Product Owner Embedded Software (f/m/x)

Carl Zeiss SMT; Oberkochen; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ZEISS SMT in Oberkochen, Germany seeks a senior product owner and embedded software team lead for a complex lithography system. You will coordinate a team of experienced embedded software developers, lead requirements with interface partners, break down work into sprints, and align MVP timelines with stakeholders to deliver robust product software.

You hold a university degree in Electrical Engineering / Electronics / Mechatronics / Physics / Computer Engineering or a related field, plus several

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Mechatronics, Physics, Computer Engineering or equivalent.
• Several years of embedded software development in an agile environment.
• Proven technical leadership of employees.
• Experience coordinating external software development providers.
• Proven experience as Product Owner; PO certification desirable.
• Strong teamwork, self-motivation and initiative; able to work independently.
• Good German and English language skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate a team of embedded software developers through product software creation for a lithography system up to customer release.
• Lead requirements gathering with interface partners and document them in the product backlog.
• Break down requirements into development tasks and plan them into sprints.
• Align MVP timelines and further iterations with stakeholders.
• Drive embedded software product introduction with the Scrum team and ensure functionality within the system.
• Support incident analysis related to production and customer issues.

Skills

Product Owner experience

Technical leadership

Agile development

External partner coordination

Embedded software

Team collaboration

German & English skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering / Electronics / Mechatronics / Physics / Computer Engineering

Job description

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

• Coordinate a team of highly experienced embedded software developers through the creation of the product software for a complex mechatronic component of a lithography system, up to customer release
• Lead requirements gathering with interface partners and document and prioritize them in the product backlog
• Break down requirements into individual development tasks and plan them into sprints
• Align timelines for a Minimal Viable Product (MVP) and further iterations with stakeholders
• Drive the introduction of the embedded software product together with the Scrum team and take responsibility for its functionality within the overall system
• Support the team in incident analysis related to production and customer issues

Your Profile

• An excellent university degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Mechatronics, Physics, Computer Engineering, or a comparable field
• Several years of experience in the development of complex embedded software in an agile development environment
• Proven experience in the technical leadership of employees
• Experience in coordinating external software development service providers
• Proven experience as a Product Owner; certification as a Product Owner is desirable
• Strong team skills, high self-motivation, as well as pronounced initiative and the ability to work independently
• Good German and English language skills

Your ZEISS Recruiting Team:

Matthias Sonnentag