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KION Group

Forklift, warehouse equipment and software solutions

Customer Options Design Engineer

Design EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeCenon-sur-Vienne, France

About the Job

Requirements

  • A Bac+5 engineering qualification with a specialization in mechanical design, mechatronics, or electrical engineering.
  • At least 5 years of experience in a design office.
  • Strong technical skills in mechanics, electricity, hydraulics, simulation, and computer-aided design.
  • Proficiency in problem-solving and risk-analysis methods, project-management principles, and reporting.
  • Ability to work pragmatically and closely with operational teams.
  • Strong analytical and synthesis skills, with rigor, organization, and perseverance.
  • Curiosity, creativity, initiative, and an interest in finding technical solutions and contributing to continuous improvement.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office, NX computer-aided design, SAP, and planning software.
  • Operational English, written and spoken.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze incoming customer-options study files and allocate resources and processing dates.
  • Identify and account for planning constraints, including amendments, groupings, and resource availability.
  • Lead trials and prototypes needed to validate technical studies, quotations, and customer-options projects.
  • Size and develop components independently and perform risk analyses when necessary.
  • Support the Industrial Department in developing customer-options suppliers.
  • Propose technical solutions optimized for quality, cost, and delivery, and process CCOC categories 1 to 4 from 3D design through drawing production.
  • Build product bills of materials and verify their technical feasibility with the customer-options industrial team.
  • Define concepts and write studies in accordance with internal procedure PR 157.
  • Provide cross-functional technical support to the sales administration, design office, and production teams.
  • Track and manage weekly Zupa in/out, backlog, and delays.
  • Propose adjustments to align workload with available resources.
  • Track development of new products in the standard range and collect associated technical information.
  • Ensure options can be carried over to future products and, when needed, schedule studies or trials in coordination with SOPs.
  • Define the technical tools and materials required for new standard products.
  • Propose innovative solutions that can be integrated into the product range of warehouse trucks.
  • Analyze market needs and developments and prepare suitable technical responses.
  • Monitor technology and competitors.
  • Identify and collect technical issues and facilitate brainstorming meetings.
  • Track regulatory developments and assess their impact on the customer-options product range.
  • Prepare technical files needed to protect new ideas and patent innovative concepts approved by the KION Group Committee.
  • Monitor potentially critical patents.
  • Follow company procedures and use KION Group tools.
  • Ensure regulatory requirements are met.
  • Ensure product compliance and safety.

About the Company

KION Group

Forklift, warehouse equipment and software solutions

KION Group provides forklifts, warehouse equipment, and integrated automation, along with software to optimize supply chains. It sells and leases industrial trucks, offers automated storage/retrieval and warehouse management software, and provides financing and digital transformation services through KION Digital. Its strength comes from a broad brand portfolio (Linde MH, STILL, Dematic, Baoli, Fenwick, OM, Voltas) delivering end-to-end intralogistics across hardware, software, automation, and services for real-time, secure operations. The goal is to help customers improve efficiency, accuracy, and visibility in their supply chains by tightly integrating material handling with digital tools and services.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Wiesbaden, Germany
Founded
2006

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