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Senior Mechanical Engineer (f/m/x)ZEISS · Oberkochen (bei Ulm)
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Senior Mechanical Engineer (f/m/x)

🗓️ Posted 2026-08-21 Oberkochen (bei Ulm) Full-time Hybrid Engineering
💰 Salary Not shared 📊 Market 5,500 EUR–7,500 EUR/mo

About the Company

ZEISS is an internationally leading technology enterprise operating in the fields of optics and optoelectronics. In the previous fiscal year, the ZEISS Group generated annual revenue totaling almost 12 billion euros in its four segments Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology, Industrial Quality & Research, Medical Technology, and Consumer Markets (September 30, 2025). For its customers, ZEISS develops, produces, and distributes highly innovative solutions for industrial metrology and quality assurance, microscopy solutions for the life sciences and materials research, and medical technology solutions for diagnostics and treatment in ophthalmology and microsurgery. The name ZEISS is also synonymous with the world's leading lithography optics, which are used by the chip industry to manufacture semiconductor components. There is global demand for trendsetting ZEISS brand products such as eyeglass lenses, camera lenses, and binoculars. With a portfolio aligned with future growth areas like digitalization, healthcare, and Smart Production and a strong brand, ZEISS is shaping the future of technology and constantly advancing the world of optics and related fields with its solutions. The company's significant, sustainable investments in research and development lay the foundation for the success and continued expansion of ZEISS' technology and market leadership. ZEISS invests 15 percent of its revenue in research and development - this high level of expenditure has a long tradition at ZEISS and is also an investment in the future. With over 46,600 employees, ZEISS is active globally in around 50 countries with more than 60 sales and service locations, around 40 research and development facilities, and 30 production facilities worldwide. Learn more about ZEISS: www.zeiss.com/about Data privacy: www.zeiss.com/data-protection Imprint: www.zeiss.com/publisher This is ZEISS's official LinkedIn account. It follows the ZEISS Netiquette: www.zeiss.com/netiquette Machinery Manufacturing Specialties: Optics, Optoelectronics and Precision Mechanics, Binoculars, Microscopy, Eyeglass Lenses, Biomedical Research, Medical Technology, Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology, Nano Technology, Industrial Metrology, Camera and Cine Lenses, Industry 4.0, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Software Engineering, Software Development

Responsibilities

  • ● 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. Apply now It takes less than 10 minutes. 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.
  • ● design and develop mechanical and electro-mechanical modules for metrology tools and make sure, functionality, manufacturability, regulatory and economic specifications are met be responsible for the structural design of the modules and interfaces in the system as member of an international project team be part of development projects with internal and external partners and be responsible for sub-projects breakdown system specifications into requirements and align with other R&D stakeholders test the prototypes in the laboratory or cleanroom and create the technical documentation to ensure the product's performance document and manage technical data (product requirements document, material master data)
  • ● Your profile
  • ● above-average degree in mechanical- / mechatronics engineering, physics or a comparable technical degree experience in the development of highly complex mechatronic systems and a comprehensive understanding of systems through your knowledge, particularly in the fields of structural system mechanics and measurement technology (electron microscopy) proven experience in system dynamics (FEM / modal analysis / practical analysis on machines) and further trainings and/or certification in this field is an advantage possess knowledge and skills to design complex systems using suitable modeling and simulation methods (e.g., Ansys, Python, Design of Experiments; FMEA, etc.) is a plus ability to manage uncertainty in a rapidly changing environment collaboration and conflict resolution skills willingness to travel abroad for work excellent oral and written communication skills in English, German language is a plus
  • ● Andre Grunzel, Oliver Reith