Application Engineer Mask Repair (f/m/x)

ZEISS Group; Oberkochen; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

ZEISS Group currently seeks a specialist to install and accept AFM-based Particle Removal Tools at leading photomask and semiconductor manufacturers worldwide. You will train colleagues and customers through hands-on sessions and support the team in resolving complex issues rapidly.

In collaboration with Product Management, you will demonstrate new processes and features, and feed improvement ideas back to development, working with international customers and ZEISS staff.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or equivalent in natural sciences, engineering, or related field; PhD preferred.

Responsibilities

• Carry out process installation and acceptance of AFM-based Particle Removal Tools (PRT) at leading photomask and semiconductor manufacturers worldwide.
• Provide hands-on, practice-oriented training sessions to colleagues and customers.
• Contribute to rapid resolution of complex issues as part of the Application Support Team.
• Demonstrate capabilities of latest machine generations in coordination with Product Management.
• Channel improvement suggestions and new use cases into development with customers and local ZEISS staff.

Skills

Analytical skills

Customer orientation

Teamwork

Flexibility

Enthusiasm for cutting-edge technology

Willingness to travel

Cleanroom experience willingness

Education

Master’s degree or equivalent (natural sciences, engineering)

Job description

ZEISS Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology

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.

Your Role

• You carry out the process installation and acceptance of our AFM-based Particle Removal Tools (PRT) at leading photomask and semiconductor manufacturers worldwide, working closely with local ZEISS employees.

• Through hands‑on, practice‑oriented training sessions, you train colleagues and customers in the use of the tool and its applications.

• With your analytical and goal‑oriented approach, you contribute as part of the Application Support Team to the rapid resolution of complex issues.

• In coordination with our Product Management team, you convince customers of the capabilities of our latest machine generations by demonstrating new processes and features.

• In collaboration with our customers and local ZEISS employees, you channel improvement suggestions and new use cases into the development process.

Your Profile

• A successfully completed Master’s degree or equivalent qualification natural Sciences, engineering, or a related field; a PhD is preferred.

• Ideally, knowledge and experience in our field of work, such as atomic force microscopy (AFM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), EDX, and vacuum technology.

• An analytical and customer‑oriented approach to work, flexibility, enthusiasm for innovative cutting‑edge technology, and enjoyment of working in a team.

• An interest in, or ideally experience with, working with international customers, particularly in Asia and the USA.

• Willingness to work in a cleanroom environment.

• Willingness to travel extensively, including several-week‑long international business trips across continents.

Your ZEISS Recruiting Team:

Adrian Kahl