Senior Application Development Expert (f/m/x)

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.

Apply now! It takes less than 10 minutes.

Enabler for smaller, more powerful and more energy efficient microchips Work where tomorrow is created... Around 80 percent of all microchips worldwide are manufactured using ZEISS technologies. As the heart 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 the technology leader in the field of semiconductor manufacturing equipment. With high-precision lithography optics, photomask systems and solutions for process control, ZEISS enables the production of ever smaller, more powerful and more energy-efficient microchips - and thus has a decisive influence on the age of micro- and nanoelectronics with its innovations.

  • hands-on development of applications for in-line metrology & inspection in semiconductor manufacturing by using ZEISS' FIB-SEM technology

  • be part of the engineering team and help development of FIB – SEM technology

  • obtain first-hand knowledge of semiconductor FIB-SEM applications at customer sites and identify areas for improvement as well as new market opportunities

  • work jointly & hands-on with internal hardware and software development groups

  • provide technical guidance to Business Development Managers and sales team

  • lead and perform customer (live) demos with customer samples and wafers

  • interface with customers worldwide for application development and training activities

  • attends and present at professional conferences


  • hands-on experience with SEM imaging and excellent understanding of the SEM imaging mechanisms

  • experience with FIB-SEM sample preparation will be an advantage

  • demonstrated ability in development of new processes or methodologies using FIB-SEM or SEM instruments

  • experience in Design of Experiments (DOE) and Statistical Process Control (SPC)

  • knowledge of coding in Python or any other programming language which can be used for data analytics or image processing is a big advantage

  • excellent communication skills, self-direction, integrity, positive thinking, strong learning desires and good teamwork

  • open to international travel and experience the work in semiconductor fabs (USA, S. Korea, Taiwan, China and Japan)

  • Master or PhD Degree in Engineering, Material Science, Physics or Chemistry

  • You should be able communicate freely in English. German knowledge is an advantage, but not mandatory

View More