Senior Digitalization Engineer; m​/f​/d

About the Role

As a Senior Digitalization Engineer, you will play a key role in shaping the digital future of Uhde GmbH and our Engineering Services. You will develop modern web solutions, create digital products for internal and external customers, and optimize our engineering and business processes through modern, data‑driven approaches.

You will be supported by a highly committed and motivated team, the strong backing of our board to drive digitalization, and the creative mindset of our service department, which actively encourages new digital products and ideas.

• Collaborate closely with business units to understand, prioritize, and translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Develop modern software solutions based on C#/Blazor, and Python; experience with React (Native) or Type Script is a plus.
• Design and implement robust backend architectures as well as web or codebehind applications.
• Conceptualization and design of modern user interfaces from mockup and alignment to an appealing and intuitive final product.
• Integrate modern data platforms (e.g., Microsoft Fabric, Azure AI Foundry) and develop AI‑powered solutions in the fields of LLMs, machine learning, and data‑driven workflow optimization.
• Work with relational and time‑series databases.
• Identify optimization and automation potential of internal workflows.
• Engage in troubleshooting, continuous improvement, and contribute to shaping our digitalization strategy.
• Optional:
  Analysis of data using modern data science libraries.

• Technical affinity or experience in process engineering, plant engineering, or related technical fields; ability to quickly understand complex subject matter.
• Strong programming skills in C#/Blazor, and Python; additional experience in React/JavaScript is advantageous.
• Deep understanding of UI/UX design, proficiency handling of CSS, prototyping, and performance‑optimized modern frontends.
• Experience with cloud technologies, preferably Microsoft Azure.
• Knowledge of LLM/ML technologies, data platforms (Fabric/Foundry), and data‑driven products.
• Solid experience with relational databases and time‑series databases.
• High degree of learning agility, innovation mindset, and strong self‑initiative; willingness to take product ownership throughout the entire PLM cycle.
• Ability to act as a troubleshooter in dynamic situations.
• Language skills:
  • German: desirable
  • English: fluent in spoken and written form (mandatory)
• Willingness to undertake short, occasional international travel to our plant sites.

This position is based at the Dortmund site of Uhde GmbH. We do offer mobile working to a certain extent but a regular onsite presence is required to successfully fulfill the role. We cannot offer a fully remote position.

This profile is ambitious. If you don’t meet every single requirement but cover most of them and consider yourself a fast‑learning, proactive personality, we strongly encourage you to apply. Experience matters and a solid technical education is highly appreciated.

• Performance‑related compensation according to collective agreement Metal & Electro NRW (30 days vacation, 35 hour week, vacation pay, special payments according to collective agreement)
• Attractive old‑age provision models
• Groupwide learning measures
• thyssenkrupp internal health campaigns