Great benefits and remuneration
Work with industry - leading products and technology
Join a global organisation with a strong focus on training, safety and quality
At KONE, we bring buildings to life.
Look around and you’ll see KONE in buildings everywhere. Through our technical expertise and digital connectivity, we provide an essential service to communities around the world – keep people moving no matter what.
Our work will take you in different directions.
We’re looking for a Product Engineer to join our Engineering Team. This person can be based in Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane. They will provide technical expertise to identify and implement the most suitable KONE product solutions to meet our customer’s needs.
What will you be doing?
Responsible for finding and implementing the optimal technical solutions to meet the customer needs.
Involves supply line, installation, maintenance and project management to understand both the materials and the service cost of the product when needed.
Provide advanced technical solutions to support Sales, CSE teams, and customer inquiries
Maintain product specifications for corporate and local materials.
Propose solutions for all KONE business lines.
Ensures that the proposed product fulfils local codes, regulations, and safety requirements.
Ensures that the planned product complies with KONE’s Engineering Policy.
Support rollout of new product releases, including documentation, local materials and training of sales and Installation teams.
Develop an understanding of Traffic and Energy calculations using corporate tools.
What are we looking for?
Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field.
5+ years’ experience in a similar role.
Holistic understanding of different building types and customer segments.
Excellent skills in understanding and translating customer needs into technical specifications.
Ability to work with codes and standards in a regulated environment.
Good knowledge of environmental and sustainability requirements and norms.
Basic knowledge of competitors’ technical solutions.
There’s so much more to KONE than you may realise.
Enjoy career progression opportunities within a global organisation.
Access a range of benefits that engage and motivate our employees and help us make KONE a great place to work.
Grow with comprehensive learning and development programs covering wide range of professional skills.
Note: Applicants must either be a permanent resident or citizen of Australia or a citizen of New Zealand to apply for this position.
This role is being sourced directly by KONE. We respectfully request no agency approaches.
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.
Read more on https://careers.kone.com/en/
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field
- 5+ years' experience in a similar role
- Excellent skills in understanding customer needs
- Ability to work with codes and standards in a regulated environment
- Good knowledge of environmental and sustainability requirements
- Basic knowledge of competitors' technical solutions
Kone Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Kone and has not been reviewed or approved by Kone.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive across many roles and markets, with field positions sometimes benefiting from overtime and strong union scales. Feedback suggests base compensation is often a relative positive even when other factors vary.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs, including 401(k) and in some regions pension or annuity structures, are consistently highlighted as strong. Feedback suggests these elements meaningfully enhance the overall package.
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Healthcare Strength — Core health coverage is viewed as comprehensive, commonly including medical, dental, and vision options. Feedback suggests a global well‑being framework and EAP resources further reinforce health-related support.
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What We Do
At KONE, our mission is to improve the flow of urban life. This means understanding urbanization and, together with our partners and customers, helping cities to become better and more sustainable places to live. As a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, KONE provides elevators, escalators and automatic building doors, as well as solutions for maintenance and modernization to add value to buildings throughout their life cycle. Through more effective People Flow®, we make people's journeys safe, convenient and reliable, in taller, smarter buildings. Headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, we operate in more than 60 countries around the world, employ over 60,000 people and serve 550,000 customers. In 2022, KONE had annual sales of EUR 10.9 billion. KONE class B shares are listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. in Finland.
