Automatization Expert (f/m/x)

Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH; Oberkochen; Presencial; EUR 70.000 - 100.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

ZEISS is seeking an experienced professional to analyze, design and advance production IT and automation solutions, from concept through piloting to rollout across our advanced semiconductor manufacturing operations.

You will integrate IT and OT systems, implement automation on modern platforms, advise business functions on digitalization, manage external partners, and ensure knowledge transfer and quality standards.

Formación

• Master’s degree or German Diplom in Computer Science, Business Informatics, Production Informatics, Automation Engineering or a comparable field.
• At least three years of professional experience in digitalization and automation of industrial production processes.
• Experience in designing, developing and commissioning automation solutions and transitioning them to production environments.
• Knowledge of industrial communication standards and automation technologies (OPC UA, PLCs, sensors, robotics).
• Understanding of IT infrastructures and interfaces with production systems.
• Native-level German and English at least B2. Analytical, autonomous and team-oriented.

Responsabilidades

• Analyze, design and further develop production-related IT and automation solutions from idea to rollout.
• Plan, commission and support automation solutions in the production environment and ensure handover to operational teams.
• Integrate IT and OT systems to create end-to-end digital processes for a modern Smart Factory.
• Implement automation solutions using orchestration platforms and configure gateway/interface systems.
• Advise and support business functions on digitalization initiatives and harmonize IT applications.
• Manage external partners and suppliers, including acceptance activities, and ensure quality standards.
• Document the solutions and ensure sustainable knowledge transfer throughout the organization.

Conocimientos

OPC UA

PLCs

Sensor technology

Robotics

IT/OT integration

Industrial networking

Educación

Master’s degree in Computer Science / Business Informatics / Production Informatics / Automation Engineering or comparable

Descripción del empleo

ZEISS Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology Enabler for smaller, more powerful and more energy-efficient microchips Work where tomorrow is created. What is absolutely essential in every smartphone? Exactly – the microchip, the heart of every electronically controlled system. Around 80 % of all microchips worldwide are manufactured using ZEISS technologies. ZEISS is a technology leader in semiconductor manufacturing equipment. With highly precise lithography optics, photomask systems and solutions for process control, ZEISS enables the production of ever smaller, more powerful and more energy-efficient microchips – and thus, with its innovations, plays a decisive role in shaping the era of micro- and nanoelectronics.

About us

In Operational Excellence, you will actively help shape the factory of the future and directly contribute to the production of our high-precision lithography lenses and other key components used in the manufacture of cutting-edge microchips. As a cross-functional team, we work closely with our production sites to unlock the full potential of our manufacturing operations, continuously develop lean standards and smart methods, and bring them directly to the shop floor. Through innovative digitalization and automation solutions, we further advance our Smart Factory and ensure a consistently optimized value chain across all stages of production.

Your role

Analyze, design and further develop production-related IT and automation solutions, from the initial idea and proof of concept through piloting to successful rollout Plan, commission and support automation solutions in the production environment and ensure their sustainable handover to operational teams Integrate IT and OT systems to create end-to-end digital processes as the foundation for a modern Smart Factory Implement automation solutions using modern orchestration platforms, including the configuration of the required gateway and interface systems Advise and support business functions on digitalization initiatives, harmonize existing IT applications and support user qualification and enablement Manage external partners and suppliers, including technical acceptance activities, and ensure compliance with defined quality standards Document the solutions developed and ensure sustainable knowledge transfer throughout the organization

Your profile

You have successfully completed a Master’s degree or German Diplom in Computer Science, Business Informatics, Production Informatics, Automation Engineering or a comparable field, providing you with the relevant academic foundation for this role. You have at least three years of professional experience in the digitalization and automation of industrial production processes, as well as sound knowledge of integrating and connecting IT and OT systems. You have proven experience in designing, developing and commissioning automation solutions, as well as transitioning them into operational production environments. You combine knowledge of industrial communication standards and automation technologies, such as OPC UA, PLCs, sensor technology or robotics, with a fundamental understanding of network and IT infrastructures and their interfaces with production systems. With your analytical mindset and ability to quickly grasp complex topics, you systematically identify opportunities for improvement and translate them into sustainable technical solutions. You complement this with an entrepreneurial and customer-oriented mindset. You have excellent communication and teamwork skills, as well as native-level German and good command of English at a minimum B2 level. A structured, independent and solution-oriented way of working, combined with enthusiasm for new technologies and digitalization, enables you to actively contribute to and drive change.

Your ZEISS Recruiting Team: Werner Baldauf

Step out of your comfort zone, excel and redefine the limits of what is possible. That’s just what our employees are doing every single day – in order to set the pace through our innovations and enable outstanding achievements. After all, behind every successful company are many great fascinating people. In a spacious modern setting full of opportunities for further development, ZEISS employees work in a place where expert knowledge and team spirit reign supreme. All of this is supported by a special ownership structure and the long-term goal of the Carl Zeiss Foundation: to bring science and society into the future together. Join us today. Inspire people tomorrow. Diversity is a part of ZEISS. We look forward to receiving your application regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion, philosophy of life, disability, age, sexual orientation or identity.