Tech Jobs in Querétaro

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icorp

icorp.com.mx
icorp.com.mx • Mexico City • Querétaro • Delicias • Ciudad Acuña • Naucalpan • IT Help Desk & Service Desk • Managed IT Services (MSP) • 501-1000 employees • Est. 1986 • Trust A • Hiring 19, 4 new
Mexico City • Querétaro • Delicias • Ciudad Acuña • Naucalpan • IT Help Desk & Service Desk • Managed IT Services (MSP) • 501-1000 employees • Est. 1986 • Trust A • Hiring 19, 4 new
icorp is a Mexican IT services and business process outsourcing company that provides service desk, on-site and field IT support, contact center operations, developer staffing and data backup services to corporate clients. Founded in 1986, it also resells and integrates IT infrastructure, IT management software and security products from vendors such as ManageEngine, Fortinet, Automation Anywhere and Microsoft Azure. It hires on-site and field IT support engineers, often freelance or on short projects, service desk analysts, infrastructure specialists, SharePoint administrators, project managers and sales consultants across Mexico.
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Verified live · 2 hours ago 3 days ago Hiring now · 90%

Analista de Soporte de Aplicaciones (inglés conversacional) | Querétaro

In office (Querétaro, Mexico) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Spanish: C1
PowerShell
Databases
MS SQL
DevOps
SLI/SLO/SLA
Analytics
SSIS
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Verified live · 2 hours ago 1 month ago Likely open · 69%

Ingeniero Soporte Técnico en Sitio

In office (Querétaro, Mexico) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Spanish: C1
Active Directory
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GE Aerospace

geaerospace.com
geaerospace.com • HQ: Evendale, United States • Defense Manufacturing • Aerospace Manufacturing • 5000+ employees • Est. 1892 • Trust A • Hiring 589, 101 new
HQ: Evendale, United States • Defense Manufacturing • Aerospace Manufacturing • 5000+ employees • Est. 1892 • Trust A • Hiring 589, 101 new
GE Aerospace (General Electric Company) is an aerospace manufacturing and aviation technology enterprise specializing in jet and turboprop engines, integrated avionics, mechanical systems, and maintenance services. Headquartered in Evendale, Ohio, United States, the company designs, manufactures, and services propulsion systems for commercial, military, business, and general aviation aircraft - including powerplants produced independently and through major joint ventures like CFM International. Through an extensive global maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) network, digital flight data analytics platforms, and defense propulsion contracts, the organization supports commercial air carriers, armed forces, and aerospace OEMs worldwide.
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Verified live · 1 day ago 4 days ago Hiring now · 72%

LEAP PSE LRU Hardware Owner (E5)

≈ $34k – $99k per year (Estimated) • In office (Querétaro, Mexico) • Relocation • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • English
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Verified live · 1 day ago 6 days ago Likely open · 53%

Software Developer - AI capabilities Digital Technology Operations

Junior • 1+ year exp • In office (Querétaro, Mexico) • Relocation • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Junior • English
Python
Java
SQL
PowerShell
Node JS
Bash
JavaScript
TypeScript
Frontend
Angular
DevOps
AWS
Docker
Linux
Management
Agile
Scrum
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Medina Consultores

medinaconsultores.mx
medinaconsultores.mx • Hiring 3, 3 new
Hiring 3, 3 new
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≈ $28k – $74k per year (Estimated) • Senior • Querétaro • Remote (likely Mexico) • Contractor • Senior
SQL
PowerShell
Databases
MS SQL
Analytics
SSIS
Management
ServiceNow
Service Desk
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Banco Santander

santander.com
santander.com • HQ: Madrid, Spain • Commercial & Retail Banks • 5000+ employees • Est. 1857 • NYSE: SAN • Trust A • Hiring 461, 44 new
HQ: Madrid, Spain • Commercial & Retail Banks • 5000+ employees • Est. 1857 • NYSE: SAN • Trust A • Hiring 461, 44 new
Banco Santander is a Spanish bank founded in 1857 in the port city that gives it its name, and it is now the largest bank in the eurozone by market value. Its unusual feature is geography: rather than concentrating at home it runs full retail banks in Spain, the United Kingdom, Poland, Portugal, Brazil, Mexico, Chile and Argentina, with a large United States consumer finance business alongside them. Headquartered in Madrid and listed there and in New York, it has been consolidating those national banks onto shared technology platforms and has built the digital bank Openbank as a pan-European deposit channel.
Hector Grisi · Chief Executive Officer · decision-maker
Ana Botin · Executive Chair · decision-maker
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Verified live · 1 day ago 7 days ago Hiring now · 72%

