Software Architect Algorithms in Semiconductor Technology (f/m/x)

Job Description

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.

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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 micro- and nanoelectronics industry.

Do you want to drive the digital transformation forward with us?

Join us as a Software Architect Algorithms in Semiconductor Technology (f/m/x) in our Semiconductor Mask Solutions (SMS) business unit in Jena, Roßdorf or Oberkochen and shape the digital future of ZEISS in the Global Algorithms & Software Semiconductor Mask Solutions team!

Our sophisticated algorithms evaluate enormous amounts of image data in a highly efficient manner. Only in this way do we enable the performance of our complex photomask systems - the essential building block to manufacture defect-free microchips.

Our high-tech measurement systems for semiconductor lithography are characterized by extreme demands on measurement precision. Design and performance of these devices require highly accurate numerical models of the physical device – a digital twin.

Your role includes:

1. Designing and improving the architecture of the virtual measurement process and the associated data processing pipeline
2. Creating a modular & scalable design that bridges the gap between mathematical-optical models, numerical algorithms, and high-performance compute infrastructure
3. Joining an agile team of algorithm developers, system engineers, and simulation experts
4. Aligning closely with other architects to ensure a scalable, modular, and maintainable architecture for a high-end microscope
5. Following the latest technical developments and expanding your network within and beyond our company through effective communication

Minimum requirements include:

1. A very successfully completed university degree in computer science, engineering, applied mathematics, or similar (PhD preferred)
2. Very good knowledge in optical/physical simulations, image processing, and numerics
3. 5-10 years of experience in scientific computing and software engineering
4. At least 3 years of professional experience as a software architect
5. Practical programming experience with Python, Matlab, or C++, preferably with parallel computing
6. Excellent communication skills and lateral leadership experience
7. Very good English and German skills