Automation Engineer / Industrial Service

At Konecranes, we believe that great customer experience is built on the people behind the Konecranes name. Everything we do, we do with passion and drive. We believe diversity drives business success and is the foundation for our growth. We welcome different backgrounds and skills that enrich our community and we promote a place where we can ALL be ourselves. This is what makes Konecranes a unique place to work.

Skilled with automation engineering and ready to dive a bit deeper with the topic as professional? How about moving on to the modernizations side and global scale? If you are up to new challenges and you’re more into quality, details and solving complex technical issues, take a look at this opportunity!

We are looking for an Automation Engineer to strengthen our competence in the field of automation engineering and to help us with crane modernization projects. By joining our team, you would be working with the group of skilled electrical, mechanical and automation engineers in our Global Modernizations organization. Working in this team means supporting Konecranes frontline units in engineered modernizations for bridge (EOT) cranes. These modernizations are based on Konecranes solutions and technology.

Location: hybrid work model with possibility to work 2 days per week at Hyvinkää office and other days remotely. 

Your key responsibilities:

· Automation engineering of crane modernization projects using Siemens Step 7, Tia Portal and some legacy tools.

· Giving engineering support for our project team’s electrical and mechanical engineers as well as some frontline specialists all over the world.

· Automation site commissioning work in our modernization projects.

· Documenting the work into the Konecranes PLM systems.

What you should bring:

We are looking for a professional with previous engineering experience, attention to detail and motivation for the quality that is required in these kinds of projects. To be successful in this role, you will also need to get along with different people and have a team player mentality. We appreciate practical site installation and commissioning work experience.

· 3+ years PLC software development experience in PLC platforms with IEC-61131 programming languages and SCL

· Experience with PLC programming tools (especially Siemens Step 7 and Tia Portal), field bus systems (like Profibus and Profinet), programming  with C/C++ and SQL databases are also valuable assets in this role.

· Experience in automation engineering in machine industry is valued, preferably with technologies including inverter and PLC controls.

· Fluency in English and Finnish is important

· You perform well in working with logic problems and systematic problem-solving and you have good communication skills, also under pressure

· a Bachelors’ degree or higher in automation or software engineering, computer science or electronics.

· Site visits for crane applications and commissioning work require the ability to work at heights and travel globally estimated 50-100 days per year.

 

Why join us?

What our team has, is interesting and challenging engineering tasks related to world-class crane modernization projects. You’ll be able to focus on finding the best solutions for the projects and supporting our other teams and engineers with your knowledge. We set a high level of quality to our engineering, so you will have possibility - and responsibility - to really focus on solving the technical issues in a best possible way. With us, you will develop your skills with interesting projects and relevant training.

We believe in curiosity and passion for learning, which means you will have continuous training and development opportunities.

We offer flexible work arrangements to support balancing your work and private life.

In addition to the base salary, we have a great benefits package which includes an annual bonus system, the opportunity to participate in our Employee Share Savings Plan, and Epassi, among others.

Interested?

If this role sparked your interest, please apply with your CV as soon as possible, by March 22nd 2026, at latest. 

Curious to learn more about the role before applying? Feel free to contact Daria Zhuravleva, Global TA specialist (daria.zhuravleva (at) konecranes.com)

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