Application Engineer - Laboratory Systems

About the role

Miele is looking for an Application Engineer for its Laboratory Systems in Brașov. The role owns the day-to-day operation of the Laboratory Management application Werum HyperTest Boost and acts as the link between Product Development, IT and external vendors.

Key responsibilities

• Own the operation of the Laboratory Management application Werum HyperTest Boost, keeping it stable and secure.
• Develop and run a CI/CD GitLab pipeline that integrates laboratory and requirements platforms.
• Handle daily operations: user and access management, release coordination, incident resolution, system monitoring and work with IT infrastructure teams.
• Act as the interface between Product Development, IT and external vendors, coordinating enhancements, technical changes and rollouts.
• Customize applications within the standard framework and implement functional enhancements.
• Evaluate new releases and their architectural and process impact, contributing to integration and system design decisions.
• Identify automation opportunities, optimise data use and improve engineering workflows.
• Ensure Computer System Validation (CSV) compliance through documentation, testing and audit readiness.

Required profile

• University degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a comparable qualification.
• Experience in application management or ownership in enterprise environments.
• Understanding of application lifecycle management and IT service processes (incident, problem and change management).
• Project management experience (agile and/or classical methods).
• Very good English; German is a plus.

Required skills

• Hands-on application customisation and configuration, ideally with web technologies, GitLab, Python and Groovy.
• Knowledge of Windows/Linux and virtual environments.
• Ability to turn business requirements into system configurations or enhancements by managing software vendors and partners.
• Strong communication skills across business, IT and external stakeholders.