R&D Engineer/specialist, Maintenance

R&D Engineer/Specialist, Maintenance

KONE Technology and Innovation Unit (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 expand and develop new digital solutions that are based on emerging technologies.

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.

R&D unit in KTI is responsible for developing digital services at KONE. It's the development engine for our Digital Services such as Office Flow, KONE 24/7 Connected Services and Partnership Ecosystem.

KONE services maintains millions of elevators, escalators, building doors and turnstiles equipment in over 60 countries. Maintenance operations has tens of thousands visits per day facing customers and ensuring fluent products' operations.

We are now looking for an R&D Engineer/Specialist in Maintenance.

Join Maintenance Development in the KONE Technology and Innovation R&D Field Engineering team in Hyvinkää, Finland, or work from our Espoo office with regular trips to Hyvinkää. We offer flexible hours, hybrid work options with few office days per week, and commuting support.

You will join the Onsite and Field Maintenance team, contributing to significant advancements in how KONE maintains and services equipment by leveraging the latest innovations in Predictive and Remote Maintenance. In this position, your work will directly influence KONE's global service operations. KONE delivers maintenance services for both its own manufactured equipment and equipment produced by other companies.

Work will require knowledge for digitalization, remote monitoring & diagnostics, different types of sensors, maintenance strategy development and reliability analyses. You will work together with several KTI teams, Global Business Unit, Area and Country organizations.

Key Responsibilities

• Method development and validation for preventive maintenance and repairs including materials and time studies
• Conduct field data analysis to define optimal replacement intervals for elevator components during the life cycle
• Simulate and assess how service plans impact equipment reliability and availability over the life time.
• Contribute to the development of digital maintenance strategies including diagnostics, sensor integration, and remote failure mode detection
• Act as a subject matter expert in service development projects in collaboration with other KTI teams, Business, Area and Frontlines

To be successful in this role, the preferred candidate will have

• MSc or BSc degree in a relevant field
• Interest and experience in data-driven maintenance optimization and Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM) process
• Familiar with design for maintainability principles, as well as preventive and predictive maintenance strategies
• Experience with RAM simulations and related tools like ReliaSoft BlockSim, RCM++, Matlab or any other system simulation environments
• Solid understanding of reliability engineering, condition monitoring technologies, and sensor applications (considered a strong asset)
• Experience with Agile methodologies and related tools (considered a plus)
• Knowledge of elevator and escalator systems (considered beneficial)
• A proactive, hands-on attitude with a strong service mindset
• Excellent communication skills in English
• A self-driven approach and a track record of delivering strong results

For additional information please contact Senior Manager, Maintenance and Repair Development, Seppo Valliovuo on Tuesdays at 14-15 o'clock EET or seppo.valliovuo@kone.com.

If you think this could be your next inspiring challenge, please submit your application as soon as possible via our Careers-site latest by November 18th, 2025.

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.