Materials Engineer for Cleanliness in Zürich (f/m/x)

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23.05.2025

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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 – to set the pace through our innovations and enable outstanding achievements. Behind every successful company are many great, fascinating people.

In a spacious, modern setting full of opportunities for development, ZEISS employees work where expert knowledge and team spirit reign supreme. This is supported by a unique ownership structure and the long-term vision of the Carl Zeiss Foundation: to bring science and society into the future together.

Join us today. Inspire people tomorrow.

Diversity is part of ZEISS. We welcome applications regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion, philosophy of life, disability, age, sexual orientation, or identity.

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ZEISS is an enabler for smaller, more powerful, and energy-efficient microchips. We work for tomorrow today.

Approximately 80% of all microchips worldwide are produced using ZEISS technologies. As the core of electronically controlled systems, they are integral to our daily lives—smartphones, smart homes, and smart factories. ZEISS leads in semiconductor manufacturing equipment, providing high-precision lithography optics, photomask systems, and process control solutions, enabling the production of smaller, more powerful, and energy-efficient microchips, playing a pivotal role in micro- and nanoelectronics.

Join our Research and Development 'Mechanical Design' department. We are responsible for designing highly precise mechatronic systems for optical movements capable of working under ultra-clean vacuum, handling specialized test stands, transportation, setup, and integration processes, considering the highest cleanliness standards. Our tasks include creating technical drawings and documentation, supporting series production and integration in clean rooms, establishing assembly procedures in virtual reality, and ensuring cleanliness to guarantee hardware reliability. We utilize CAD tools, SAP, and PLM systems, and offer comprehensive services. If this excites you, join our Zurich team and take on the following tasks:

We seek a passionate and detail-oriented Materials Engineer for Cleanliness at our Zurich production site. You will be involved in developing and manufacturing semiconductor lithography equipment, working within the R&D department as part of the Cleanliness Engineering Team, engaging deeply with material selection for product longevity, including supplier interactions.

• Serve as the main contact for material-specific issues affecting selection, cleanability, contamination control, storage, and failure modes
• Optimize the entire manufacturing chain for compliance with cleanliness requirements and improve material reliability
• Enforce, verify, and improve cleanliness and contamination control in cleanrooms and at supplier sites (qualification, training, inspections, analysis)
• Collaborate with project stakeholders to identify and mitigate risks related to cleanliness and material failures
• Troubleshoot non-conformities, perform root cause analysis, risk assessments, interpret data, and implement corrective actions

Qualifications:

• Degree in Materials Science or similar; PhD preferred
• Experience in at least two of the following: metallurgy, electroless nickel-phosphorus plating, corrosion and hydrogen embrittlement protection, flexible electronics
• Experience in industries with high cleanliness standards (semiconductors, pharma) and familiarity with Zeiss/ASML specifications is a strong advantage
• Willingness to work on-site in cleanrooms 80% of the time to support production
• Understanding of supply chain management principles is desirable
• English proficiency at C1, German at B2 level required

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