Digital Manufacturing Associate (f/m/d) - part time 27 hrs / week

For more than 90 years, PALFINGER has set benchmarks with innovative crane and lifting solutions worldwide. As a leading technology and mechanical engineering company, we transform customer needs into seamlessly integrated solutions while providing opportunities for our people to grow, collaborate, and push beyond limits. We foster an environment where we reach up, reach out, and reach beyond. Become part of our team and let’s lift each other to create what’s next.

To support our Digital Manufacturing team, we are looking for a motivated individual who will contribute to the development and implementation of digital solutions across PALFINGER’s global production network. In this role, you will support application development, requirements analysis, and the evaluation of emerging technologies such as AI‑based solutions within the manufacturing environment.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Requirements engineering for digital manufacturing solutions: collect, structure, and document requirements together with business stakeholders and align with ICT and process experts
• Development of low‑code applications within an agile framework (e.g., SCRUM), including application and data structure design as well as support for testing and deployment
• Enhancement of digital applications by preparing effort estimations, planning new features, and coordinating with IT and system experts.
• Research and evaluation of emerging technologies, particularly AI‑based solutions and digital manufacturing use cases
• Support implementation projects and contribute to assessing business value and cost efficiency of digital solutions

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS

• Ongoing studies in Business Informatics, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a comparable field
• Initial experience in software development or low‑code platforms and strong interest in digital technologies
• Basic understanding of and strong interest in manufacturing processes or digital production environments
• Analytical, structured, and self‑organized way of working with strong teamwork skills
• Very good English skills, both written and spoken

WHAT WE OFFER

• Flexible working hours with no core time and possibility to work from home
• Further training and international career opportunities
• Corporate health management "PALfit"
• Company restaurant with freshly prepared meals and daily meal subsidy
• Job ticket for travel to and from PALFINGER
• Numerous employee discounts through Corporate Benefits

Minimum yearly gross salary according to Austrian metal industry collective agreement is EUR 47.546,94 based on full-time employment. According to experience and qualification, we offer a market-conform overpayment.

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