Continental

Worldwide tyre manufacturer and automotive components

Smart Factory Engineer - Industrial Connectivity & Production Software

Backend EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeChangshu, Suzhou, Jiangsu, ChinaNo salary listedHybrid

About the Job

Requirements

A degree in Automation, IT Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a comparable technical background with relevant experience.
More than 5 years of work experience.
Knowledge of IT manufacturing solutions and Industrie 4.0.
Analytical skills and problem-solving capabilities.
Experience implementing multiple projects or rollouts in production environments.

Responsibilities

Ensure engineering-compliant, cybersecure connectivity of machines and production systems and integrate machine and process data into Digital Factory and Manufacturing Execution System solutions.
Engineer, implement, and validate standardized machine interfaces, including OPC UA, OPC DA, MQTT, and standardized data models.
Integrate machine and process data into Digital Factory, Manufacturing Execution System, and visualization solutions.
Define and roll out standard machine data profiles for availability, Overall Equipment Effectiveness, and traceability data.
Engineer edge and gateway concepts for data acquisition and preprocessing.
Contribute to Digital Factory rollout packages using the T-Shirt model (S / M / L).
Develop and extend production-close software components, including .NET / C# applications, database-based machine data services, and interfaces and connectors between operational technology and applications.
Create technical concepts, specifications, and engineering documentation.
Execute integration tests, system tests, and go-lives.
Support standardization and reuse of engineering solutions.
Provide operational support for production-related software and connectivity solutions.
Perform advanced remote and on-site troubleshooting of machine connectivity, data flows, edge systems, and production software failures.
Analyze programs and systems to identify root causes and implement sustainable fixes.
Define and maintain troubleshooting procedures, runbooks, and documentation.
Support standard software and operating system rollouts in shopfloor environments.

Job Description

The position ensures engineering‑compliant, cybersecure connectivity of machines and production systems and the integration of machine and process data into Digital Factory and MES solutions.
It combines software development from an engineering perspective with operational responsibility to guarantee stable, standard‑compliant and supportable production software solutions worldwide.

Industrial Machine Connectivity & Data Integration
- Engineering, implementation and validation of standardized machine interfaces
(e.g. OPC UA, OPC DA, MQTT, standardized data models)
- Integration of machine & process data into Digital Factory / MES / visualization solutions
- Definition and rollout of standard machine data profiles (availability, OEE, traceability data)
- Engineering of edge and gateway concepts for data acquisition and preprocessing
- Contribution to Digital Factory rollout packages (T‑Shirt model: S / M / L)

Software Engineering (Engineering Perspective)
- Development and extension of production‑close software components, e.g. NET / C# applications, database‑based machine data services, interfaces and connectors between OT and applications
- Creation of technical concepts, specifications and engineering documentation
- Execution of integration tests, system tests and go‑lives
- Support standardization and reuse of engineering solutions

Production Software Operations (2nd / 3rd Level Support)
- Operational support of production‑related software and connectivity solutions
- Advanced troubleshooting (remote & on‑site): e.g., machine connectivity, data flows, edge systems, production software failures
- Program and system analysis to identify root causes and implement sustainable fixes
- Definition and maintenance of troubleshooting procedures, runbooks and documentation
- Support standard software and OS rollouts in shopfloor environments

Qualifications

Degree in Automation, IT Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or comparable technical background with relevant experience

more than 5 years work experience
knowledge in IT Manufacturing solutions ; Industrie 4.0
analytical skills & problemsolving capabilities

Multiple implemented projects or rollouts in production environments

Additional Information

About the Company

Continental

Worldwide tyre manufacturer and automotive components

Continental designs and manufactures tyres for cars, trucks, buses, bicycles and motorcycles, selling to vehicle manufacturers and in the aftermarket. Through ContiTech, it also produces rubber and plastic technology parts such as hoses, belts, seals and surface materials for automotive and industrial use. Its products are developed and produced at sites worldwide, with tyres tailored for different vehicles and conditions and ContiTech components customized for equipment. The company differentiates itself by offering a broad, integrated mobility portfolio and global manufacturing and service capabilities, aiming to provide reliable mobility through tyres and components worldwide.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Hanover, Germany
Founded: 1871

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