Lead Engineer, Control System (Electrification)

KONE is hiring a Lead Engineer, Control System (Electrification). Level rates it ; you can apply on KONE.

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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. 

KONE’s vision is to create the Best People Flow experience by providing ease, effectiveness and experience to our customers and users. In line with our strategy, Sustainable Success with Customers, we will focus on increasing the value we create for customers with new intelligent solutions and embed sustainability even deeper across all of our operations. By closer collaboration with customers and partners, KONE will increase the speed of bringing new services and solutions to the market.

At KONE Technology and Innovation (KTI), we are imagining and creating the future of People Flow, combining the physical and digital worlds to make cities smarter and everyday journeys better.

We are now looking for a

Lead Engineer, Control System (Electrification)

You will be part of Control System KCE Tribe of KONE Technology & Innovation in Hyvinkää, Finland or in Cadrezzate, Italy and work in close co-operation with other KTI units, sourcing, manufacturing, quality and KONE subcontractors. Main focus on the work is development and product management of Global KONE Control System. You will report to Product Owner and get support from Chapter Lead.

Main responsibilities

-Able to develop electrical system design solutions, take ownership of the design, and guide design activities

-Develop and maintain a global configurable product structure in PDM VariClient Tool

-Maintain and develop interfaces between a Configurable Model and Digital factories, Global testers, Circuit diagrams, Ordering Tool

-Adopting AI solutions into existing design practices and processes and further developing them into standard practices across the team

-Plan & coordinate the tasks to meet the objective within the given time-frames

-Validate configurable models with a systematic logic approach

In order to be successful in this role

-MSc or BSc degree in relevant technical field, preferably electrical engineering

-At least 3-5 years of electrical engineering experience in creating and maintaining configurable circuit diagrams using ECAD tools

-Disciplined working methods with willingness and ability to work as a member of international design team

-Experience in developing and maintaining global configurable product structure(s) in PDM with VariClient tool

-Experience in maintaining and developing interfaces between a Configurable Model and Digital factories, Global testers, ECAD, Ordering tool

-Experience in Lean & Agile working methods is an asset

-Willingness to travel is an asset

We offer

KONE is building up a unique community, aiming to provide the most advanced People Flow™ solutions for its customers and lifting the customer experience to the top. At KONE, we are focused on creating an innovative and collaborative working culture where we value the contribution of each individual and where we share actively ideas. Sustainability is an integral part of our culture and a daily practice. We are proud to offer a range of opportunities that will support you in achieving your career and personal goals and enable you to live a healthy and balanced life. We believe in improving performance through inspiring, engaging, and developing our people.

For additional information please contact Jukka Korpela Program Manager / Chapter Lead jukka.korpela@kone.com

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, latest by October 31st, 2026.

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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.

How we rate this

Lead Engineer, Control System (Electrification) at KONE rates 33 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

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