Desarrollador de Aplicaciones Nativas

In office (Querétaro, Mexico) • Full-Time • Spanish: C1
GraphQL
DevOps
Rest API
SOAP
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Job Impulse

job-impulse.mx
job-impulse.mx • HQ: Querétaro, Mexico • Recruiting & Staffing • Hiring 1
HQ: Querétaro, Mexico • Recruiting & Staffing • Hiring 1
Job Impulse is a Mexican employment services company offering hiring, temporary staffing, direct hiring and executive placement for employees and employers. It lists openings such as IT technical support specialists in Querétaro. The company is headquartered in Querétaro, Mexico.
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8 days ago Hiring now · 86%

Soporte Técnico TI

≈ $23k – $51k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years exp • Querétaro • Remote (likely Mexico) • Contractor • Middle
Windows
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Microsoft Office
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Merck & Co.

msd.com
msd.com • HQ: Rahway, United States • Biologics & Biosimilars • Veterinary Medicine • Vaccines • Oncology Therapeutics • Prescription Drugs • 5000+ employees • Est. 1891 • Trust A • Hiring 1373, 206 new
HQ: Rahway, United States • Biologics & Biosimilars • Veterinary Medicine • Vaccines • Oncology Therapeutics • Prescription Drugs • 5000+ employees • Est. 1891 • Trust A • Hiring 1373, 206 new
Merck & Co. is an American pharmaceutical company founded in 1891 as the United States arm of the German firm Merck and made independent after the First World War, trading as MSD outside the United States and Canada. Its portfolio is dominated by the immuno-oncology drug Keytruda, alongside vaccines such as Gardasil and Vaxneuvance, hospital acute care products, and a large animal health business covering livestock and companion animals. The company is headquartered in Rahway, New Jersey, listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and spends a very large share of revenue on research into oncology, infectious disease and cardiometabolic therapies.
Dean Li · President, Merck Research Laboratories · decision-maker
Robert Davis · Chairman and Chief Executive Officer · decision-maker
George Merck · Founder · founder
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 10 days ago Likely open · 59%

Especialista en soporte técnico Soluciones Tecnológicas Ganadería

≈ $27k – $60k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years exp • In office (Mexico City, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, León, Guadalajara, Mexico) • Relocation • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Middle • Spanish: C1
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Alesso

alesso.com.mx
alesso.com.mx • Querétaro • Cuautitlán Izcalli • Nuevo Laredo • Altamira • Miguel Alemán • Industrial Machinery • Electrical Equipment & Cables • Hiring 1
Querétaro • Cuautitlán Izcalli • Nuevo Laredo • Altamira • Miguel Alemán • Industrial Machinery • Electrical Equipment & Cables • Hiring 1
Alesso is a Mexican company that provides integrated solutions for power generation. It reports more than 35 years in the market and seven branches across the country, among them sites in Cuautitlán Izcalli, Querétaro and Nuevo Laredo. The company is based in Mexico.
No named decision-maker yet.
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$16k per year • Junior • 1+ year exp • In office (Querétaro, Mexico) • Contractor • Junior
Python
SQL
Databases
Microsoft Fabric
AI/ML
NLP
Machine Learning
DevOps
Azure
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Eaton

eaton.com
eaton.com • HQ: Dublin, Ireland • Energy Management • Automotive Components • Aerospace Manufacturing • Power Supplies & Power Electronics • Electrical Equipment & Cables • 5000+ employees • Est. 1911 • Trust A • Hiring 1729, 77 new
HQ: Dublin, Ireland • Energy Management • Automotive Components • Aerospace Manufacturing • Power Supplies & Power Electronics • Electrical Equipment & Cables • 5000+ employees • Est. 1911 • Trust A • Hiring 1729, 77 new
Eaton is a power management company founded in 1911 as a truck axle maker and now incorporated in Dublin with operational headquarters in Beachwood, Ohio. Its largest business by far is electrical, supplying circuit breakers, switchgear, uninterruptible power supplies and distribution equipment, a portfolio that has become unusually valuable as data centre construction and grid electrification accelerate demand for power infrastructure. The group also builds aerospace hydraulic and fuel systems, electric vehicle powertrain components and vehicle drivetrain products, and sells the Brightlayer software suite that monitors and optimises the equipment it manufactures.
Olivier Leonetti · Chief Financial Officer · decision-maker
Craig Arnold · Executive Chairman · decision-maker
Paulo Ruiz · Chief Executive Officer · decision-maker
Joseph Eaton · Co-Founder · founder
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 12 days ago Hiring now · 87%

