Value Engineer - Manufacturing Software (f/m/d)

Permanent employee, Full-time · Cologne/Hybrid

About ONIQ
ONIQ is on a mission to transform manufacturing for a more sustainable and efficient future. With IQA, our Production Excellence Software, we are pioneering a new category in industrial tech —combining lean production principles with AI, process mining, and advanced data analytics. Our software empowers manufacturers to systematically identify inefficiencies, accelerate improvements, and scale operational excellence across their global production networks.

We are a highly motivated team with a strong sense of ownership and passion for what we do. Our entrepreneurial mindset and commitment to innovation have enabled us to grow fast and shape the future of digital lean and green manufacturing. At ONIQ, culture is just as important as product. We foster an environment rooted in authenticity, diversity, integrity and mutual respect—where everyone is encouraged to bring their whole self to work.
What you will do

You will accompany the customer value journey for our SaaS product IQA from beginning to end leveraging your tech savvy and business acumen. As a Value Engineer, you will be at the forefront of changing the manufacturing industry through next-level lean management practices while championing sustainability. As a crucial link between the Growth and Customer Success Teams you will:

  • Accompany our clients for the entire customer value journey with IQA, from the first software demo through the pilot phase to roll-out
  • Identify the most pressing customer needs early in the process and communicate how IQA will help to solve these
  • Accompany the pilot phase as well as the IQA roll-out and build a strong and trusted relationship with the customer
  • Use your know-how of production processes and your understanding of the customer’s pain points to identify how IQA can become a major value driver for the customer
  • Promote IQA by showcasing the software at customer meetings or industry events
  • Influence ONIQ’s product strategy incorporating client feedback and ensuring our solution remains responsive to client needs and market trends
What we expect from you
  • Strong relationship-building skills, outgoing and communicative personality
  • Entrepreneurial mindset to drive the transformation to sustainable manufacturing with our digital solution IQA
  • Ability to understand the most pressing customer issues in production and to present our matching solutions
  • Strong customer and sales focus to achieve the best results both for the customer and ONIQ
  • Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field
  • Several years of experience working in production management, lean manufacturing, operational excellence, or similar 
  • Excellent language skills (English and German C1)
  • Willingness to travel for customer meetings or industry events on occasion
What we offer
  • We work differently - we highly value transparency, integrity and authenticity. We trust and respect each other, which leads to a very collaborative working environment where we ensure that everyone can contribute ideas and decisions are made based on competency
  • We are agile and fast paced, you will have the opportunity to take on as much responsibility as you want to and go beyond your job description to push your personal and our progress
  • We truly care about work culture and make it a priority by regularly spending time reflecting on our teamwork, by actively committing work time to keep our strong team spirit and by incorporating activities into the workday to create balance
  • We embrace diversity with our team encompassing team members from nine nationalities and 40% female representation (with the clear ambition to reach 50%), including a female CEO among the founders
  • We contribute to fighting climate change by helping our industrial manufacturing customers reduce their carbon emissions with our products, by being aware of our own environmental impact and by being carbon neutral as a company
  • All other benefits that make work more pleasant like flexible hours, part-time options, possibility to work remote, regular team events and offsites, 30 days PTO, weekly yoga sessions etc.
How to apply
We'd love for you to apply even if your experience doesn't precisely match the job description. Please use our job portal for your application, we are looking forward to hearing from you! If you have any questions, please contact us at jobs@oniq.com.
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