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Technologist Inspection and Cleaning Technology for High-Precision Optics (f/m/d)

On-site Wetzlar, Germany full time

ZEISS Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology​

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Enabler for smaller, more powerful, and more energy-efficient microchips​

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Working for tomorrow today. ​

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. ​


Your role

  • You analyze and evaluate cleaning and inspection processes of optical components and contribute to their improvement.
  • You are the direct point of contact for the production teams (1st and 2nd level) and provide technical guidance to the staff.
  • As the interface to production, you accompany production processes, monitor manufacturing quality, and are responsible for initiating and planning measures with appropriate tools (PDCA, 8D, Six Sigma, etc.).
  • Creating documentation on manufacturing and/or acceptance procedures (WI) according to specification is also a regular task.
  • Additionally, you perform experiments with suitable parameters and document them conscientiously.
  • You check, calibrate, and monitor equipment, consumables, as well as test and measurement instruments, and are responsible for coordinating maintenance work.
  • Process-wise, you support technological changes in alignment with the relevant specialist departments and process engineers.

Your profile


  • You have a successfully completed apprenticeship as a Feinoptiker (fine optician) and technician training, plus several years of specific experience in optical processing with interfaces to Engineering.
  • Comprehensive knowledge and experience in technical cleaning or quality control of optical components, as well as in production processes, preferably in the optical industry.
  • You bring demonstrable experience in process optimization within a production environment.
  • Thanks to your structured and rational thinking, you are able to keep your priorities in view even in complex or unclear situations.
  • Your goal-oriented and responsible work approach goes hand in hand with high resilience and a strong hands-on mentality.
  • Very good German and good English skills, in spoken and written form, round off your profile.

Your ZEISS Recruiting Team:

Adrian Kahl

Source: the employer's careers page. Last checked 2026-10-06. Posted 2026-10-05.

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