Product Owner Embedded Software (f/m/x)

Around 80 percent of all microchips worldwide are produced using ZEISS technologies. As the centerpiece 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 a technology leader in the field of semiconductor manufacturing equipment. With high-precision lithography optics, photomask systems and process control solutions, ZEISS enables the production of ever smaller, increasingly powerful, and more energy-efficient microchips, and thus plays a pivotal role in the age of micro- and nanoelectronics.

• Coordinate a team of highly experienced embedded software developers through the creation of the product software for a complex mechatronic component of a lithography system, up to customer release
• Lead requirements gathering with interface partners and document and prioritize them in the product backlog
• Break down requirements into individual development tasks and plan them into sprints
• Align timelines for a Minimal Viable Product (MVP) and further iterations with stakeholders
• Drive the introduction of the embedded software product together with the Scrum team and take responsibility for its functionality within the overall system
• Support the team in incident analysis related to production and customer issues

• An excellent university degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Mechatronics, Physics, Computer Engineering, or a comparable field
• Several years of experience in the development of complex embedded software in an agile development environment
• Proven experience in the technical leadership of employees
• Experience in coordinating external software development service providers
• Proven experience as a Product Owner; certification as a Product Owner is desirable
• Strong team skills, high self-motivation, as well as pronounced initiative and the ability to work independently
• Good German and English language skills

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