Process Engineer EUV (m/f/x) – Cleaning and Contamination-Control Processes for Optical Components

Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH; Oberkochen; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work option

Flexible working time models

Childcare support

Career development programs

Pension scheme

Corporate benefits programs

Germany ticket subsidy

Company bicycles

Annual bonus

Job summary

ZEISS SMT GmbH in Oberkochen, Germany, seeks a Process Engineer (m/f/x) for Cleaning and Contamination-Control Processes for Optical Components. You will act as the bridge between manufacturing and development, monitor OEE, cycle times, yield, and cost, and drive continuous improvements in cleaning and process reliability.

The role requires a university degree in a technical field and hands-on experience in clean environments or high‑tech production.

Qualifications

• Completed university degree in a technical/scientific field.
• Hands-on experience in industrial production, development, or process environment.
• Experience in chemical, wet-chemical, or physical processes.

Responsibilities

• Interface between manufacturing and development at production level.
• Responsible for OEE, cycle times, yield, and cost of manufacture.
• Analyze, stabilize, and drive CI of manufacturing and cleaning processes.
• Qualify, evaluate, and transfer machines and processes to production; assess milestones.
• Address disturbances and derive countermeasures to prevent recurrence.
• Introduce and approve new materials with Development, Manufacturing, and QA.
• Define and perform surface analyses for contamination assessment and root-cause analysis.
• Support procurement and ramp-up of new systems; collaborate to implement improvements.

Skills

Process analysis

Six Sigma

Continuous Improvement

Minitab

German/English

Education

University degree in Process Engineering, Chemistry, or Chemical Engineering

Tools

Minitab

Quality tools (8D, FMEA)

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. ZEISS SMT is seeking a Process Engineer (m/f/x) for Cleaning and Contamination-Control Processes for Optical Components at the Oberkochen site, in the Optics EUV domain. Does the following description reflect your experience? We look forward to your application.

Your Role

• Interface between manufacturing and development, representing the Engineering function at the production level
• Responsible for manufacturing key figures such as OEE, cycle times, yield, and cost of manufacture
• Analyze, stabilize, and drive continuous improvement (CI) of manufacturing and cleaning processes with regard to quality, process safety, overall equipment effectiveness, and cost
• Qualify, evaluate, and transfer machines and processes to production, including assessment of the necessary milestones
• Systematically address machine and process disturbances and derive sustainable countermeasures to prevent recurrence
• Introduce, evaluate, and approve new operating and auxiliary materials in close coordination with Development, Manufacturing, and Quality Assurance
• Define and perform visual and quantitative surface analyses for contamination assessment and root-cause analysis
• Support the procurement of new systems and their ramp-up phase, and actively collaborate with internal partners to sustainably implement process improvements and industrialization measures

Your Profile

• A successfully completed university degree in Process Engineering, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a comparable technical or scientific field
• Solid hands-on experience in an industrial production, development, or process environment, ideally with relevance to cleaning processes, surface engineering, or technical cleanliness
• Relevant experience in the design, evaluation, stabilization, and optimization of chemical, wet-chemical, or physical processes
• Knowledge of working in clean environments (e.g., cleanroom) is advantageous
• Experience in the production, development, or industrialization of demanding high-tech products; familiarity with optics, semiconductor, or precision manufacturing is desirable
• Proficient in methods of process analysis and optimization, statistical experimental design and fault analysis, e.g., Six Sigma, CI, Minitab, 8D, or FMEA
• Strong analytical skills, structured work approach, high initiative, and very good communication and teamwork
• Very good spoken and written skills in German and in English

Your Added Value

• We provide stability and security! The long-standing success, strong market position of ZEISS, and the continuously growing demand for IT components offer security for every ZEISS employee and a reliable long-term perspective you can count on.
• Your work-life balance matters to us! Benefit from flexible working time models (including flexible shift systems), the option to work remotely, and a range of childcare support services.
• Your skills are highly valued! At ZEISS, we offer a wide range of opportunities for professional development, including qualification programs, our internal online learning platform CurioZ, external training opportunities, and attractive career paths.
• With individually defined annual development goals, we support our employees in achieving their career ambitions.
• Your work is valuable! As part of our team, you will benefit from a variety of attractive employee benefits, such as corporate benefits programs, subsidies for the Germany ticket and company bicycles, as well as an award-winning pension scheme.
• In addition, you will of course receive collectively agreed special payments, including holiday pay, Christmas bonuses, transformation payments, and additional collective bonuses (T-Zug), as well as an annual performance-based bonus tied to the fiscal year.
• We invest in your health & well-being! Our health management program includes online fitness classes, webinars, partnerships with gyms, ZEISS sports groups and running clubs, occupational health physicians, and a unique health partnership with Barmer, offering health courses and a personal contact.
• In our company restaurants, you will enjoy healthy and diverse meals, including daily vegetarian and vegan options as well as regional organic products.

People are at the center of everything we do!

ZEISS is a foundation-owned company. This is why we are deeply committed to values such as social responsibility, family-friendliness, and the social security of our employees. They are the driving force behind our innovation and the engine of our company—and they are our top priority.

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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.

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.

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