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ZEISS

Job Description
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.

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  • Drive the Cine technology and product roadmap with own budget responsibility

  • Be responsible for the achievement of all product development targets (time, cost and quality)

  • Built up and lead a team of system engineers, project managers and manager to design and develop new lenses and digital solutions for Cine applications

  • Be the sparring partner of the Category Management to develop the category vision by identifying and integrating technology trends and develop a comprehensive technology roadmap

  • Be responsible for the advanced development of digital products and services for visual effects workflows

  • Innovate in the field of system design and SW and integrate design to value approaches into the development process to secure COGS targets

  • Report the progress regularly to the board of management

  • Be part of the Consumer Products Technology & Innovation team and share results with the other segments Hunting/Nature and Mobile Imaging

  • Build and foster networks by connecting within the ZEISS Group (e.g. Corporate Research) and external partner


  • Academic degree (PhD) in the field of physics

  • 3+ years of practical experience in leading teams

  • 5+ years' experience in designing and developing optical and or digital imaging systems in an industry environment

  • Willingness to develop a genuine passion for the process and techniques of filmmaking and get involved with major aspects of production

  • Customer-centered mindset that enables you to understand and focus on end users and their usage context in order to pragmatically find the best solution

  • Strong strategic thinking to contribute to product visions and derivation of long-term goals and technology roadmaps

  • Strong technical background in system engineering

  • Agile mindset with strong experience in design thinking methods knowledge in agile development processes using SCRUM is a plus

  • Excellent communication and presentation skills in front of top management, partner and customer

  • Team player with excellent motivational skills and quick perception, reliability and accuracy

  • Ability to work independently and willing to adapt to flexible tasks

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