Shape the future. Start here.
In one year, you won't just learn how elevators and escalators work. You'll gain hands-on experience, learn from KONE experts and build the skills and experience to start a meaningful career in an industry that keeps cities moving.
KONE Next is a full-year program for engineering graduates who are ready to learn, grow and make an impact from day one. You'll build real technical expertise in one of the world's most specialized industries, supported by experienced KONE professionals in a multinational environment.
What the year gives you
- Real work on real sites - learn by doing and gain hands-on experience from week one
- Structured technical training - build your knowledge of elevator and escalator technology
- Mentorship - learn from experienced KONE engineers and leaders
- Opportunities to grow - develop your technical and leadership skills and build the foundations for your future with KONE
- 0–2 years of experience
- Graduates of Mechanical, Power, Mechatronics, or Electrical Engineering from reputable universities
- Student activity or leadership experience is a strong plus
- Curiosity, ownership, and a willingness to learn and get hands-on
- Engineering & Design (CSE)
If you're ready to take your next step, KONE Next is where your journey starts.
Shape the future. Start here.
Join Our Flow.
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://kone.com/global/en/careers.html
Skills Required
- 0-2 years of experience
- Graduate degree in Mechanical Engineering, Power Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or Electrical Engineering
- Graduation from a reputable university
- Curiosity, ownership, and willingness to learn and work hands-on
- Student activity or leadership experience
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.
Kone Insights
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.
