IT Consultant Engineering Applications OESL

Are you passionate about delivering powerful IT services that keep engineering teams moving at full speed? Join our Business Application Product Team and help ensure global access to cutting-edge engineering applications—supporting innovation, collaboration, and excellence across OESL’s R&D landscape.

Your Impact

As the IT Consultant for Engineering Applications, you’ll be responsible for the seamless operation, maintenance, and optimization of key engineering tools such as CAD, CAE, HPC, and data exchange platforms. Working closely with external providers and internal stakeholders, you’ll align service delivery with strategic IT goals—empowering engineering teams across time zones with high availability, compliance, and performance.

What You’ll Do:

• Act as a trusted IT partner for the R&D department and key users, aligning business needs with application capabilities.

• Coordinate the provisioning and maintenance of global engineering applications, ensuring minimal downtime and proper license usage.

• Facilitate onboarding, infrastructure setup, and user access in collaboration with internal IT and external providers.

• Evaluate application improvements, propose workflow enhancements, and support roadmap planning to maximize value and innovation.

• Ensure adherence to ITIL, Agile, and corporate project management standards, including compliance with data security and privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR).

• Oversee daily service delivery in partnership with external providers, manage SLAs and KPIs, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

• Support contract renewals, service transitions, and performance escalations to meet global multi-time-zone requirements.

• Promote a culture of ownership, quality, and process-orientation within engineering IT services.

• Inspire colleagues to challenge the status quo and contribute to sustainable, future-ready solutions.

To succeed in this role, you bring advanced expertise across several critical domains:

• Engineering Applications (e.g., CAD, CAE, HPC, Data Exchange): Deep understanding of engineering IT ecosystems and user needs in R&D environments.

• Global Service Delivery & Provider Management: Experience managing international vendor relationships and ensuring high service quality.

• Project Management in IT: Skilled in coordinating IT projects, tool deployments, and upgrades in complex environments.

• IT Service Management: Proficient in ITIL practices and Agile/Waterfall methodologies to ensure structured service delivery.

• Vendor & Contract Management: Able to lead contract discussions, track performance, and manage cost-effective external service engagements.

• Risk & Compliance: Strong focus on information security, data privacy, and regulatory alignment in IT operations.

What we offer:

• The 13th salary – Paid once a year, in December;
• Meal tickets - With a value of 40 Ron;
• Hybrid schedule – Work-life balance is important, so we offer a flexible schedule. Please agree on this with your superior;
• 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 allows you 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, afterward from 2 to 2 years you’ll get one more extra day (the maximum you can achieve is 27);
• Transport from the Timisoara area – You can choose to come with the bus provided by the company if you’ll work from the plant location/office;
• 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.

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About OESL 

Original Equipment Solutions (OESL) is emerging as a stand-alone global leader in the automotive sector, with over 17,000 employees and €2 billion in annual sales. Operating in 15 countries across 35 locations, including technology centers, OESL will build on Continental’s rich legacy to deliver high-quality parts to major OEMs and commercial vehicle customers worldwide. 

About OESL IT 

OESL IT is at the forefront of our transformation, being built from the ground up to be agile, forward-thinking, and strategic. As we shape the future of OESL, our IT team will play a pivotal role as a strategic advisory partner, driving digital capabilities and enabling business success across the organization. 

Why Join OESL IT? 

• Greater Impact: Take part in shaping the future of a newly formed, dynamic IT organization, with the opportunity to bring ideas to life and reap significant professional rewards. 

• Growth and Innovation: Work in a fast-moving, cloud-based infrastructure and application environment that encourages innovation and offers opportunities for continuous growth and expanding your skill set. 

• Creative Space: Experience the entrepreneurial spirit of a start-up culture within a global organization, enjoying both the creative freedom and the responsibility needed to thrive in modern working environments. 

• Tight-Knit Team: Join a highly collaborative team where individuals have the power to shape their work, make meaningful contributions, and drive collective success. 

Good to know: Our IT hubs are located in Germany (Hanover), Romania (Timișoara) and Portugal (Porto) and you will have the opportunity to work in one of the a.m. legal entities