Lead System Engineer (f/m/x)

ZEISS Group; Oberkochen; Vor Ort; EUR 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to lead the development of a wafer inspection and analysis tool from concept to qualification. You will own system design, define architecture across mechanics, optics, electronics, software, and controls, and drive interfaces, requirements, and validation strategies with product teams and stakeholders.

You will collaborate closely with software architects to enable seamless hardware-software co-development, translate performance

Qualifikationen

• Degree in mechanical engineering, mechatronics, physics, or a related field.
• Several years of relevant professional experience.
• Experience developing complex systems in industrial metrology, ideally semiconductor.
• Strong analytical mindset, structured working style and problem-solving skills.

Aufgaben

• Lead Systems Engineering for the development of a wafer inspection and analysis tool from system design to qualification.
• Define and maintain system requirements, interfaces, and test/validation strategy with product management and architects.
• Collaborate with Lead Software Architect to align hardware and software co-development across all layers.
• Translate performance targets into technical requirements and verify them through tests.
• Represent System Engineering in reviews, design boards, and customer discussions.

Kenntnisse

Systems Engineering

Requirements Definition

Architecture

Cross-functional Collaboration

Test & Validation

HW-SW Co-Development

Risk Management

Traceability

English Proficiency

Ausbildung

Mechanical Engineering

Mechatronics

Physics

PhD (plus)

Tools

None

Jobbeschreibung

Your Role:As part of the Systems Engineering Team in the Semiconductor Fab Solutions division of Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH, you will work in an interdisciplinary environment from systems engineering to product development. In this role you will lead the Systems Engineering activities for the development of a wafer inspection and analysis tool from system design to qualification.Your main focus areas are:Take technical ownership for the Systems Engineering of a novel inspection and analysis tool for semiconductor wafersLead system design, requirements definition, and architecture across mechanics, optics, electronics, software, controls, sensors, and infrastructureDefine and maintain system requirements, interface descriptions, and the system-level test and validation strategy in close collaboration with product management and product architectsClosely collaborate with the Lead Software Architect to enable efficient hardware-software co-development, aligning system architecture, control concepts, and data flows across all layersCoordinate interdisciplinary development across systems engineering, product development, project management, and key stakeholdersTranslate system performance targets (resolution, throughput, stability, availability, reliability) into clear technical requirements and verify them through test conceptsDrive feasibility studies, concept evaluations, and trade-off analyses for critical subsystems and interfacesDrive system development and qualification from demonstrator and prototype phases to a series productAssess and mitigate technical risks, manage change requests, and ensure end-to-end traceability from customer use cases to implemented functionsServe as the technical point of contact for the product within the project, representing System Engineering in reviews, design boards, and customer discussionsPromote technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement within the System Engineering communityYour Profile:Degree in mechanical engineering, mechatronics, physics, or a related field, plus several years of relevant professional experience; PhD is a plusExperience developing complex systems and machines in industrial metrology; ideally in the semiconductor environmentStrong expertise in system architecture and the development of modular solutionsPreferably expertise in Systems Engineering MethodsAnalytical mindset, structured working style, and strong problem-solving skillsAbility to collaborate and communicate effectively with interdisciplinary stakeholdersProgramming and software development experience is a plusWillingness to work in a highly dynamic work environment and to actively shape changeVery good English skillsWillingness to travelYour ZEISS Recruiting Team:Georgios Tanoglou