Pre-Sales Application Specialist

≈ $28k – $73k per year (Estimated) • Junior • 2+ years exp • In office (Querétaro, Mexico) • Junior • English: C1
Outlook
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 4 months ago Long shot · 14%

IT Specialist - Sr Developer & designer (ServiceNow)

≈ $41k – $100k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 8+ years exp • In office (Querétaro, Mexico) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
JavaScript
SQL
AI/ML
AI Agents
LLM
RAG
OpenAI
LLM Guardrails
EU AI Act
NIST AI RMF
Mobile
Modularization
DevOps
Rest API
Azure
Cybersecurity
SIEM
Analytics
A/B Testing
Management
ServiceNow
Agile
Scrum
ITIL
ITSM
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Carhartt

carhartt.com
carhartt.com • HQ: Dearborn, United States • Apparel & Fashion Brands • Workwear & Uniforms • 1001-5000 employees • Trust A • Hiring 51, 4 new
HQ: Dearborn, United States • Apparel & Fashion Brands • Workwear & Uniforms • 1001-5000 employees • Trust A • Hiring 51, 4 new
Carhartt is a US maker of durable workwear and outdoor apparel. It hires sourcing managers, replenishment planners, IT quality testers and retail sales associates, with most openings at its headquarters area. The company is headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, United States.
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 13 days ago Hiring now · 90%

SAP & eCommerce QA Tester.

Middle • 3+ years exp • In office (Querétaro, Mexico) • Middle
Azure DevOps
Azure
Management
Agile
Scrum
Microsoft Office
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 3 months ago Long shot · 17%

Developer SAP ABAP

≈ $30k – $85k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 7+ years exp • Hybrid (Querétaro, Mexico) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior • English
ABAP
ABAP
SAP Fiori
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Kerry Group

kerry.com
kerry.com • HQ: Tralee, Ireland • Dietary Supplements • Food Ingredients • 5000+ employees • Est. 1972 • Trust A • Hiring 237, 33 new
HQ: Tralee, Ireland • Dietary Supplements • Food Ingredients • 5000+ employees • Est. 1972 • Trust A • Hiring 237, 33 new
Kerry Group is an Irish taste and nutrition company headquartered in Tralee, County Kerry, that develops flavours, enzymes, proteins, fermentation products and other ingredients for food, beverage and pharmaceutical manufacturers. Founded in 1972 from a dairy cooperative and listed in Dublin and London, it runs plants and technology centres worldwide, including a large US network in Beloit, Clark, Rochester and Rothschild and sites in Ireland, the Netherlands, Malaysia and the UK. Its openings range from machine, fermentation and compounding operators and maintenance technicians to quality specialists, application scientists, engineers, finance business partners and supply chain managers.
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Verified live · 4 hours ago 13 days ago Hiring now · 72%

ICT Service Desk Analyst

≈ $14k – $41k per year (Estimated) • Junior • 1+ year exp • In office (Querétaro, Mexico) • Bachelor's Degree • Junior
Incident Management
Windows
Cybersecurity
Active Directory
Management
ITIL
Service Desk
Microsoft Office
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ADI Global Distribution

adiglobal.com
adiglobal.com • HQ: Melville, United States • Video Surveillance • Access Control & Alarm Systems • Wholesale • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1929 • Hiring 73, 10 new
HQ: Melville, United States • Video Surveillance • Access Control & Alarm Systems • Wholesale • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1929 • Hiring 73, 10 new
ADI Global Distribution is a wholesale distributor of security, fire, access control, audio visual, smart home and low-voltage products, headquartered in Melville, New York, and part of Resideo Technologies. It supplies professional installers and integrators through a network of branches and online ordering in North America, Europe and India, and it grew further when Resideo acquired Snap One, the owner of the Control4 brand, in 2024. Its careers board hires inside sales and account managers, customer care and credit control staff, warehouse and branch operations workers, marketing specialists and product managers.
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Verified live · 5 hours ago 13 days ago Hiring now · 75%

Salesforce Administrator

Junior • 1+ year exp • In office (Querétaro, Mexico) • Junior • English: C1
Tableau
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Verified live · 5 hours ago 2 months ago Long shot · 12%

