Simulation Specialist

KONE; Chennai District; On-site; INR 2,100,000 - 3,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global opportunities

International working environment

Sustainability focus

Job summary

KONE in Chennai, India invites a Senior Simulation Specialist to lead multi‑domain elevator system simulations. You will develop high‑fidelity models (mechanical, electrical, control, and traffic) and collaborate with R&D to support architecture decisions before prototyping.

You will calibrate models with test data and build reusable frameworks for design exploration. Ideal candidates bring 7–10 years in industrial system simulation, strong fundamentals in dynamics and controls, and proficiency

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, or a related discipline.
• 7-10 years of experience in system simulation/modelling in industrial, transportation, machinery, or similar domains.
• Strong analytical mindset, excellent communication, and structured documentation habits.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain system-level and component-level simulation models for elevator systems (mechanical, electrical, control, and passenger traffic).
• Simulate new elevator concepts, group control strategies, building traffic scenarios, and ride comfort for architecture decisions.
• Collaborate with hardware R&D to model components and study dynamics, vibration, noise, and thermal behavior.
• Build and maintain simulation environments reflecting real installations for remote monitoring and service decision support.
• Create reusable models for design variants and load profiles across product families.
• Plan and execute studies on safety margins, energy usage, ride quality, and fault response.
• Calibrate and validate models using test-bench data, lab results, commissioning data, and field measurements.
• Develop high-fidelity and reduced-order models for multiple use cases.

Skills

System simulation

Dynamics & vibrations

Control systems

MATLAB/Simulink

Modelica/Dymola

Amesim

Ansys Mechanical

LS-DYNA

Altair Radios

Git

Scripting (Python/MATLAB)

Experiment data calibration

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s in Mechanical/Mechatronics/Electrical/Applied Physics

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

Modelica/Dymola

Amesim

Ansys Mechanical

LS-DYNA

Altair Radios

Git

Job description

General

• Responsible for technical consultancy and deliverables over specific domain, and over given timeframe, fulfilling requirements and specification received

Technical expertise

• Responsible for the technical output of

Company:

Did you know KONE moves two billion people every day? As a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, we employ over 60,000 driven professionals in more than 60 countries worldwide joined together by a shared purpose, to shape the future of cities.

Why this role?

• Develop, validate, and maintain multi‑domain simulation models and tools for elevator systems within R&D, enabling virtual prototyping, performance optimization, and support for product, hardware, and software/service development

What will you be doing?

• Develop and maintain system‑level and component‑level simulation models for elevator systems (mechanical, electrical, control, and passenger traffic) using industry‑standard tools (e.g., MATLAB/Simulink, Modelica, Amesim or equivalent).
• Work with Product R&D to simulate new elevator concepts, group control strategies, building traffic scenarios, and ride comfort to support architecture decisions before prototyping.
• Collaborate with Hardware R&D to model critical components (machines, doors, brakes, ropes, guide rails, frames, structures) and perform studies on dynamics, vibration, noise, fatigue, and thermal behavior.
• Partner with Software/Service R&D to build and maintain simulation and digital twin environments that reflect real elevator installations for remote monitoring, predictive maintenance, and service decision support.
• Create parameterized and reusable simulation models that allow efficient exploration of design variants, operating conditions, building types, and load profiles across product families.
• Plan and execute simulation studies to answer specific engineering questions related to safety margins, energy usage, ride comfort, stress/strain, thermal effects, and system response to faults or abnormal conditions.
• Calibrate and validate models using test‑bench data, lab results, commissioning data, and field measurements; refine models based on discrepancies and feedback from test and service teams.
• Develop high‑fidelity and reduced‑order models for multiple use cases (concept evaluation, control tuning, system sizing, thermal optimization, fatigue studies).
• Support development and tuning of control algorithms (motion control, door control, group control) by providing simulation environments for concept evaluation, SIL/HIL testing, and parameter optimization.
• Document models, assumptions, limitations, and results clearly, and create usage guidelines and training material for other R&D engineers.

Required Skills:

• Strong hands‑on experience with one or more system simulation tools (e.g., MATLAB/Simulink, Modelica/Dymola, Amesim or similar multi‑physics environments).
• Solid understanding of dynamics, vibrations, control systems, and basic structural and thermal analysis for electromechanical systems.
• Strength analysis would be a must have quality and experience with Ansys mechanical.
• Experience with Ansys LS DYNA / Altair Radios for dynamic mechanical simulations is an additional advantage
• Proven experience in building, calibrating, and validating models with experimental or field data.
• Experience with version control systems (Git), CI/CD for models, and modular code/model architecture.
• Ability to script and automate simulation workflows (e.g., using MATLAB, Python, or similar) for parameter sweeps, sensitivity analysis, and design optimization.
• Good communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to translate questions from product, hardware, and service stakeholders into well‑structured simulation studies.

Are you the one?

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, or a related discipline.
• 7-10 years of experience in system simulation/modelling in industrial, transportation, machinery, or similar domains.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, excellent communication, and comfort working in global, cross‑functional R&D environments.
• Strong analytical mindset, attention to detail, and structured documentation habits. Ability to create clear visualizations, dashboards, or reports to communicate simulation insights.

What do we offer?

• Development and growth opportunities within a global organization.
• Warm and friendly international working environment
• Being part of an industry leader in sustainability.

If you are a passionate Simulation Specialist who thrives on challenges and wants to make a significant impact, we encourage you to apply!

given task assignment. Ensure to explore solution alternatives to carry out tasks.

• Responsible for the quality of such output and for defining and executing proper verification and validation plan
• Accountable for future‑proofness of deliverables from own specialty point of view.

Ways of working

• Accountable for selecting suitable process, methods, tools etc. on specific competence area in order to ensure deliverable meeting stakeholder requirements
• Ensure to explore any solution alternative to carry out task
• Responsible that own output is properly documented

Develop capabilities

• Specialists ensure best practices and know‑how are shared across the teams
• Specialists create proposal for engineering tools & process improvement or new development

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.

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