KION Group

Application Engineer

• Design and implement scalable, production-grade AI/ML solutions based on AI use case requirements from internal customers
• Own agentic AI / ML system lifecycle from design to deployment, monitoring, and continuous improvement
• Build and maintain software services to serve AI agents / ML models and integrate into KION’s software data ecosystem
• Write clean, maintainable, and high-quality code, ensuring alignment to industry best practices
• Develop and enforce best practices in system design, software architecture, API design and coding standards and security
• Collaborate with data engineers and cloud engineers to establish AI/ML development environments for efficient model training, evaluation, streamline the model deployment process, including dependency and version management, and utilize cloud platforms (GCP preferred) when possible
• Collaborate with business and IT to develop GenAI based applications, supporting RAG, multi-agent, multimodal systems leveraging modern frameworks
• Build and maintain robust CI/CD workflows for AI/ML applications
• Partner with AI enablement teams across the organization as well as KION IT Cloud Infrastructure, AI Platform, and security and data privacy teams to ensure AI/ML capabilities align with IT framework and guidelines within KION.

AI Application Engineer

AI Engineer

• Design, develop, and deploy machine learning models and AI solutions tailored to Finance use cases (e.g., forecasting, planning, variance analysis, anomaly and risk detection).
• Build and maintain ML models for financial planning, forecasting, trend analysis, and anomaly detection across large, structured datasets.
• Develop LLM‑powered tools to support financial analysis, commentary generation, summarization, and scripted insights for Finance users.
• Translate Finance requirements into data pipelines, feature engineering, model architecture, and deployment approaches.
• Conduct model validation, back‑testing, and performance evaluation to ensure accuracy, robustness, and business relevance.
• Evaluate model performance over time and diagnose issues related to data quality, concept drift, and changing business conditions.
• Implement appropriate controls, explain-ability, and documentation to support Finance governance, audit, and compliance requirements.
• Document model assumptions, methodologies, limitations, and change history for audit and risk review.
• Implement MLOps standard methodologies, including model versioning and lifecycle management, drift detection and performance monitoring, retraining schedules and automated pipelines, and reproducibility and rollback procedures.
• Partner with IT to deploy models into enterprise environments (cloud, Salesforce, SAP, Snowflake, proprietary tools, etc.).
• Ensure AI solutions are secure, scalable, and maintainable within enterprise standards.
• Collaborate with Finance, IT, data teams, and other AI workstreams to promote consistent standards, tooling, and patterns across the organization.
• Serve as a technical thought partner to Finance leaders, helping shape the AI roadmap and identify high‑value use cases.
• Help educate Finance partners on AI capabilities, limitations, and responsible usage.
• Contribute to establishing foundational AI practices for a growing Finance AI team.

Senior Applied AI Engineer – Finance

Manager

• Provide strategic leadership for Project Quality across assigned EMEA business units, ensuring alignment with regional business objectives and customer expectations.
• Define and drive the regional strategy for project quality, focusing on prevention, continuous improvement, and sustainable performance improvements across the project lifecycle.
• Lead strategic quality improvement initiatives that strengthen project delivery performance and support business growth.
• Lead, develop, and coach the Project Quality team, fostering a high performance culture focused on accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure consistent application of project quality standards, tools, and methodologies across projects.
• Work closely with Solutions Development and sales teams to ensure risks are identified, understood, and mitigated during the solution development phase.
• Ensure lessons learned from project execution are systematically captured and translated into improvements in solution design, project planning, and delivery processes.
• Promote early quality involvement to ensure robust designs, realistic project assumptions, and improved project readiness.
• Drive the consistent application of project quality standards, governance frameworks, and quality methodologies across EMEA projects.
• Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate project quality risks throughout the project lifecycle.
• Own and monitor key project quality performance indicators, including Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ), ensuring transparency and accountability for improvement.
• Build strong cross-functional networks with Business Unit leadership, project teams, execution Functions, R&D/COE’s/Product management, operations, and global quality teams.

Solution and Project Quality Manager – EMEA

Systems Engineer

• Entwicklung von Funktionen auf Basis eines V-Modell-gesteuerten Entwicklungsprozesses
• Klärung und Konkretisierung von Kundenanforderungen in enger Abstimmung mit Produktmanagement und weiteren Stakeholdern
• Erstellung und Pflege funktionaler Systemspezifikationen der Flurförderzeuge unter Einsatz von Requirements-Management-Tools
• Freigabe von Funktionsbestandteilen in Fahrzeugstücklisten und arbeiten im Configuration Management für Software und Parametrierung
• Teilnahme an Gefährdungsbeurteilungen zur CE-Konformität und funktionalen Sicherheit
• Umsetzung innovativer Lösungen für Flurförderzeuge gemeinsam mit Qualität, Einkauf, Logistik und Produktion

