Working Student Data Engineer

The Data Engineer roles at Porsche Engineering Romania are essential to digitalization transformation, providing the technical foundation for AI solutions. Working in a SAFe environment, these roles support digital transformation by designing data models, building reliable data pipelines, and ensuring high data quality.

• You will support data migration from on-premise systems to cloud-based data platforms
• You will assist in the design and implementation of application data models in cloud environments
• You will contribute to data ingestion, transformation, and integration pipelines (batch and near real time)
• You will help adapt existing ETL processes to Azure-native services
• You will support data quality, validation, and lineage activities during migration
• You will contribute to cloud data architecture orchestration under guidance
• You will collaborate with cross-functional and international project teams
• You will document solutions and follow data engineering best practices, Porsche Engineering Magazine The latest issue of Porsche Engineering's customer magazine offers fascinating insights into exciting projects and current topics. The Porsche Engineering magazine can be found here.

Knowledge-Sharing Working with new technologies and employing innovative methodologies has always been a part of our day-to-day operations, therefore knowledge sharing is an essential part of our work culture. We regularly organize internal technical meetups to build bridges between departments, share best practices, and learn about new ways of thinking.

Collaboration with Universities and Master's Program On average, our company offers 12 master's thesis topics per year, based on allocation interviews for the top-performing students, and 10 Porsche Engineering scholarships for master's program students with outstanding technical and soft skills. To ensure continuity, our Master curriculum is updated yearly, and only the top 5 bachelor level students are eligible for Porsche Engineering scholarships. For those with a Ph.D., a scholarship for research and development in the AI field is also available.

Expanding our Know-How It is important to stay ahead of technological trends in order to respond to ever-changing consumer needs, such as making cars safer and more enjoyable to drive. Based on project demands, we provide internal and external soft and technical skill trainings to meet these requirements.

Performance Running in our Blood We are part of the Porsche family that specializes in high-performance sports cars, so getting involved in various sporting events and supporting our employees in their quest to become better athletes comes naturally to us.

Community Support As part of a very active social community, we take our commitment seriously when it comes to supporting programs and initiatives that make lives better and provide renewed opportunities for children and adults alike. Giving back to the community, whether through donations or employee volunteering, through the most appropriate social causes that reflect our values and culture, is our primary focus.

• Ongoing Bachelor's or Master's degree in information technology or an equivalent education
• You have basic understanding of the software development lifecycle, with interest in data pipelines and analytics
• You have programming knowledge in Python (and/or SQL)
• You have good understanding of ETL concepts (extract, transform, load)
• You have an advantage for basic knowledge of Microsoft Azure fundamentals and familiarity with one or more Azure data services, such as: Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake Storage, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Databricks
• You have interest or basic exposure to real-time or event-based ETL pipelines
• You have strong communication and teamwork skills
• You speak English fluently; knowledge of German is considered a plus

Porsche Engineering Romania specializes in complex technical solutions at its two locations in Cluj-Napoca and Timisoara, including the development of intelligent and connected electric vehicles, electronics, and design. We cover a wide range of development activities and technical know-how - from conventional powertrains to future mobility, and from prototype to series development. By optimizing brake systems and developing pedestrian protections as well as driver assistance systems, these activities significantly contribute to the improvement of future car safety. As an integral part of the Porsche Engineering, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Stuttgart (Germany) based sports car manufacturer Porsche AG, the work of our engineers in Cluj and Timisoara results into improvements and innovations incorporated in the Porsche sports cars, sold all over the world.