Continental is a leading tire manufacturer and industry specialist. Founded in 1871, the company generated sales of €19.7 billion in 2025 and currently employs around 78,000 people in 54 countries and markets.

ContiTech is one of the world’s leading material experts for industry applications. The Continental group sector offers its customers reliable, safe and convenient industry and service solutions using a range of materials for off-highway applications, on rails and roads, in the air, under and above the ground, in industrial environments, for the food sector and the furniture industry. With about 20,000 employees (Status as of March 2026) at more than 60 sites globally, and sales of some 6.0 billion euros (2025), the global industrial partner is active with core branches in Asia, Europe and North and South America.  

We are seeking a detail-oriented and analytical IT Engineer to join our Smartfactory Operations team in Timișoara, Romania. In this role, you will be at the forefront of implementing and maintaining cutting-edge smart manufacturing technologies, driving our digital transformation initiatives.

• Ensure operations for all Smartfactory solutions such as the Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES, e.g. SAP DM), Manufacturing Service Bus (MSB), IoT Edge Technology, Maschine Data Acquisition and Recipe Management System
• Offer 2nd level support of business solutions in the area of Manufacturing IT Applications
• Support/consult the central key user and the local key users in the plants for all Smartfactory solutions
• Drive active system monitoring
• Coordinate system upgrades and patches
• Support the digital transformation of the business with digitalization solutions
• Support the regional rollout of the Smartfactory solutions
• Overtake the responsibility to coordinate all infrastructure and other issue related activities
• Implement and refine IT best practices in the relevant areas: project management, portfolio management, service management
• Foster collaboration and cooperation with other teams and competence centers
• Support to steer and control external providers to ensure optimal world-wide service provisioning

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Industrial Engineering, or a related field

• 3+ years of experience in IT engineering or a related field, preferably in a manufacturing environment
• Familiarity with manufacturing processes and Industry 4.0 concepts
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work efficiently under pressure
• Knowledge of Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) desirable - preferred SAP-DM
• Knowledge in ITSM such as incident, change and problem management
• Business-fluent English language skills written and spoken
• Excellent communication skills and structured work style
• Embracing teamwork by supporting each other
• Openness to international business trips (10-20%)

What we offer:

The 13-th salary – Paid once a year, in December;
Meal tickets - With a value of 40 Ron;
Private Health Insurance – Health is the most important, so we offer you a medical subscription through Signal Iduna;
Referral bonuses - We encourage colleagues to refer new candidates to us and, at the same time, to get the chance to receive a bonus;
Bookster – Feed your body and your mind. You can borrow books and you’ll receive them at the office;
Sports benefits- It’s important to stay active, so we offer you the 7Card;
Discounts at our partners – We collaborate with different vendors, and we receive discounts for various products/ services like rubbers, restaurants, kindergartens, etc;
System for Rewarding Improvement Ideas – We have an internal improvement program (Continental Idea Management) that gives you the opportunity to come up with ideas and to be honored with an attractive bonus (this is established by the CIM team according to your improvement idea);
Happy days – If you or your child is getting married, or you become a parent, you receive some extra free days;
Life events celebration - If your family is growing, we praise your newborn with a bonus;
Unfortunate events - In case of unhappy events in your life, we support you by offering you free days and financial support (handled on a case by-case basis);
Extra vacation days – You begin with 22 vacation days/year, and starting with the 3rd year with us, we offer you 1 more day of vacation and. We reward employees who reach 15 and 20 years within the company with another day of vacation, reaching a maximum of 29 days.
Professional development - Many opportunities to develop yourself within the company;
Diversity and multicultural mindset - We encourage you to join us no matter who, where, or what you are. We have colleagues from different nations and a variety of languages are spoken in our company.

Ready to drive with Continental? Take the first step and fill in the online application.