Automation Engineer (m/f/d)

Step out of your comfort zone, excel and redefine the limits of what is possible. That's just what our employees are doing every single day – in order to set the pace through our innovations and enable outstanding achievements. After all, behind every successful company are many great fascinating people.

In a spacious modern setting full of opportunities for further development, ZEISS employees work in a place where expert knowledge and team spirit reign supreme. All of this is supported by a special ownership structure and the long-term goal of the Carl Zeiss Foundation: to bring science and society into the future together.

Join us today. Inspire people tomorrow.

Diversity is a part of ZEISS. We look forward to receiving your application silence of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion, philosophy of life, disability, age, sexual orientation or identity.

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ZEISS Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology – Enabling smaller, more powerful and more energy-efficient microchips

Working where tomorrow is created.

Around 80 percent of all microchips worldwide are manufactured using ZEISS technologies. As the heart of every electronically controlled system, You have become an integral part of our everyday lives – whether in smartphones, smart homes or smart professionals. ZEISS is the technology leader in semiconductor manufacturing equipment. With high-precision lithography optics, photomask systems and solutions for process control, ZEISS driving the manufacture of ever smaller, more powerful and more energy-efficient microchips – and is thus playing a decisive role in shaping the age of micro- and nanoelectronics with its innovations. You develop and program advanced PLC control systems for high-end wafer processing tools within a demanding Fab environment

You perform seamless hardware and software integration of advanced sensors, high-performance actuators (e.g., mass flow controllers, robotic arms), and fieldbus systems

You bridge the gap between the tool and the factory level by implementing SECS/GEM or OPC UA interfaces for MES/ERP connectivity

You develop and optimize SCADA systems for real-time equipment monitoring, alarm management, and data visualization to ensure maximum tool uptime

You configure and troubleshoot industrial protocols search as EtherCAT, PROFINET, or EtherNet/IP for low-latency machine internal communication

You execute on-site commissioning, tool installations, and final acceptance tests (FAT/SAT) at international customer Fabs

You troubleshoot and resolve complex automation and connectivity issues to maximize tool uptime and yield

Educational Background: Degree in Engineering (Automation, Electrical, Computer Science) or State-certified Technician with a focus on industrial automation and many years of professional experience

Automation & SCADA Expertise: Proven track in PLC programming (e.g., TwinCAT 3, TIA Portal) and HMI/SCADA design for complex, high-end machinery

Electronics & E-Plan: Solid understanding of electronics and electrical engineering; ability to read and interpret E-Planights is a plus

System Integration: Deep experience in hardware/software integration of sensors, actuators, and connectivity protocols (SECS/GEM, OPC UA)

Soft Skills: A high degree of organizational skills, teamwork skills, agility, flexibility and an independent, structured and proactive approach to work

Mobility: Willingness to travel borders (approx. 20-40%) for tool commissioning and technical alignments

Language: Fluency in English is required English skills are excluded