Working Student Automation Technology (f/m/x)

Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH

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Oberkochen Until 8/21/2026 H-1B sponsor history First posted June 19, 2026 Last posted June 19, 2026
Job description

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

With us, you have the opportunity to perfectly combine your studies with practical experience while actively contributing to exciting projects. This allows you to gain valuable skills, expand your network, and grow both professionally and personally.

  • Contribute to the development of electronics, assemblies and control systems for measuring machines
  • Support the team with development, documentation, organizational and purchasing tasks
  • Take on tasks depending on your experience and interests, e.g. in electronics and module/assembly development, programming, maintaining internal documentation (e.g. wiki), or general organizational activities
  • Support hardware development, e.g. circuit design, PCB layout, housing/enclosure design, installation space analysis and laboratory testing of assemblies
  • Support software development, e.g. using Python, MATLAB, LabVIEW or C for data acquisition and processing, hardware control or microcontroller programming

Your Profile

  • You are enrolled in a technical or scientific degree program such as Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Industrial Engineering or a comparable field
  • Strong interest in electronics, electrical assemblies, automation technology and hardware-related programming
  • Ideally, initial practical experience in one or more of the areas mentioned above
  • Independent, structured and proactive way of working
  • Good German and English language skills

Sounds exciting? Then become part of #teamZEISS and help us shape the future! Please provide your complete application documents (CV, transcript of records, etc.).

Your ZEISS Recruiting Team:

Verena Hald
About this role

Summary

Support development of electronics, control systems, and programming for microchips.

Job title

Working Student Automation Technology (f/m/x)

Experience level

entry level

Industry

semiconductor manufacturing equipment

Location requirements

Oberkochen, on-site; remote not specified.

Salary

Not specified

Visa sponsorship

H-1B sponsor history

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

PythonMATLABLabVIEWCelectronicscircuit designPCB layout

Preferred skills

None specified

Specializations

electronicsautomation technologyhardwaresoftware developmentmicrocontroller
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

73447 Oberkochen, Germany

On-site City