Senior Mechanical Engineer

Job Description

Danfoss Editron is looking for a Senior Mechanical Engineer, to join our team in Finland. You can be based in Lappeenranta or Helsinki.

By joining Danfoss you will have the chance to make a difference within our global workplace and to be crucial part of our electrification journey.  The position offers excellent possibilities to develop personal and professional skills. We offer you an ambitious and passionate working atmosphere with highly skilled, experienced, and driven colleagues in a global environment. 

About Editron

Danfoss Editron specializes in hybrid and electric powertrain systems for off-highway and marine markets. A business unit of Danfoss, it develops and manufactures high-performance power systems for heavy duty vehicles, machines, and marine vessels, based on its unique synchronous reluctance assisted permanent magnet (SRPM) technology.

Danfoss Editron has assembled an award-winning team to work on the technologies that will enable the world of tomorrow to do more with less.  EDITRON is the new name for the complete electric drivetrain system developed by the company. It is controlled by powerful software that optimizes each individual component of the electric or hybrid drivetrain, leading to far more intelligent management of power distribution to deliver maximum efficiencies for the end user

Job Responsibilities

As our new Senior Mechanical Engineer your main area of responsibility will be product development in new products along with maintenance and improvement of the current products and product platforms. You will provide technical expertise in product development projects and work with various design teams, and you are also able to lead them. In addition to this, you work as a technical expert who provides support to other functions and departments.

Furthermore, your responsibilities are:

• Innovating new solutions to enhance and ensure product performance, cost effectiveness, and quality
• Creating and developing product and component requirements and specifications, and other technical design documents as per Danfoss standards and processes
• Delivering specifications, designs, analyses, and prototypes on time

  
Depending on the chosen candidate’s experience, interest and potential, final role and responsibilities can be adjusted.

Background & Skills

To be successful in this position you should have an appropriate technical degree (B.Sc. or M.Sc.) and experience within product development with rotating electric machines, or you have solid experience in design and development of machinery.

You have knowledge of materials and manufacturing processes including aluminum die casting and machining. You are familiar with 3D design tools and PDM/PLM systems. It is also advantage if you have special skills in any of the following areas: structural analysis, mechanical vibrations, bearing systems, thermal management and heat transfer or product verifications and testing.

You have good written and spoken communication skills in English. Proficiency in the Finnish language is also an advantage. We appreciate fresh approach to designing and developing products to be competitive in the evolving market. 

On a more personal level, you are innovative, analytical, and solution-oriented with the ability to work well within a team. You network with different stakeholders easily and you have good communicational skills. We value your good attitude and passion towards all your tasks. We also expect you to be ready to develop your professional skills further.   

Why you and Danfoss? In Finland, Danfoss offers you a wide range of excellent benefits. We have expanded Occupational Health Care package, Medical Expenses Insurance and Business Travel Insurance. To support your work-life balance, we have a well-being package aimed for that. The job well done at Danfoss is recognized with an annual bonus tied to agreed and set targets according to your work role. The average career duration at Danfoss in Finland is 10 years and we can offer good career opportunities to those who desire to aim even higher. We take pride in Diversity and Inclusion in our everyday working environment. We have a truly international work atmosphere and a low organizational hierarchy.

 
Please apply at your earliest convenience. We do not have an application deadline but accept applications while the job is posted. The position will be closed once we have found the right candidate.

For further information about the position, please contact with Tomi Knuutila, Engineering Manager, at +358 40 620 4533

Danfoss – Engineering Tomorrow

At Danfoss, we are engineering solutions that allow the world to use resources in smarter ways – driving the sustainable transformation of tomorrow. No transformation has ever been started without a group of passionate, dedicated and empowered people. We believe that innovation and great results are driven by the right mix of people with diverse backgrounds, personalities, skills, and perspectives, reflecting the world in which we do business. To make sure the mix of people works, we strive to create an inclusive work environment where people of all backgrounds are treated equally, respected, and valued for who they are. It is a strong priority within Danfoss to improve the health, working environment and safety of our employees.

Following our founder’s mindset ‘action speaks louder than words’, we set ourselves ambitious targets to protect the environment by embarking on a plan to become CO2 neutral latest by 2030.

Danfoss is an EO employer and VEVRAA Federal Contractor. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected category.