Service Engineer – Marine

KONE, Inc; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Flexible work schedule

Opportunities to learn and grow

401K matching

Health and wellness plans

Job summary

KONE is seeking a Service Engineer in Davie, FL to diagnose and repair elevator systems on-site, including on-vessel scenarios. The role requires a bachelor’s degree in Electronics or Electro-Mechanical Engineering (or 7+ years’ equivalent) and extensive hands-on experience with PCB debugging, elevator diagrams, and control systems.

The position involves up to 50% travel and frequent collaboration with supervisors, clinical specialists and helpdesks to ensure safety, quality and reliability of

Qualifications

• This position requires a bachelor’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Electronics or Electro-Mechanical Engineering, with 3+ years in a related role.
• 3 years of debugging PCB assemblies, wiring harnesses, and electromechanical systems.
• 3 years reading and interpreting marine elevator diagrams for field support.
• 3 years identifying European elevator spare parts to ensure availability.
• 3 years working with motion/closed-loop controls on elevators for on-site troubleshooting.
• 3 years with analog/digital interface control on elevators for on-site fixes.
• 2 years of performing annual inspections of European elevators to ensure compliance.

Responsibilities

• Serve as on-site technical liaison for marine vessel elevator systems and site safety.
• Resolve complex elevator issues, including commissioning certifications and troubleshooting.
• Perform first visits of unknown equipment from competitors or KONE.
• Assist in installation/maintenance handover and communicate safety concerns.
• Identify technical competence gaps and coordinate with supervisor and helpdesk.
• Provide feedback to reduce call-outs and improve repair efficiency.
• Plan workload with service supervisor and maintain safe practices.

Skills

PCB debugging

Elevator tech

Field support

Electrical wiring

Control systems

International travel

Education

Bachelor's degree

7+ years experience

Job description

Davie, FL

Full time

R0664199

Founded in 1910, KONE is a global leader that provides elevators, escalators and automatic building doors, as well as solutions for maintenance and modernization that add value to buildings throughout their life cycle. Our mission is to improve the flow of urban life and make our world’s cities better places to live by providing innovative solutions that help make people’s journeys safe, convenient and reliable. Our operations in over 60 countries around the world has helped us achieve our position as an innovation and sustainability leader with repeated recognitions by Forbes, Corporate Knights for clean capitalism and others.

Are you ready to make your next career move to join our team as a Service Engineer?

Key Responsibilities

• Accountable for the end-user’s communication with customer on-site marine vessel and the site safety.
• Resolve complex technical issues including commissioning certifications of elevators and escalators and complex troubleshooting by applying the correct analysis procedures.
• Perform first visits of unknown equipment coming from competitors or KONE.
• Responsible for evaluating and assisting the supervisor with the Installation Maintenance handover.
• Communicate new technical issues found with the equipment that could cause potential safety hazards.
• Responsible for actively identifying any technical competence gap caused by new equipment in service (both from competitor and from new equipment) and communicate it to supervisor / technical helpdesk.
• Provide feedback on any repair or adjustment that could reduce call outs and actively communicate with Clinical Specialists, Clinical Analysts and Technical Helpdesk.
• Responsible for safe working practices and carrying out the operations according to maintenance instructions and safety instructions.
• Responsible for effectively planning workload in conjunction with the service supervisor.
• Contribute to the ongoing improvement of the products, methods and safety by providing feedback to the SM (Service Manager) organization and supervisor.
• Up to 50% international and domestic travel required; this position requires time spent aboard ships at sea.

What you will need to be successful

• This position requires a minimum of a bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent, in Electronics Engineering, Electro-Mechanical Engineering, or a related field, and 3 years of experience in the position offered or in a similar Engineering position.
• Alternatively, in lieu of a bachelor’s degree, employer will accept, no degree and 7 years of experience in the position offered or in a similar Engineering position. Employer will accept any suitable combination of education, training, or experience.
• Additionally, a qualified applicant’s experience must include the following: (1) 3 years of experience in de-bugging of Printed Circuit Board assemblies, wiring harnesses, electromechanical assemblies and systems; (2) 3 years of experience with reading, analyzing, and interpreting technical procedures of marine elevator diagrams in order to provide field support; (3) 3 years of experience identifying European elevator supply of spare parts in order to ensure necessary parts are available for necessary elevator maintenance; (4) 3 years of experience with motion and closed loop controls on elevators in order to fix complex troubleshoot on-site; (5) 3 years of experience with analog and digital interface control on elevators in order to fix complex troubleshooting on-site; and (6) 2 years of experience with performing annual inspections of European elevators in order to ensure elevators comply with local and country regulations.

Come share your passion and energy to make a positive impact at KONE for our customers and your career!

We have the courage to hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because we believe diversity drives innovation:

• We value your authentic self
• Collaborative, creative and supportive work environment
• Passionate about safety, quality and innovation
• We care about the communities where we live and work

Some of our many benefits include:

• Competitive salary
• Flexible work schedule
• Opportunities to learn and grow
• Matching 401K
• Comprehensive health and wellness plans for the entire family
• Paid holidays and paid time off

Come share your passion and energy to make a positive impact at KONE for our customers and your career (https://kone.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Careers)!

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

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.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.