Lead System Engineer (f/m/x)

Location: Oberkochen

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

Your Role:

As part of the Systems Engineering Team in the Semiconductor Fab Solutions division of Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH, you will work in an interdisciplinary environment from systems engineering to product development. In this role you will lead the Systems Engineering activities for the development of a wafer inspection and analysis tool from system design to qualification.

Your main focus areas are:

• Take technical ownership for the Systems Engineering of a novel inspection and analysis tool for semiconductor wafers

• Lead system design, requirements definition, and architecture across mechanics, optics, electronics, software, controls, sensors, and infrastructure

• Define and maintain system requirements, interface descriptions, and the system-level test and validation strategy in close collaboration with product management and product architects

• Closely collaborate with the Lead Software Architect to enable efficient hardware-software co-development, aligning system architecture, control concepts, and data flows across all layers

• Coordinate interdisciplinary development across systems engineering, product development, project management, and key stakeholders

• Translate system performance targets (resolution, throughput, stability, availability, reliability) into clear technical requirements and verify them through test concepts

• Drive feasibility studies, concept evaluations, and trade-off analyses for critical subsystems and interfaces

• Drive system development and qualification from demonstrator and prototype phases to a series product

• Assess and mitigate technical risks, manage change requests, and ensure end-to-end traceability from customer use cases to implemented functions

• Serve as the technical point of contact for the product within the project, representing System Engineering in reviews, design boards, and customer discussions

• Promote technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement within the System Engineering community

Your Profile:

• Degree in mechanical engineering, mechatronics, physics, or a related field, plus several years of relevant professional experience; PhD is a plus

• Experience developing complex systems and machines in industrial metrology; ideally in the semiconductor environment

• Strong expertise in system architecture and the development of modular solutions

• Preferably expertise in Systems Engineering Methods

• Analytical mindset, structured working style, and strong problem-solving skills

• Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with interdisciplinary stakeholders

• Programming and software development experience is a plus

• Willingness to work in a highly dynamic work environment and to actively shape change

• Very good English skills

• Willingness to travel

Your ZEISS Recruiting Team:

Georgios Tanoglou