Data Scientist

≈ $28k – $77k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years exp • In office (Querétaro, Mexico) • Middle • English: B2
Python
SQL
Databases
Snowflake
AI/ML
dbt
Scikit-learn
Transformers
Pandas
NumPy
Time Series Forecasting
Recommender Systems
Machine Learning
DevOps
Azure
CI/CD
GitHub
Analytics
A/B Testing
Management
Agile
Scrum
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Michelin

michelin.com
michelin.com • HQ: Clermont-Ferrand, France • Plastics & Polymers • Automotive Components • 5000+ employees • Est. 1889 • Trust B • Hiring 515, 41 new
HQ: Clermont-Ferrand, France • Plastics & Polymers • Automotive Components • 5000+ employees • Est. 1889 • Trust B • Hiring 515, 41 new
Michelin (Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin SCA) is a multinational industrial manufacturing enterprise specializing in tire technology, mobility services, and high-tech materials. Headquartered in Clermont-Ferrand, France, the publicly traded company designs, manufactures, and distributes tires for passenger vehicles, commercial logistics fleets, aircraft, two-wheel transport, and heavy industrial machinery.
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Verified live · 9 min ago 13 days ago Likely open · 54%

Senior IT Support Engineer - E2E Support – Logistics

≈ $31k – $83k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • Hybrid (Querétaro, Mexico) • Senior • Spanish
SLI/SLO/SLA
Management
Agile
ITIL
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DACodes

dacodes.com
dacodes.com • HQ: Mexico City, Mexico • Custom Software Development • IT Outsourcing & Dedicated Teams • 201-500 employees • Est. 2018 • Trust A • Hiring 29, 4 new
HQ: Mexico City, Mexico • Custom Software Development • IT Outsourcing & Dedicated Teams • 201-500 employees • Est. 2018 • Trust A • Hiring 29, 4 new
DACodes is a software development company headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico, and founded in 2018. The company assembles nearshore engineering teams for web, mobile, cloud, and data projects, working mainly with clients in the United States and Latin America. It staffs projects from a distributed pool of Mexican and Latin American developers and positions itself around timezone-aligned delivery rather than lowest hourly cost.
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Verified live · 18 min ago 13 days ago Hiring now · 77%

SR Full Stack Engineer | PHP/Laravel & Vue.js | English Required | Mexico only

≈ $53k – $103k per year (Estimated) • Senior • Hybrid (Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey, Querétaro, Mexico) • Full-Time • Senior • English: B2
PHP
JavaScript
TypeScript
PHP
Laravel
Laminas
Databases
MySQL
MariaDB
ElasticSearch
AI/ML
Copilot
Claude
Frontend
Vue.js
DevOps
Git
Docker
Linux
GitHub Actions
Logstash
Management
Agile
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Backend Engineer (AWS, Cloud & Deployment) - México Only - English Required

≈ $46k – $101k per year (Estimated) • Senior • Mexico City • Guadalajara • Monterrey • Querétaro • Remote (Mexico) • Spanish: C1
Python
Java
Node JS
JavaScript
DevOps
GitHub Actions
GitLab CI
CI/CD
Jenkins
AWS
Docker
AWS Fargate
AWS Lambda
Amazon S3
Amazon ECS
API Gateway
+7
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Verified live · 18 min ago 2 months ago Long shot · 14%

Backend Engineer - AWS & APIs-Frontend Integration awareness -México Only

Mexico City • Puebla • Guadalajara • Monterrey • Querétaro • Remote (Mexico) • Spanish: C1
Python
JavaScript
Java
SQL
C#
Node JS
Node JS
Axios
Databases
DynamoDB
Frontend
React.js
Next.js
Mobile
Clean Architecture
DevOps
Rest API
AWS
Terraform
CloudFormation
CI/CD
AWS Lambda
Amazon S3
IAM
API Gateway
Cybersecurity
OWASP Top 10
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ZF Group

zf.com
zf.com • HQ: Friedrichshafen, Germany • Automotive Components • 5000+ employees • Est. 1915 • Hiring 547, 50 new
HQ: Friedrichshafen, Germany • Automotive Components • 5000+ employees • Est. 1915 • Hiring 547, 50 new
ZF Group is a global technology company and one of the world's largest automotive suppliers, headquartered in Friedrichshafen, Germany. The company specializes in integrated systems for mobility, providing advanced driveline and chassis technology, e-mobility solutions, and automated driving software. Operating across passenger cars, commercial vehicles, and industrial sectors worldwide, it focuses on shaping sustainable and safe transportation for the future.
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Verified live · 2 hours ago 13 days ago Likely open · 64%

