R&D IS Operations Engineer (m/f/d), Garching

The mission of the thermal systems business group is to develop and manufacture systems, modules and components to ensure thermal energy management of the power train and comfort for each passenger, during all phases of vehicle use. These systems help to significantly reduce fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and other pollutants and harmful particles from vehicles equipped with internal combustion engines. They also increase travel range and battery life for hybrid and electric vehicles. At the Front Office in Bietigheim-Bissingen we are supporting Sale- and Project activities and compose the interface between the customers Daimler and Valeo-internal departments at the development from Thermal Systems.

Missions

• Liaising successfully with a large scale of stakeholders (non-technical, technical, exacting, external as well as internal) to identify IS & T needs, evaluate them and to find possible solutions
• Supporting the development teams with development systems, operating systems and network issues.
• Ensuring efficient deployment of standard business processes & applications mainly in the development departments for HW and SW and Integration of latest non-standard hardware and software into the existing environment of a large corporation.
• Ensuring functional & technical coherence between Group IS standards (e.g account administration, SW compliance, data confidentiality, cyber security) and local implementation. Pilot new business features not yet covered by standards.
• Exchange and capitalizing best practices with other Op. engineers within the team and other cross functional teams in Valeo organization.
• Ensuring the local licenses management starting from ordering, installation & support is done according to group IS-IT rules.
• Contribution and Support of IS & IT projects (from start to finish)
• Management of ticketing systems and contribution to the department activities, KPI’s
• Training & supporting internal/external business users whenever it is required.
• Focus on R&D and interdisciplinary work expectations.
• Bringing the requirements of the R&D teams to the global IT and IS organization and follow up to find workable solutions
• Incidents management , from identification, through resolution, to shutdown and restore operations

Profile

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
• Relevant certifications in cloud technologies (AWS, Azure), DevOps tools (Docker, Jenkins, Kubernetes), or systems administration are highly desirable.
• 3–5 years of professional experience in software architecture and/or production platform operations.
• Hands-on experience with R&D Engineering Tools and platforms such as PLM/ALM, CAD, TeamForge, Git, Jenkins, etc.
• Strong background in cloud platforms and cloud computing, with foundational knowledge of AI/ML technologies.
• Proven track record in supporting enterprise-level software, IT infrastructure, and heterogeneous operating systems (Windows/Linux).
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate IS/IT projects and collaborate across multiple departments and stakeholders.
• Experience managing large-scale infrastructure projects, including system migrations, upgrades, and cloud adoption.
• Solid understanding and practical experience in Agile and DevOps environments, with a focus on continuous improvement and automation.
• Fluent English (spoken and written), German is a plus
• Team Player with very good communication skills, ability to work in an international team