Software Engineer System Metrology (m/f/x)

Enabling smaller, more powerful and energy-efficient microchips – working where tomorrow takes shape.

Around 80 percent of all microchips worldwide are manufactured using ZEISS technologies. As the heart of every electronically controlled system, they have become an indispensable part of our everyday lives – whether in smartphones, smart homes or smart factories. ZEISS is a technology leader in semiconductor manufacturing equipment. With highly precise lithography optics, photomask systems and process control solutions, ZEISS enables the production of ever smaller, more powerful and more energy-efficient microchips – and, through its innovations, plays a key role in shaping the age of micro- and nanoelectronics.

Your Role

• Join our development team in the field of system metrology and play a key role in shaping the software for our high‑precision measurement systems for the semiconductor industry
• Take responsibility for the design, development and continuous enhancement of complex software solutions
• Analyze technical requirements, develop robust software concepts and support their implementation from specification through integration and commissioning

Your responsibilities include:

• Develop and continuously enhance software for complex measurement and analysis systems
• Analyze functional and technical requirements and derive suitable solutions
• Collaborate closely with specialist departments, systems engineering, hardware development, integration and testing teams to develop and implement technical solutions
• Create software designs and technical concepts
• Implement, test and ensure the quality of software components
• Contribute to architectural decisions and the continuous improvement of our software landscape
• Analyze and resolve complex issues at both component and system level
• Provide technical support and guidance to colleagues on technical matters
• Leverage your experience to make a significant contribution to the technical advancement of our system metrology solutions
• Act as an interface between specialist departments and software development and make an important contribution to developing innovative solutions for the next generation of semiconductor manufacturing

Your Profile

• A degree in electrical engineering, computer science or a comparable qualification
• Strong interest in interdisciplinary software projects involving technically complex hardware and software systems
• Strong communication skills in German and English, combined with excellent teamwork skills, assertiveness and the ability to maintain an overview in complex situations
• Experience in directly interfacing with and controlling hardware components via TCP/IP, RS-232 and bus systems
• Experience in C# development for controlling workflows and processes of industrial machinery using Windows-based PCs
• Strong affinity for hardware and a solid understanding of hardware-software interaction
• Knowledge of fieldbus systems and OPC UA
• Experience with Visual Studio, Git and Azure DevOps