Electronics HW Architect (m/f/x)

Location: Oberkochen

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

ZEISS Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology (SMT)

Working for tomorrow today. Around 80 percent of all microchips worldwide are produced using ZEISS technologies. As a technology leader in semiconductor manufacturing equipment, ZEISS SMT develops high‑precision lithography optics, photomask systems and process control solutions that enable ever smaller, more powerful and more energy‑efficient microchips. Join us in shaping the age of micro‑ and nanoelectronics.

Your Role

• Take end‑to‑end responsibility for the electronics architecture of our product applications, aligning requirements at system and board level with all relevant stakeholders

• Design and develop electronic hardware from requirements management through to prototype testing and release

• Define circuit architectures, prepare electrical specifications, perform simulations and tolerance analyses, and lead circuit design reviews

• Oversee PCB layout creation and ensure layout quality and manufacturability

• Coordinate collaboration with external service providers, including review of deliverables and technical guidance

• Drive measures for ramp‑up and volume production of the electronics in close cooperation with manufacturing partners

Your Profile

• Degree in electronics, mechatronics or a related field; a doctorate is welcome

• Ideally more than five years of professional experience in electronic circuit design and/or circuit architecture

• Proven experience in collaborating with external service providers and development partners

• High level of initiative, strong team‑working capabilities and a structured, solution‑oriented mindset

• Excellent communication skills and the confidence to assert technical positions with diverse stakeholders

• Excellent written and spoken German and English skills

Your ZEISS Recruiting Team:

Andre Grunzel, Matthias Sonnentag