Development Engineer Actuation with a Focus on Piezo Technology (f/m/x)

ZEISS Group; Oberkochen; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

ZEISS Group in Oberkochen is seeking a highly skilled engineer to lead the development of high-precision actuation systems. You will drive design verification, manufacturability, and integration with mechanics, sensors, electronics, and software.

You will coordinate supplier engagement, ensure quality and delivery, and perform requirements engineering with stakeholders. Fluency in German and English, plus domestic/international travel readiness, are required.

Qualifications

• Excellent university degree in mechatronics, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, engineering cybernetics or a comparable field; initial professional experience and/or a PhD are desirable
• Strong knowledge of relevant mechatronics disciplines (actuation, sensor technology, electronics, control engineering, dynamics, thermal engineering)
• Proven experience in the development, characterization and application of piezo-based actuators, ideally in high precision positioning or optical systems
• Programming skills (e.g. in Python, MATLAB or C/C++) are a plus
• Independent and systematic working style, with excellent organizational and communication skills
• Team spirit, assertiveness and a high level of commitment and motivation
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally
• Fluent in German and English, both written and spoken

Responsibilities

• Technical responsibility for high-precision actuation systems throughout the entire product lifecycle, from development to series products
• Further development of actuation systems with a focus on design verification, manufacturability, integrability, and risk management
• Coordination and integration of actuation systems with adjacent disciplines such as mechanics, sensor technology, electronics, control engineering, and software
• Ensuring quality, performance, and delivery capability in close collaboration with production, suppliers and system development
• Requirements engineering in close cooperation with relevant stakeholders
• Technical supplier management and further development of suppliers, as well as evaluation of development and manufacturing processes
• Presentation of the assigned topics to internal and external customers

Skills

Mechatronics knowledge

Actuation systems

Sensor technology

Electronics

Control engineering

Dynamics

Thermal engineering

Python

MATLAB

C/C++

Independent working style

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Team spirit

Travel willingness

Fluent German & English

Education

Degree in mechatronics or related field

Tools

Python

MATLAB

C/C++

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

• Technical responsibility for high-precision actuation systems throughout the entire product lifecycle, from development to series products
• Further development of actuation systems with a focus on design verification, manufacturability, integrability, and risk management
• Coordination and integration of actuation systems with adjacent disciplines such as mechanics, sensor technology, electronics, control engineering, and software
• Ensuring quality, performance, and delivery capability in close collaboration with production, suppliers and system development
• Requirements engineering in close cooperation with relevant stakeholders
• Technical supplier management and further development of suppliers, as well as evaluation of development and manufacturing processes
• Presentation of the assigned topics to internal and external customers

Your Profile

• Excellent university degree in mechatronics, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, engineering cybernetics or a comparable field; initial professional experience and/or a PhD are desirable
• Strong knowledge of relevant mechatronics disciplines (actuation, sensor technology, electronics, control engineering, dynamics, thermal engineering)
• Proven experience in the development, characterization and application of piezo-based actuators, ideally in high precision positioning or optical systems
• Programming skills (e.g. in Python, MATLAB or C/C++) are a plus
• An independent and systematic way of working, as well as excellent organizational and communication skills
• Team spirit, assertiveness and a high level of commitment and motivation
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally
• Fluent in German and English, both written and spoken

Your ZEISS Recruiting Team:

Ramazan Azgin