System Engineer for Platform Development of Semiconductor FAB Solutions (f/m/x)

Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH

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Oberkochen Until 10/2/2026 H-1B sponsor history First posted August 3, 2026 Last posted August 3, 2026
Job description

You are part of the System Engineering Team in the Process Control Solutions division of Carl
Zeiss SMT GmbH and work in an interdisciplinary team of system engineers and product
developers in system design and the development of wafer tools for automated inspection and
metrology of semiconductor wafers. For the portfolio of various inspection and metrology tools,
you ensure that the different products achieve maximum commonality in terms of standard
modules in both hardware and software and are optimized from an economic perspective.

Your Role:

  • Collecting and analyzing the requirements of various stakeholders to ensure that the wafer inspection tools meet the needs of the customers
  • Consolidating and unifying the various products during further development, constantly considering the cost and benefit of unification
  • Ongoing development and use of standard modules for hardware and software to maximize reusability and interoperability between different products
  • Developing a modular system architecture that facilitates the integration of hardware and software components and improves maintainability
  • Close collaboration with hardware engineers, software developers, and other departments to ensure that the developed solutions comply with common standards
  • Participating in the development and execution of test plans to validate the standard modules and ensure the quality and reliability of the products
  • Supporting the planning and execution of projects to ensure that the development of wafer inspection and metrology tools remains within the established time and budget frameworks

Your Profile:

  • A very well-completed degree in mechanical engineering, mechatronics, physics, physical engineering, and several years of professional experience; a PhD is advantageous
  • Experience in the product development of complex systems and machines in industrial metrology; ideally in the semiconductor environment
  • Profound knowledge in system architecture and the development of modular solutions
  • Strong analytical thinking, systematic working methods, and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to collaborate and communicate interdisciplinarily with various stakeholders
  • Knowledge of programming languages and software development is an advantage
  • Willingness to work in a highly dynamic work environment

Your ZEISS Recruiting Team:

Georgios Tanoglou
About this role

Summary

Develop and optimize modular hardware and software systems for semiconductor wafer inspection

Job title

System Engineer for Platform Development of Semiconductor FAB Solutions (f/m/x)

Experience level

several years

Industry

software

Location requirements

On-site in Oberkochen with possible remote collaboration

Salary

Not specified

Visa sponsorship

H-1B sponsor history

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

system architecturemodular solutionshardware developmentsoftware development

Preferred skills

programming languagesinterdisciplinary collaborationproblem-solving

Specializations

system architecturemodular solutionsmetrologysemiconductor
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

73447 Oberkochen, Germany

On-site City