Development Engineer Powertrain

At Kalmar, we are moving goods in critical supply chains around the world. As the forerunner in sustainable material handling equipment and services, we set the industry benchmark for a zero-emission future. We are driven by teamwork, innovation, and taking ownership to deliver results. With our global reach and local expertise, our success starts with a strong focus on the customer, ensuring their needs guide our daily work. We are dedicated to respecting others and fostering an inclusive culture where all voices are heard, empowering us to succeed together. With us, your work has an impact. Your work moves the world!

Join us and take your career to the next level

We're looking for a passionate mechanical or automotive engineer ready to drive the next generation of heavy-duty power systems. As our Development Engineer, Powertrain you won't just work on isolated components - you will take direct ownership of developing, designing, and validating complete powertrain architectures that move massive loads across global ports and terminals. Working directly with specialized suppliers, manufacturing, and advanced test labs, you'll turn strict safety, efficiency, and legislative targets into robust, real-world machines that set industry benchmarks.

If you love seeing your engineering in action rather than getting lost in corporate layers, this is for you. In this role, you won't just design powertrain systems on paper-you will follow your solutions from the initial concept and supplier collaboration right to the test track. What makes this role truly unique is the direct connection to the vehicle: you'll have the opportunity to design, review, and test your own systems, stepping up into the driver's seat to experience the machine's real-world power and responsiveness yourself.

What are your key responsibilities:

• Development and Design: Define requirement specifications and develop technical solutions in collaboration with the Powertrain team, Manager Powertrain & Hydraulics, and other stakeholders. Ensure that the powertrain and its components meet technical customer demands, product safety, and legal requirements.
• Technical Coordination and Supplier Contacts: Lead assigned development work together with colleagues, partners, consultants, and suppliers.Represent your designated powertrain system as the primary technical contact for internal production, service teams, and external suppliers.

• Cross-functional Collaboration: Contribute to good cross-functional collaboration and coordination of development work with Sourcing and Operation and other engineering departments.
• Testing and Verification: Initiate and order testing to evaluate and verify design, and in consultation with the manager, handle the purchase of necessary components for these tests.
• Technical Quality Assurance: Check and approve purchase drawings according to applicable standards, as well as continuously report outcomes and possible deviations to the responsible manager.

What we offer you:

"Customers depend on us. Our focus isn't optional - it's what keeps terminals running and trust alive."

• Rewards that truly count: We offer meaningful development opportunities through varied assignments, fair and gender-neutral pay, and flexible working conditions - all within a culture that values your growth and celebrates success.
• Safety that moves us forward: Build your career with a company rooted in safety since the 1940s, ensuring stability and an environment that empowers you to speak and be heard.
• Purpose that drives change: You'll contribute to solutions that transform global trade, creating environmental and operational innovations. You'll be in the driver's seat of ideas, developing digital and mechanical technologies that set industry standards and position us as the forerunner.
• People who move together: You'll collaborate with people who build lasting relationships through global expertise, connections, and a commitment to sustainability.

Become part of our global network of 485 R&D Engineers, driving innovative, sustainable solutions and making an impact worldwide.

What you bring to the role:

• Relevant Engineering Degree: B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or equivalent technical discipline.
• Mechanical Product Development: Proven hands-on experience in mechanical engineering design and end-to-end product development.
• Powertrain Expertise: Solid technical foundation within powertrain systems, drivetrain components, and mechanical power transmission is considered as an advantage.
• Digital Engineering Tools: Practical proficiency in modern CAD and PDM environments (hands-on experience with Catia is a strong advantage).
• Heavy Vehicle Know-How: Prior exposure to non-road mobile machinery (NRMM), heavy-duty rubber-tired vehicles, or related equipment is considered as an advantage.
• Structured Execution: Analytical mindset with a results-oriented approach to problem-solving, quality assurance, and technical drawings.
• Collaboration & Communication: Fluent English skills (written and spoken) with a collaborative spirit; Swedish language proficiency is an appreciated plus.

Ready to elevate your career? Apply today!

We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible. Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis, and the position will be filled as soon as the most suitable candidate is identified.

About Kalmar

Kalmar (Nasdaq Helsinki: KALMAR) is moving goods in critical supply chains around the world, with the vision to be the forerunner in sustainable material handling equipment and services. The company offers a wide range of industry shaping heavy material handling equipment and services to ports and terminals, distribution centres, manufacturing and heavy logistics. Headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, Kalmar operates globally in over 120 countries and employs approximately 5,300 people. In 2025, the company's sales totalled approximately EUR 1.7 billion. www.kalmarglobal.com