Systemingenieur – Funktionsentwicklung, Requirements Management

• Design and implement scalable, production-grade AI/ML solutions based on AI use case requirements from internal customers.
• Own agentic AI / ML system lifecycle from design to deployment, monitoring, and continuous improvement.
• Build and maintain software services to serve AI agents / ML models and integrate into KION’s software data ecosystem.
• Write clean, maintainable, and high-quality code, ensuring alignment to industry best practices.
• Develop and enforce best practices in system design, software architecture, API design and coding standards and security
• Collaborate with data engineers and cloud engineers to establish AI/ML development environments for efficient model training, evaluation, streamline the model deployment process, including dependency and version management, and utilize cloud platforms (GCP preferred) when possible.
• Collaborate with business and IT to develop GenAI based applications, supporting RAG, multi-agent, multimodal systems leveraging modern frameworks.
• Build and maintain robust CI/CD workflows for AI/ML applications.
• Partner with AI enablement teams across the organization as well as KION IT Cloud Infrastructure, AI Platform, and security and data privacy teams to ensure AI/ML capabilities align with IT framework and guidelines within KION.

Mechanical Engineer

• Responsible for completing mechanical engineering scope for assigned modernization/retrofit projects
• Work independently and perform research tasks to address unknowns as needed throughout the course of the project
• Collaborate closely with Project Managers, Controls Engineers, and Installation resources to craft and order equipment using Dematic application tools and processes
• Lead technical design reviews with peers and subject matter experts
• Build and release engineering drawings such as equipment layouts, structure and guarding configurations, pneumatic design, egress and permitting sets
• Troubleshoot equipment in the field
• Responsible for project performance including timely delivery, budget adherence, quality, and risk management

Mechanical Engineer – New Graduate, Early Career

Engineer

• Responsible for completing mechanical engineering scope for assigned modernization/retrofit projects
• Work independently and perform research tasks to address unknowns as needed throughout the course of the project
• Collaborate closely with Project Managers, Controls Engineers, and Installation resources to accurately craft and order equipment using Dematic application tools and processes
• Lead technical design reviews with peers and subject matter experts
• Build and release engineering drawings such as equipment layouts, structure and guarding configurations, pneumatic design, egress and permitting sets, etc.
• Troubleshoot equipment in the field
• Responsible for project performance including timely delivery, budget adherence, quality, and risk management

Mechanical Project Engineer

• Full project installation activities including staffing and planning of daily and weekly workload in meeting project milestones for less complex and/or smaller projects.
• Manages assigned superintendents, foremen, and crews.
• Responsible for all mechanical, electrical, and mechatronics pre-commissioning projects, project progress, safety and other required reporting on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis.
• Responsible for the full lifecycle of installation projects starting with pre-quoting activities through site visits and concept review meetings to determine costs.
• Scheduling sub-contractors, keeping track of equipment inventory and rentals is also a large part of this role.
• Assist with equipment trial runs and ensure installations meet Dematic standards.
• Provide training and technical support to subcontractors on equipment used for handling materials.
• Identify installation issues and propose effective solutions.
• Prepare project quotes, including pricing reviews, scope of work, schedules, and equipment lists.
• Select and coordinate subcontractors in conjunction with purchasing.
• Attend weekly project review meetings and track financials.
• Conduct site visits to support commissioning and implement safety and quality standards.
• Complete equipment run-ins and report readiness for commissioning via formal documentation.
• Manage ordering of consumables, supplies, rentals, and other resources for project execution.
• Participate in post-project reviews to recommend design or process improvements.

Senior Installation Manager

• Design, develop, and deploy machine learning models and AI solutions tailored to Finance use cases (e.g., forecasting, planning, variance analysis, anomaly and risk detection).
• Build and maintain ML models for financial planning, forecasting, trend analysis, and anomaly detection across large, structured datasets.
• Develop LLM‑powered tools to support financial analysis, commentary generation, summarization, and scripted insights for Finance users.
• Translate Finance requirements into data pipelines, feature engineering, model architecture, and deployment approaches.
• Conduct model validation, back‑testing, and performance evaluation to ensure accuracy, robustness, and business relevance.
• Evaluate model performance over time and diagnose issues related to data quality, concept drift, and changing business conditions.
• Implement appropriate controls, explain-ability, and documentation to support Finance governance, audit, and compliance requirements.
• Partner with IT to deploy models into enterprise environments (cloud, Salesforce, SAP, Snowflake, proprietary tools, etc.).
• Ensure AI solutions are secure, scalable, and maintainable within enterprise standards.

Data Analyst

• Ensure Finance has clean, reliable, and well-governed data to support analytics and AI initiatives
• Bridge fragmented Dematic data sources into unified, actionable datasets
• Develop, build, and maintain data pipelines from enterprise systems including SAP, Salesforce, global cost book, and other proprietary data sources
• Implement and ensure the integrity of data quality checks, monitoring, and validation processes
• Build, enhance, and maintain analytics dashboards for Finance team members using Power Apps
• Translate Finance reporting and analytical requirements into structured datasets and visual insights
• Partner with an AI/ML engineer to deliver curated, model-ready datasets for advanced analytics and machine learning use cases
• Document data definitions, business logic, and pipeline processes to ensure consistency and clarity

Finance Data Analyst

• Provide strategic leadership for Project Quality across assigned EMEA business units.
• Define and drive the regional strategy for project quality, focusing on prevention, continuous improvement, and sustainable performance improvements.
• Lead strategic quality improvement initiatives that strengthen project delivery performance and support business growth.
• Lead, develop, and coach the Project Quality team, fostering a high performance culture.
• Ensure consistent application of project quality standards, tools, and methodologies across projects.
• Build strong engagement between Project Quality Engineers and project teams to ensure quality is effectively integrated into project execution.

