Development Engineer - Production Equipment for Optical Manufacturing | R&D (m/f/x)

Enabler for smaller, more powerful, and more energy-efficient microchips

Working for tomorrow today.

Around 80 percent of all microchips worldwide are produced using ZEISS technologies. As the centerpiece of every electronically controlled system, they have become an integral part of our everyday lives – whether in smartphones, smart homes or smart factories. ZEISS is a technology leader in the field of semiconductor manufacturing equipment. With high-precision lithography optics, photomask systems and process control solutions, ZEISS enables the production of ever smaller, increasingly powerful, and more energy-efficient microchips, and thus plays a pivotal role in the age of micro- and nanoelectronics.

In our Mechanical Design Production Equipment department, you will develop production equipment for highly precise optical manufacturing processes – from clamping and handling fixtures to solutions for machining, coating and cleaning. In doing so, you will help create the conditions required to manufacture new optical products reliably and consistently.

Your Role

• Develop and design mechanical and mechatronic production equipment for manufacturing, machining, coating, cleaning and handling optical components
• Design clamping fixtures, transport and handling solutions, as well as components for the precise positioning and covering of optics
• Gradually take technical responsibility for development work packages, from requirements management through to handover to manufacturing
• Develop concepts, technical specifications and requirements documents for new manufacturing processes and complete production equipment sets
• Optimise and modify existing production equipment in response to new process and product requirements
• Evaluate technical solutions in terms of functionality, quality, cost and feasibility
• Manage and coordinate external development partners and suppliers throughout the development process
• Work closely with Manufacturing, Process Development, Procurement and conformity-related functions

Your Profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechatronics, Precision Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or a comparable field
• Several years of experience in developing and designing equipment, production equipment or automation solutions
• Several years of practical experience with a 3D CAD system, preferably Creo
• Several years of experience with an ERP or PLM system, preferably SAP
• Knowledge of manufacturing and materials engineering, along with experience working with suppliers
• German language skills at C1 level and English language skills at a minimum of B2 level

Your ZEISS Recruiting Team: Katharina Eymann