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Process Engineer EUV (m/f/x) – Cleaning and Contamination-Control Processes for Optical Components
Process Engineer EUV (m/f/x) – Cleaning and Contamination-Control Processes for Optical Components
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Oberkochen
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Full time
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JR_1051515
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.
ZEISS SMT is seeking a Process Engineer (m/f/x) for Cleaning and Contamination-Control Processes for Optical Components at the Oberkochen site, in the Optics EUV domain.
Does the following description reflect your experience? We look forward to your application.
Your Role
Interface between manufacturing and development, representing the Engineering function at the production level
Responsible for manufacturing key figures such as OEE, cycle times, yield, and cost of manufacture
Analyze, stabilize, and drive continuous improvement (CI) of manufacturing and cleaning processes with regard to quality, process safety, overall equipment effectiveness, and cost
Qualify, evaluate, and transfer machines and processes to production, including assessment of the necessary milestones
Systematically address machine and process disturbances and derive sustainable countermeasures to prevent recurrence
Introduce, evaluate, and approve new operating and auxiliary materials in close coordination with Development, Manufacturing, and Quality Assurance
Define and perform visual and quantitative surface analyses for contamination assessment and root-cause analysis
Support the procurement of new systems and their ramp-up phase, and actively collaborate with internal partners to sustainably implement process improvements and industrialization measures
Your Profile
A successfully completed university degree in Process Engineering, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a comparable technical or scientific field
Solid hands-on experience in an industrial production, development, or process environment, ideally with relevance to cleaning processes, surface engineering, or technical cleanliness
Relevant experience in the design, evaluation, stabilization, and optimization of chemical, wet-chemical, or physical processes
Knowledge of working in clean environments (e.g., cleanroom) is advantageous
Experience in the production, development, or industrialization of demanding high-tech products; familiarity with optics, semiconductor, or precision manufacturing is desirable
Proficient in methods of process analysis and optimization, statistical experimental design and fault analysis, e.g., Six Sigma, CI, Minitab, 8D, or FMEA
Strong analytical skills, structured work approach, high initiative, and very good communication and teamwork
Very good spoken and written skills in German and in English
Our Added Value
We provide stability and security!
The long-standing success, strong market position of ZEISS, and the continuously growing demand for IT components offer security for every ZEISS employee and a reliable long-term perspective you can count on.
Your work-life balance matters to us!
Benefit from flexible working time models (including flexible shift systems), the option to work remotely, and a range of childcare support services.
Your skills are highly valued!
At ZEISS, we offer a wide range of opportunities for professional development, including qualification programs, our internal online learning platform CurioZ, external training opportunities, and attractive career paths. With individually defined annual development goals, we support our employees in achieving their career ambitions.
Your work is valuable!
As part of our team, you will benefit from a variety of attractive employee benefits, such as corporate benefits programs, subsidies for the Germany ticket and company bicycles, as well as an award-winning pension scheme. In addition, you will of course receive collectively agreed special payments, including holiday pay, Christmas bonuses, transformation payments, and additional collective bonuses (T-Zug), as well as an annual performance-based bonus tied to the fiscal year.
We invest in your health & well-being!
Our health management program includes online fitness classes, webinars, partnerships with gyms, ZEISS sports groups and running clubs, occupational health physicians, and a unique health partnership with Barmer, offering health courses and a personal contact. In our company restaurants, you will enjoy healthy and diverse meals, including daily vegetarian and vegan options as well as regional organic products.
People are at the center of everything we do!
ZEISS is a foundation-owned company. This is why we are deeply committed to values such as social responsibility, family-friendliness, and the social security of our employees. They are the driving force behind our innovation and the engine of our company—and they are our top priority. In addition, we offer flat hierarchies along with autonomy and responsibility.
Learn more about us as a company & team | ZEISS SMT (About us as company & team | ZEISS Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology) and your career opportunities at ZEISS SMT (Your Career and Job offerings at ZEISS SMT)!
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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 – 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.
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