Design Engineer

Education with Specialization - B.E / B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering/ Electrical Engineering Experience - 3 to 10 Years experience Roles and Responsibilities Analyze technical specifications and customer requirements to define optimal elevator system solutions and select appropriate equipment and components.

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Responsibilities

• Lead the development, validation, and optimization of comprehensive Bills of Materials (BOM), ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with contractual and technical requirements.
• Design detailed material lists and engineering solutions with strong consideration for safety, reliability, manufacturability, maintenance, and lifecycle performance.
• Apply advanced BOM knowledge to support standardization, modularization, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Incorporate environmentally sustainable design principles and materials whenever feasible, aligning with corporate and regulatory sustainability goals.
• Demonstrate strong cost awareness by evaluating component and solution costs, identifying optimization opportunities without compromising quality or safety.
• Perform independent engineering activities, including design adaptations and light modifications, in accordance with agreed contracts and specifications established by the Front Line (FL).
• Identify, select, and engineer components to meet customer-specific requirements while ensuring system compatibility and performance.
• Ensure full compliance with Service Level Agreements (SLA) between Service Line (SL) and Front Line (FL).
• Proactively update order status, engineering progress, and risks to relevant stakeholders in a timely and transparent manner.
• Clarifies with relevant stakeholders incase of unclear requirements during BOM creation Act as a technical reference within the engineering team, sharing expertise, best practices, and lessons learned.
• Participate actively in cross-functional meetings, workshops, and design reviews, contributing to technical decision-making and problem resolution.

Requirements

• Work independently with a high level of ownership, delivering assigned engineering tasks on time and to required quality standards.
• Apply a strong customer-service mindset, ensuring solutions meet or exceed customer expectations while adhering to contractual commitments.
• Knowledge in AUTOCAD Knowledge in Microsoft Office tools Knowledge in Excel macros Soft Skill undefined Good Verbal & Email communication in English At KONE, we are focused on creating an innovative and collaborative working culture where we value the contribution of each individual.

Benefits

• 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.

Required Technical, Tools / Software Knowledge

Employee engagement is a key focus area for us and we encourage participation and the sharing of information and ideas.