Head of Systems Engineering DUV (f/m/x)

Director
CompanyCarl Zeiss CMP
LocationJena, Oberkochen, Roßdorf
CategorySoftware Engineering
SeniorityDirector
Workplace-
Posted2026-09-03
Viaworkday

Description

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

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Responsibility for the strategic and operational development of Systems Engineering in the DUV environment.

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Establishment of standards, roles, and interfaces for architecture, requirements management, roadmaps, and decision processes.

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Technical and disciplinary development of Systems Engineering roles.

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Harmonization of activities across products, programs, and product lines

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Ensuring consistent roadmaps, system architectures, requirements, and interfaces in alignment with programs, product management, and development.

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Management of program-agnostic initiatives (task forces, focus teams, pre-feasibility).

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Transparency on backlogs, reports, risks, and dependencies; well-founded positions toward stakeholders.

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Continuing development of the Systems Engineering community and the Product & Solution Generation Process.

Your Profile

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Completed university degree (ideally PhD) in engineering or natural sciences.

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Many years of experience in systems engineering, product development, or technical program management of complex high-tech systems.

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Proven technical and/or disciplinary leadership responsibility as well as team/role development.

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Proficient in systems engineering methods, requirements management, system architecture, roadmaps, and program management.

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Ability to structure and present complex technical, economic, and organizational contexts in a decision-ready way.

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Strong stakeholder management, communication skills, assertiveness, and confident presence at all levels (including internationally). Entrepreneurial mindset: solution-oriented, with a view to portfolio, scalability, risks, and feasibility.

Your ZEISS Recruiting Team:
Janina Kalmbach