Development Engineer - Laser Systems for EUV Metrology (m/f/x)

Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH; Oberkochen; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

ZEISS is seeking a senior specialist to advance high-end EUV lithography systems and laser-based metrology. You will define specifications, drive industrialization, and own the transfer from development to production while coordinating with external partners and internal teams.

The ideal candidate has a PhD in laser physics or related field, extensive laser optics knowledge, and strong Python/ MATLAB programming skills.

Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent with laser physics/photonics background.
• Experience in laser-system development and industrialization.
• Strong understanding of laser physics and optical systems.
• Experience with external development and manufacturing partnerships is a plus.
• Programming skills in Python and MATLAB are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to development of high-end EUV lithography systems for future microchips.
• Drive development and industrialization of a stabilized laser system for optical metrology.
• Define technical concepts, requirements, and specifications for the laser system and its industrialization.
• Own transfer from development to series production, ensuring performance and manufacturability.
• Lead and support external development and manufacturing partners during industrialization.
• Perform physical modeling and simulations of optical systems and laser chains.

Skills

Industrial laser-system development

Industrialization experience

Laser physics & optics

Python/ Matlab

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

PhD in laser physics, photonics, or related field

Tools

Python

MATLAB

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

• Contribute to the development of high-end EUV lithography systems, helping to establish the technological foundation for future microchip generations
• Drive the development and industrialization of a highly stabilized laser system for optical metrology applications, leveraging your expertise in laser optics and diode laser technology
• Define technical concepts, requirements, and specifications for the laser system, its industrialization, and its integration into modern lithography equipment
• Take technical ownership of the transfer from development to series production, ensuring performance, reliability, manufacturability, and scalability
• Technically lead and support external development and manufacturing partners throughout the industrialization process and act as a key interface between suppliers and internal development teams
• Perform physical modeling and simulations of optical systems, including laser cavities, fiber-optic components, lasers, and signal processing chains.

Your Profile

• You may bring several years of industrial experience in laser-system development and industrialization, or a PhD in the field of laser physics, photonics, or a related field with the motivation to transfer advanced laser technology into a demanding industrial application
• You have a strong understanding of laser physics and optical systems, including experience with laser frequency stabilization or closely related laser-control technologies
• Experience in laser-system industrialization, technology transfer into production, or collaboration with external development and manufacturing partners is an advantage
• Programming skills in Python and/or Matlab is an advantage
• You enjoy working in interdisciplinary teams and are able to drive technical topics with conviction and a solution-oriented mindset
• You are comfortable taking ownership of complex technical challenges and influencing stakeholders across organizational boundaries.

Your ZEISS Recruiting Team: Ramazan Azgin 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.