Global Technical Leader Production Digitalization (m/f/d)
LOCATION: Munich / Germany | COMPANY: Knorr-Bremse Systeme für Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH | REQUISITION ID: 9876 | Full-time | Regular
| ON-SITE/REMOTE: Hybrid
YOUR TASKS
- Lead the design and governance of IT/OT integration, MQTT/UNS architectures, and semantic data models across multiple plants
- Oversee deployments across edge, on‑prem, hybrid, and cloud environments, ensuring consistent lifecycle and runtime standards
- Design end‑to‑end data flows (PLC → Edge → Broker/UNS → Cloud → Applications) and resolve complex cross‑system issues
- Define and maintain technical standards, reference architectures, and implementation guidelines
- Collaborate closely with OT engineers, IT infrastructure/security, SAP teams, and data engineering stakeholders
- Set technical direction for internal stakeholders and external development partners and enforce long-term standards
- Align complex architectural topics with senior stakeholders and support decision‑making in ambiguous technical contexts
- Act as the technical owner of the Smart Factory platform, ensuring scalability and alignment across global rollout scenarios
YOUR PROFILE
- Minimum 7+ years of hands‑on experience in IT/OT integration, IIoT architectures, or industrial systems design
- Deep expertise in MQTT, UNS/Sparkplug, OPC UA, and industrial connectivity (PLC, SCADA, MES, gateways, edge devices)
- Strong understanding of industrial network architectures (VLANs, DMZ, firewalls, segmentation, security zones)
- Proven experience deploying and validating hybrid/cloud architectures (Azure/AWS/GCP) and operational data pipelines
- Experience defining multi‑site standards and ensuring consistent delivery quality across diverse environments
- Ability to support plants in advancing their digital capabilities by providing expert guidance across systems, processes, and organizational needs
- Strong communication skills with the ability to translate technical complexity into clear guidance for non‑technical stakeholders
Come and join our team!
Let’s shape the future of mobility together!
Who are we? Some 32,000 team players around the world, hard at work in over 100 locations across more than 30 countries. As a force for progress on road and rail, we prioritize technical excellence, sustainable business practices and social responsibility. At the last count, our global revenues totaled EUR 7.9 billion. Join us, and you can expect exciting, varied work in an international environment with attractive working conditions – including flexible working hours, sabbaticals and remote work. In addition, you can work up to twenty days a year from abroad in the EU. A broad selection of continuing education programs offers you plenty of opportunities to develop both professionally and personally. And you can look forward to many other benefits, such as sports and healthcare programs, corporate volunteering, JobRad bicycle leasing, subsidized public transit options, and a state-of-the-art workplace with a rich choice of in-house catering options.
