific:

  • ensure the consistency of solution in relation to system level interfaces/interaction.

  • identify system interfaces and interaction in project activities as well as in PCM, for submitted CR's.(together with Project Manager/CR owner/CDE).

  • verify and validate technical solution/proposals from component development projects regarding system functionality and act as stakeholder for technical solutions.

Create and select proposals of new technical solutions:

• Generate new ideas and create new solution proposals

• Select best proposals for selection / decision making

• Develop the technical solutions for given specs ensuring a) functionality, b) quality and reliability c) cost d) manufacturability e) interfaces to other technologies, f) compliance with applicable technical codes and standards

• Create design/engineering documentation of a complete component or product [SO, PG, DL, OF]

Manage Engineering team for Execution of technical plan (not for SCE)

• Manage team performance

• Control & Steer the design work

• Select and monitor performance of external resources (from approved list)

• Write Task assignments

• Follow-up of task execution & controlling work quality

• Select sub-contractor

• Communicate to technical stakeholders

Note. In case of conflict in technical solution interfaces/interaction among different components the SCE is responsible and has authority to select the technical solution.

Develop Capabilities

• Develop capability

• Gather and share know-how of technology (e.g. PCM, C-process engineering)

• Provide practical rules for efficient use of tools

• Provide support for engineers

• Create performance improvement ideas

• Take development actions

• Create proposals for design guidelines

• Manage component library (not for SCE)

Authority to decide

• Selection of technical proposal for R&D project

• Selection of design methods

HIRING REQUIREMENTS:

• M.Sc. or equivalent.

• Min 5 years of design work experience in the area of specific category/platform.

• Evidence of several technology development projects e.g. component projects/platform management.

• Excellent skills in defining product specifications and project plans.

• Deep technical knowledge about the systems

About KONE

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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