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.
The Mechanical Strength Analyses team is located inside the Elevator Mechanics Tribe, all together we take care of the backbone of all our elevator products. Our job is to create the solid designs and reliable mechanical structures that are needed for high-quality elevators.
The strength analysis team is taking care of all calculations requested by our stakeholders that are needed for our high-volume elevators. The team composition and the relevant stakeholders are global and English is the company language. The work is distributed and managed with online tools, and we use online calls and meetings for daily discussions and collaborations.
We are now looking for a
Specialist / Expert - Mechanics to join our team in Hyvinkää, Finland.
We work in a hybrid way, with a mix of office days in Hyvinkää and remote days. We are looking for an experienced professional to join us full- time.
Tasks and responsibilities
Perform complex calculation according to stakeholders requests
Review calculations created by others to ensure good quality of the outcome
Teach other team members towards professional growth
Develop/improve/create calculation procedures and processes for components strength calculations
Lead, teach and explain to others the procedures and processes for components strength calculation
Ownership of the calculation backlog, review, prioritize and follow-up tasks
Stakeholders management, discuss and align expectations and deliverable for every task
Advise and lead stakeholders on how to approach complex calculation topics to optimize time and results
WHY join us
Join the simulation leading team in elevator mechanics
Contribute to world-famous elevator quality
Create and modify components that will be used by millions of people globally
Join a global team of experts and find out your path
Get you chance to lead a team of professionals and mark the direction of strength calculations
In order to be successful in this role
Extensive experience in strength calculation
Experience in leading and guiding other people
Experience in guiding inexperienced stakeholders through the entire calculation process
Ideally, experience with Ansys workbench / Spaceclaim / Mathcad and Ansys scripting
Excellent communication skills, needed to collaborate and explain to others
Excellent collaboration skills, ability to explain difficult concepts in simple words
Excellent social skills, to adjust the technical language based on what the situation requires
Our working environment is multicultural so fluent English language skills is a must
We offer
As KONE is a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, this is a key role to learn 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.
If you have any questions regarding the role, please be in touch with Marco Guglielmo Expert, Chapter Lead / HW Simulations via marco.guglielmo@kone.com
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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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