Quality Manager, Solutions and Projects

• Deliver assigned work packages on time and within budget, as defined by the Project Manager
• Ensure all deliverables and solutions meet quality standards, processes, and established engineering practices
• Interpret design input requirements to produce semi-complex system designs
• Select and place electrical and controls components for conveyor systems to ensure accurate and reliable operation (e.g., photoeyes, I/O blocks, beacon lights, control stations, gateways, VFDs, etc.)
• Develop electrical layouts and schematic drawings using appropriate CAD tools
• Perform FLA, power drop, cable length, and other engineering calculations to ensure proper system functionality and compliance with Dematic and industrial standards
• Design industrial networks in accordance with Dematic guidelines and industry standards (Ethernet, ProfiBus/ProfiNet, AS-i, DCAN, etc.)
• Design semi-complex conveyor control software using tools such as AB Logix Designer
• Configure Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) parameters to meet specific application requirements
• Create configuration and parameter files for Embedded Conveyor Controllers (ECCs)
• Emulation testing of designed systems to ensure proper functionality
• Document findings and results in alignment with Dematic standards, including Best Practices, Standard Work Packages, process documentation, application guidelines, and manuals
• Share developed documentation and knowledge with less experienced engineers through training sessions, spreadsheets, manuals, and other collaborative formats
• Track engineering progress against schedule; report updates with ME/CE Leads
• Completes the commissioning of complex systems that integrate hardware and software
• Completes recommendations for ideas related to productivity improvement, cost reduction and improvement in customer satisfaction.

Electrical Controls Engineer – New Graduate, Early Career

Artificial Intelligence

• Gain practical experience in implementing GenAI and Agentic AI use cases
• Contribute to ongoing projects and learn from real-world challenges
• Assist with research, data analysis, and development tasks
• Participate in team meetings, trainings, and presentations

AI Analyst

Program Manager

• Evaluate and define strategies to meet Amazon’s automation and operational needs
• Analyze cost and schedule impacts to guide decision-making and ensure successful execution
• Present recommendations and compliance strategies to senior leadership
• Partner cross-functionally with R&D, Engineering, and Solution Development to drive innovation and continuous improvement
• Collaborate on the development of new tools, technologies, and standard work processes
• Support Project Engineering in building scalable, competitive automation solutions

Solution Development Program Manager

Project Manager

• Manage small, straightforward projects through the full lifecycle—from initiation to closeout.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, and budgets using industry best practices.
• Ensure adherence to project management methodologies and contribute to process improvements.
• Support project teams across all execution phases, seeking guidance when needed.
• Assist in delivering projects on time, within budget, and to required quality standards.
• Build and maintain collaborative project schedules aligned with contractual obligations.
• Develop resource plans that support budget and schedule requirements.
• Monitor progress, identify deviations, and implement corrective actions.
• Proactively address roadblocks to keep deliverables on track.
• Coordinate activities across cross‑functional teams to ensure seamless collaboration.
• Lead project meetings, document decisions, track action items, and ensure accountability.
• Prepare and distribute project status reports.
• Maintain organized, accessible project documentation.
• Communicate risks, issues, and updates clearly and promptly.
• Track contract milestones and deliverables to ensure vendor compliance.
• Assist with invoice processing and payment tracking.
• Maintain organized contract records and documentation.
• Support review of vendor proposals and contracts.
• Track project expenses against approved budgets.
• Support the preparation of budget reports and variance analyses.
• Gather data for cost forecasting and resource planning.
• Assist in implementing cost‑saving measures.
• Maintain accurate financial records for all project activities.
• Support risk and issue management, escalating concerns when necessary.
• Create and maintain risk management plans.
• Proactively identify and resolve project issues to minimize impact on deliverables.
• Complete engineering design tasks within the mechanical or controls engineering scope.
• Write and execute acceptance testing plans.

AI Application Engineer

Senior Applied AI Engineer – Finance

Solution and Project Quality Manager – EMEA

Systemingenieur – Funktionsentwicklung, Requirements Management

AI Application Engineer

Mechanical Engineer – New Graduate, Early Career

Mechanical Project Engineer

Senior Installation Manager

Senior Applied AI Engineer – Finance

Finance Data Analyst

Quality Manager, Solutions and Projects

Electrical Controls Engineer – New Graduate, Early Career

AI Analyst

Solution Development Program Manager

Junior Project Manager