Engineer/Senior Engineer - Layout

Kone México; Chennai District; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

KONE is seeking a mechanical engineer in Chennai with 4–6 years in the elevator sector. You will apply strong mechanical engineering fundamentals, perform 2D AutoCAD tasks, and design components meeting client specs while considering safety and manufacturability. Collaboration with global teams and adherence to schedules are essential.

The role emphasizes cross-functional teamwork, clear communication, and delivering high-quality engineering outputs in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Analyses technical requirements and identifies possible solutions.
• Selects the optimal product/solution that meet the customer needs.
• 4–6 years of experience, preferably with an elevator industry background.

Responsibilities

• Analyses technical requirements and identifies solutions.
• Designs solutions and/or components to meet customer requirements.
• Creates drawings and engineering outputs for the solution.
• Understands safety, codes, standards, installability and manufacturability.
• Self-checks outputs and participates in peer reviews.
• Reports progress on a timely basis and communicates deviations.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Communication skills

European language knowledge

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

Basic skill requirements

Strong Mechanical Engineering background

Proficiency in Mechanical 2D AutoCAD

Strong communication skills

Knowledge of any European language would be an added advantage

Diversity to be considered during the recruitment process

4–6 years of experience, preferably with an elevator industry background

• Analyses technical requirements and identifies possible solutions
• Selects the optimal product/solution that meet the customer needs
• Clarifies with relevant stakeholders in case of unclear requirements and decides the solution
• Designs the solutions and/or components to meet customer specific requirements
• Creates drawings, engineering structures or other relevant outputs for the solution
• Understands basic cost levels of different components and solutions and utilizes cost knowledge in his/her work
• Takes all design relevant aspects into account when making engineering designs, like:
  • Safety, codes, and standards
  • Installability
  • Maintainability
  • Manufacturability
  • Sustainability
• Self-checks outputs of his/her own work. Participates in checking of colleagues’ work outputs.
• Reports his/her work progress on a timely basis
• Communicates deviations from the given customer specification and passes outputs of his/her work to relevant parties on time

General responsibilities

• As a member of an engineering team, shares his/her knowledge and skills with colleagues
• May act as a local or global trainer
• May contribute to development projects for tools and processes
• May support R&D and other stakeholders in Change Request/Product Development process, and similar tasks

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.

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.