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're looking for a
Lead Engineer, Network Solutions
to develop and verify the wired and wireless network solutions used in our elevator systems. You'll be responsible for the reliability, performance, and security of these solutions, taking them from design through to validation and productization into a final product.
This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys solving problems, automating repetitive work, and keeping systems resilient. You'll work as part of a multidisciplinary team of professionals with mixed skillsets, including network and software architects, network engineers, software designers, and hardware engineers, collaborating closely across disciplines to bring solutions from concept to verified product.
You'll work in Hyvinkää, Finland in a hybrid setup, splitting your time between our R&D office and remote work, with on-site presence when laboratory work (occasionally also in our testing laboratory in Lohja) or team collaboration calls for it.
Main responsibilities
- Participate in the design of KONE products utilizing both wireless and wired networks, covering both network design and cyber security
- Collaborate with architecture, security, systems engineering, and development teams in R&D
- Manage technical requirements for networking products and maintain specification and testing documentation
- Participate in the design and building of R&D development environments
- Document network topology, configurations, and operational procedures
- Design and test network solutions in a laboratory environment
- Design and test wireless solutions in both laboratory and lifelike environments
- Manage small-scale technical project work
In order to be successful in this role
- 3+ years of experience in network engineering, telecommunications engineering, embedded development or a similar role
- Solid grasp of networking fundamentals: OSI and TCP/IP model theory, Layer 2 (L2) networking, and IPv4 subnetting
- Knowledge of switching protocols: VLANs and VLAN trunks, STP
- Hands-on experience with firewalls and network security best practices
- Experience with network monitoring and diagnostic tools
- Experience of network/packet analysis: Wireshark, tcpdump
- Experience of console/CLI tool diagnostics: ping, tracert, nslookup, netstat, etc.
- Solid understanding of DNS, DHCP, and VPN
- Hands-on experience, or willingness to learn: wireless networking, specifically point-to-point microwave communications (link planning, alignment, licensed/unlicensed bands, and troubleshooting)
- Experience using dedicated hardware traffic generator/test equipment (1Gbps) (e.g. Xena, Spirent, Keysight/Ixia, or similar) for throughput, latency, and performance validation
- Strong troubleshooting skills and a methodical approach to problem solving
- Good communication skills and the ability to document clearly. Fluent English is expected as it is the working language in our R&D
Nice to have
- Industry certifications (CCNA, CCNP, JNCIA, or equivalent)
- Scripting or automation skills (Python, Bash, Ansible, Terraform) and working with APIs (REST, JSON)
- Familiarity with standardized benchmarking methodologies such as RFC 2544 and ITU-T Y.1564
- Understanding on the basics of electrical designs
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 Santtu Koskinen Product Manager, Network solutions & Chapter Lead, Device Engineering
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.
Read more on https://kone.com/global/en/careers.html
Skills Required
- 3+ years of experience in network engineering, telecommunications engineering, embedded development, or a similar role
- Knowledge of OSI and TCP/IP models, Layer 2 networking, and IPv4 subnetting
- Knowledge of VLANs, VLAN trunks, and STP
- Hands-on experience with firewalls and network security best practices
- Experience with network monitoring and diagnostic tools
- Experience with Wireshark and tcpdump
- Experience with console and command-line diagnostic tools such as ping, tracert, nslookup, and netstat
- Understanding of DNS, DHCP, and VPN
- Hands-on experience with wireless networking or willingness to learn point-to-point microwave communications
- Experience using hardware traffic generators or test equipment for throughput, latency, and performance validation
- Strong troubleshooting skills and a methodical problem-solving approach
- Good communication skills and ability to document clearly
- Fluent English
- CCNA, CCNP, JNCIA, or equivalent certification
- Scripting or automation skills with Python, Bash, Ansible, or Terraform, and experience with REST and JSON APIs
- Familiarity with RFC 2544 and ITU-T Y.1564 benchmarking methodologies
- Basic understanding of electrical design
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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.
