Scientist in Optical & System Design – Illumination (m/f/x) (part-time option available)

Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH; Oberkochen; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH in Deutschland sucht eine/n Wissenschaftler/in, der/die Optiksysteme konstruiert und die Software zur Simulation verbessert. Sie arbeiten eng mit Kollegen aus Optik, Materialwissenschaft, Software und Produktentwicklung zusammen, um Forschung in praxisnahe Anwendungen zu übertragen.

Sie kommunizieren Ergebnisse und Roadmaps an Stakeholder, besitzen einen Master bzw. Diplom in relevanten Bereichen und bringen Neugier für Lithographiesysteme und KI-Methoden mit.

Qualifications

• Abgeschlossenes Master- oder Diplomstudium in Physik, Ingenieurwesen oder Mathematik.
• Berufserfahrung in Academia oder Industrie ist willkommen, aber nicht zwingend.
• Gute Programmierkenntnisse in Python oder Matlab; Interesse an nachhaltiger Softwareentwicklung.

Responsibilities

• Sie warten Optik für bestehende Produkte und Generationen, optimieren Funktionalität und prüfen die Optikleistung der Systeme.
• Sie entwickeln Software zur Simulation und Optimierung präziser optischer Systeme.
• Sie arbeiten in interdisziplinären Teams, um Forschung in Anwendungen umzusetzen.
• Sie kommunizieren Ergebnisse, technische Entscheidungen und Roadmaps an Stakeholder auf allen Ebenen.

Skills

Kommunikationsfähigkeit

Interdisziplinäre Zusammenarbeit

Selbstständiges Arbeiten

Education

Master of Science oder Diplom in Physik/Engineering/Mathematik

Tools

Python

MATLAB

Raytracing-Tools

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

• You sustain optics for existing products or advanced generations, optimize their functionality, and ensure the optical performance of the systems with colleagues from other teams
• You improve and develop software for the simulation and optimization of precise optical systems
• You collaborate in interdisciplinary teams (e.g., optics, materials science, software, product development) to seamlessly translate research into application
• You communicate results, technical decisions, and roadmaps to stakeholders at all levels

Your Profile

• You have a successfully completed Master of Science or Diploma degree (preferably in Physics, Engineering or Math is a plus but not required)
• Professional experience in academia or industry (e.g., as a Postdoc) is a plus but not required
• Good programming skills, preferably in Python or Matlab. Experience and interest in sustainable software development are welcome
• Experience in designing optical systems, both imaging and non-imaging optics, with raytracing methods are welcome
• Strong natural science curiosity and willingness to independently dive deep into the physics of lithography systems and their modeling
• Experience with AI methods (e.g., for optimization or data analysis) is welcome but not required
• Communication strength: you can explain complex technical concepts to colleagues from other disciplines
• Enjoyment of self-motivated, structured work and learning in an interdisciplinary team

ZEISS Recruiting Team: Matthias Sonnentag

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.