Senior Development Engineer Surfacing (f/m/x) @ Carl ZEISS Extended Reality (XRX)

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At ZEISS Extended Reality (XRX), a newly established global Strategic Business Unit in the scale-up phase, we are dedicated to innovation and excellence. Our goal is to deliver cutting-edge XR vision correction and optical systems to consumers around the world, ensuring we are the preferred partner in the XR market. We empower our customers and individuals with solutions that enhance productivity and change the way we work and live.

In the role of a Senior Development Engineer Surfacing you'll focus on the development, optimization and industrialization of surfacing processes (generating, polishing, edging) for optical components and lenses, in particular for prescription lenses, while exploring and validating alternative manufacturing methods and prototyping processes.

• Process development for new materials, lens geometries and prototypes
• Define and optimize tools and process parameters for lens generating (grinding, milling, turning) for various plastic and mineral materials
• Develop and refine polishing processes (tooling, pads, slurry, pressure, cinematics) to meet surface quality and form accuracy requirements
• Specify and optimize edging and finishing processes (beveling, grooving, drilling) for different frame and mounting concepts
• Collaborate with equipment suppliers on process capability, hard- and software upgrades and acceptance tests
• Establish robust process windows and standard operating procedures to ensure quality, repeatability, yield and support a smooth transfer from lab/prototype stage into stable series production
• Support DFM / DFA reviews and implement feedback from production and quality
• Evaluate alternative manufacturing technologies like additive manufacturing

Your profile

• Excellent university degree in production engineering, mechanical engineering, precision engineering or related field
• Several years of professional experience in lens surfacing or precision optics manufacturing in an industrial environment
• Practical knowledge of lens surfacing machinery (e.g. freeform generators, polishers, edgers) and associated process parameters
• Experience with optical quality standards, norms and inspection methods
• Strong analytical skills and experience with data-driven process optimization
• Systematic, structured approach to process development and documentation
• Ability to work hands-on with machines, tools and measurement equipment in a production or lab environment

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