IT Analyst - Production Systems:

≈ $21k – $51k per year (Estimated) • Junior • 1+ year exp • In office (Querétaro, Mexico) • Bachelor's Degree • Junior • English (Optional)
Incident Management
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Puerta del Lobo

puertadellobo.mx
puertadellobo.mx • HQ: Querétaro, Mexico • Eco Tourism • Hotels & Resorts • Wine & Winemaking • Hiring 1
HQ: Querétaro, Mexico • Eco Tourism • Hotels & Resorts • Wine & Winemaking • Hiring 1
Puerta del Lobo is a real estate, wine, ecotourism and experiences project located on the Wine Route of the state of Querétaro. It runs cabin lodging for guests and is hiring an operations manager to coordinate and supervise the accommodation. The company is based in Querétaro, Mexico.
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Middle • 3+ years exp • In office (Querétaro, Mexico) • Contractor • Middle
Microsoft Office
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Pinkerton

pinkerton.com
pinkerton.com • HQ: Ann Arbor, United States • Threat Intelligence • Security Services • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1850 • Hiring 32, 2 new
HQ: Ann Arbor, United States • Threat Intelligence • Security Services • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1850 • Hiring 32, 2 new
Headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, Pinkerton is a premier global corporate risk management and security consulting agency with origins dating back to 1850. The company provides a comprehensive suite of protective solutions, including executive protection, corporate investigations, physical security, threat intelligence, and crisis management. Leveraging a vast global network, it enables enterprise clients to identify emerging threats, safeguard critical assets, and ensure operational resilience worldwide.
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Verified live · 2 hours ago 19 days ago Long shot · 15%

SOC Analyst

≈ $19k – $54k per year (Estimated) • Junior • 2+ years exp • In office (Querétaro, Mexico) • Bachelor's Degree • Junior
Microsoft Office
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Inspired Education

inspirededu.com
inspirededu.com • HQ: London, United Kingdom • E-learning • Primary Education • Secondary Education • 11-50 employees • Est. 2013 • Hiring 167, 26 new
HQ: London, United Kingdom • E-learning • Primary Education • Secondary Education • 11-50 employees • Est. 2013 • Hiring 167, 26 new
Inspired Education is an international group of premium private schools headquartered in London, running kindergarten to Year 13 schools as well as the King's InterHigh online school, global camps and exchanges. Founded in 2013 by Nadim M. Nsouli and backed by investors such as Stonepeak, GIC and TA Associates, it operates more than 120 schools serving over 95,000 students in around 30 countries on six continents, including Spain, Portugal, Italy, South Africa, Brazil, New Zealand and Australia. It hires subject teachers, science and lab technicians, IT service technicians, finance controllers, marketing specialists, legal interns and school support staff.
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IT Assistant

In office (Querétaro, Mexico)
Outlook
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Valeo

valeo.com
valeo.com • HQ: Paris, France • Autonomous Driving • Automotive Manufacturing • Automotive Components • 5000+ employees • Est. 1923 • Trust B • Hiring 758, 60 new
HQ: Paris, France • Autonomous Driving • Automotive Manufacturing • Automotive Components • 5000+ employees • Est. 1923 • Trust B • Hiring 758, 60 new
Valeo is a French automotive supplier headquartered in Paris that designs and manufactures systems for automakers and new mobility players, organized into Brain, Power and Light divisions plus the Valeo Service aftermarket business. Its portfolio spans driver assistance sensors such as the SCALA LiDAR, electrified powertrains, 48V hybrid systems, thermal systems, lighting and software-defined vehicle software, and the group, listed on the Paris stock exchange, traces its origins to 1923. It hires quality, test and validation, process, maintenance, systems and software engineers, buyers, program managers, technicians and interns at plants and R&D centers in Europe, Asia and the Americas.
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 22 days ago Long shot · 20%

Optic Design Leader

≈ $46k – $132k per year (Estimated) • Lead • In office (Querétaro, Mexico) • Full-Time • Staff
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System Engineer

Middle • 3+ years exp • In office (Querétaro, Mexico) • Full-Time • Middle
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Software Developer Engineer

In office (Querétaro, Mexico) • Full-Time
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Tech Jobs in Querétaro
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