Mechanical R&D Project Engineer

NKT is looking for a Mechanical Project Engineer who can contribute to NKT maintaining its status as a top manufacturer of high voltage cable. Are you interested in an engineering role where you can apply your theoretical knowledge in practice?

As a Mechanical Project Engineer you will work both with design investigations, but also work closely with our production and testing team seeing your ideas come into practice.
Do you want to make the world greener, get the chance to develop your engineering skills and cooperate with others? This might be the position for you!

Analytical and inquisitive problem solver with good communication skills to develop future cable systems
In this role you be a part of R&D projects developing future cable systems with a special focus on mechanical design & quality analysis of the designs related to cable accessories & our future greener cable systems.
Your main tasks will be to act as a technical interface supporting R&D projects with your experience and expertise in mechanical design requirements and improvements related to the cables & accessories. This includes supporting the projects in the identifying improvement areas, defining test protocol for small scale and full scale testing, ensure industrialization, setting requirements towards other interfaces and ensuring they are delivered. The work also includes doing laboratory testing as well as evaluating test data and simulation results, as applicable.
You will be a part of a highly academic and skilled team, based in Karlskrona in the southern part of Sweden. You will be working close with production as well as collaboration with experts within different areas across several sites within NKT.

Collaborative engineer with metal experience
You thrive in a role where you effectively collaborate with multi-disciplinary team members to meet project goals as well as being able to manage your own tasks efficiently. You enjoy and are good at analyzing data. You also have the ability to deliver additional conclusions and recommendations. To be effective in this role, it is also important that you can convert your technical ideas and conclusions as well as tailor your communication to your audience.
Additionally, your CV comprises:

• Master’s degree with specialization in Mechanical Engineering or similar.
• A few years of experience working with mechanical design, small scale & full scale testing.
• Experience of working with HV cables and related products is highly beneficial.
• Fluency in spoken and written English and Swedish.

Contribute to our continuous improvement journey
NKT is committed to fostering a diverse organization and a culture where people from different backgrounds can thrive and are inspired to perform at their best. We believe that a diverse organization enables sustainable performance, and that an inclusive and welcoming culture makes for a better place to work.
Join us and take advantage of career development opportunities, work in a collaborative team, and grow your skills in an international setting. This role offers the chance to make an impact on our contract management processes and contribute to our continuous improvement journey.

We will review applications continuously, but we recommend you apply no later than 24th of September 2025. An extract from the criminal record, alcohol- and drug tests, along with personality tests, will be part of our recruitment process.Please note that due to the GDPR regulations we cannot accept any applications via e-mail.

If you have any questions about the role or the recruitment process, please reach out to Cajsa Carlsson at cajsa.carlsson@nkt.com

“As a leader I am fostering my team to take full responsibility for their respective areas, supporting a flexible way of working, while fostering a great collaboration spirit. I look forward working with you!” 
Santhosh, Hiring  Manager 

Union representatives
Sveriges Ingenjörer - Christian Fisch, +46 455 56 380  
Unionen – Joakim Wikström, +46 734 53 10 61
Ledarna - Roger Jönsson, +46 455 55 911
 

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About NKT
NKT connects a greener world with high-quality power cable technology and takes centre stage as the world moves towards green energy. NKT designs, manufactures and installs low-, medium- and high-voltage power cable solutions enabling sustainable energy transmission. Since 1891, NKT has innovated the power cable technology building the infrastructure for the first light bulbs to the megawatts created by renewable energy today. NKT is headquartered in Denmark and employs 6,000 people. NKT is listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen and realised a revenue of EUR 3.3 billion in 2024. We connect a greener world. www.nkt.com