CSE Engineer - New Building Solutions

Kone México; Dubai; On-site; AED 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

KONE is seeking a CSE Engineer (Product) in the UAE to translate customer needs into product-specific requirements and coordinate engineering work through project handover to maintenance.

The role involves collaboration with sales, detailed product planning, costings, and ensuring compliance with codes and environmental regulations across elevator and escalator solutions.

Qualifications

• Diploma / Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical and Civil Engineering.
• Experience in elevator industry and proficiency with AutoCAD is expected.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills in English and Arabic are assets.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with sales to identify the optimal product platform for non-standard requirements.
• Develop detailed product plans, costings, and installation considerations for non-standard cases.
• Ensure compliance with local codes, regulations and safety standards during engineering design.

Skills

Elevator knowledge

AutoCAD

MS Office

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

AutoCAD

MS Office

Job description

Certified as a Top Employer in the UAE, Qatar, KSA, and Oman, KONE is dedicated to creating a superior workplace through outstanding people practices. We emphasize cultivating a great work culture, inspiring high standards of quality and efficiency, and fostering an environment that promotes collaboration, diversity, growth, and well-being.

CSE Engineer (Product)

A CSE Engineer, Product provides technical expertise on the optimal KONE product for the customer. He/she understands how customer needs are translated into product-specific requirements and is accountable for coordination of all engineering work until the project is handed over to maintenance. Takes part in non-standard solutions, tendering with expertise on KONE products like Elevators, Escalators and Autowalks, machine-room-less elevators, high rises, He/she provides technical expertise support to the FL CSE, field operation and sales team in Delivery process to handle order management and successfully implements KONE products and service solutions, that meet customer’s contract specification by cost and leads time effective way, while ensuring compliance to codes and standards.

This role description applies to CSE Engineer, Project in KMTA CSE Functional Services.

Responsibilities and key tasks

• Collaboration with sales: Responsible for finding the optimal KONE product to meet the customer’s needs for non-standard with Special Engineering requirements. Selects the correct product platform on which to make the offer and Ensure the offer is Competitive.
• Product planning – Costing: Involves Supply Line, installation, maintenance and project management to understand both the materials and the service cost of the product when needed Responsible for correct product costings in non-standard cases, both for corporate and local Materials Product planning – Specs: Accountable for detailed, custom product plans for non-standard cases (collaborates with the SL Engineering team when needed) Creates product specifications for corporate materials and local materials. Performs initial and revised non-standard energy calculations. Performs simple traffic analyses. When accountable for the overall engineering of the project: Accountable for technical site surveys Accountable for the technical content of the order between MS 0b and MS 2z Product planning – Availability and lead times Coordinates product lead times from Supply Line and local sourcing Product planning – Installability Ensures that the proposed product can be installed Ensures that the cost and work effort impact of installation is part of product plans, especially in non-standard installation situations Product planning – Maintainability Ensures that the planned proposed product fulfils the customer’s product lifecycle needs Identifies possible deviations to standard maintenance methods and ensures that resolutions are found Product planning – Compliance Ensures that the proposed product fulfils local codes, regulations and safety requirements Ensures alignment with environmental regulations Ensures that the planned product complies with KONE’s Engineering Policy Key tasks in the KONE Customer process Provides content for pre-booking reviews (technical product, costs, lead times, risks, and verification of technical content in contracts) Executes activities for holistic product planning Key tasks in the KONE Delivery process Accountable for creation of layouts Analyses change requirements, and makes proposals on new product design Provides needed details to the CSE Specialist on ordering materials and completing the documentation process Provides product-related information to the Project Manager, Installation Supervisor and Maintenance Supervisor CSE Product Engineer’s role in the KONE SEB process Shares knowledge with maintenance as needed General responsibilities Participates in product and new service release information-sharing sessions Provides technical trainings to Sales, Installation and Maintenance as per Front Line needs Offers input to the product offering management about customization, standardization and interface requirements for the portfolio

Requirement for the role

Diploma / Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical and Civil Engineering Candidate with minimum five years of experience in Elevator Industry and AutoCAD Proficient with MS Office Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Excellent communication and influencing skills in English and Arabic is an asset Excellent collaboration skills and capability to teamwork with people from different cultural backgrounds Capability for analytical thinking and focus on details - distinguishes between important information and irrelevant or minor details. Ability to work with global colleagues considering different time zones, language competences and differences in working culture. Excellent technical understanding of elevator, escalator and Advanced People Flow solutions that meet the customer expectations is considered a plus.

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 At KONE, our purpose is to shape the future of cities. As a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, we move two billion people every day, making their journeys safe, convenient, and reliable with smart and sustainable People Flow®. In 2025, KONE had annual sales of EUR 11.2 billion, and at the end of the year over 60,000 employees in close to 70 countries. KONE class B shares are listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. in Finland.