Incident Manager Embedded Systems (f/m/x)

Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH

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Oberkochen Until 9/5/2026 H-1B sponsor history First posted July 7, 2026 Last posted July 7, 2026
Job description

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 age of micro- and nanoelectronics.

Your Role

  • Manage incidents at the customer site and in production and coordinate the related analyses

  • Perform root cause analyses and investigate failure mechanisms together with the team

  • Present analysis results to project stakeholders and customers

  • Process and document incidents using the 8D methodology as the 8D owner

  • Present and communicate the measures of improvement to the customer and represent them convincingly

  • Support the optimization of the incident management process

  • Provide lateral leadership to electronics and software developers

Your Profile

  • You are highly motivated to discover new things and to contribute to the success of electronic systems

  • A technical degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechatronics, Aerospace Engineering, or another scientific field with comparable professional experience

  • Proven experience in the design and testing of embedded electronic components

  • Experience in embedded software development

  • Experience in data analysis and structured root cause analysis

  • Strong analytical skills and a solid system-level understanding of embedded systems

  • Strong team skills, high self-motivation, as well as pronounced initiative and ability to work independently

  • Good German and English language skills

Your ZEISS Recruiting Team:

Matthias Sonnentag, Ramazan Azgin
About this role

Summary

Manage incidents, analyze failures, lead root cause analysis, optimize processes, lead electronics/software teams.

Job title

Incident Manager Embedded Systems (f/m/x)

Experience level

professional level

Industry

semiconductor

Location requirements

Oberkochen, onsite only, no remote work allowed

Salary

Not specified

Visa sponsorship

H-1B sponsor history

Management role

Yes

Skills & keywords

Required skills

embedded electronic componentsembedded software developmentdata analysisroot cause analysis8D methodology

Preferred skills

None specified

Specializations

embedded systemsincident managementroot cause analysiselectronicssoftware development
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

73447 Oberkochen, Germany

On-site City