ZEISS | Germany | 73xxx Oberkochen (Baden-Württemberg) | Permanent position | Full time | Published since: 13.05.2026 on stepstone.de
Development Engineer / Production Coordinator External Partners & Development Hunting & Nature (m/f/d)
Trust something new, grow beyond itself and redefine the boundaries of the feasible. That is exactly what our employees can and should live daily. To make a sign with our innovations and to enable great. Because there are a lot of fascinating people behind every successful company. In an open and modern environment with numerous development and further training opportunities, ZEISS employees work in a culture characterised by expert knowledge and team spirit. All this is supported by the special ownership structure and the long-term goal of the Carl-Zeiss Foundation: to advance science and society together. Today dare. Inspire tomorrow. Diversity is part of ZEISS. We look forward to your application regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion, world view, disability, age as well as sexual orientation and identity. Apply in less than 10 minutes. .
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Your tasks • Your profile • What we offer
In the course of the planned establishment of the business unit ZEISS Hunting & Nature, a new independent company is created. Recruitment takes place via ZEISS. The employment itself will take place at the existing independent company.
Be part of Hunting & Nature – an exciting consumer business that offers innovative optics products for hunters, birders and outdoor enthusiasts worldwide. Our enthusiasm for innovation and precision drives us to develop products that enrich our customers' lives and raise their experiences in nature observation and hunting to a new level.
Currently, Hunting & Nature is in an exciting transformation process: In order to create us more dynamic, customer-oriented and future-oriented, we transfer the company from the ZEISS Group to an independent unit with an investor. The new unit exclusively develops and distributes the innovative optics products for hunters, birders and outdoor enthusiasts of the ZEISS brand.
For you as a development engineer / manufacturing coordinator for external partners & development (m/w/x), this means the opportunity to actively shape our product portfolio in flat hierarchies and to develop innovative solutions for our customers. Your role Support and further development of external manufacturing partners in terms of quality, delivery performance and technical requirements
Technical interface between internal development, supplier development, quality assurance and external suppliers
Takeover of part-project responsibility in interdisciplinary development teams
Translation of product-related development requirements into production-oriented acceptance specifications and measurement equipment requirements
Support for the construction, construction, programming, as well as the in-operation and removal of measuring instruments
Analysis of manufacturing and quality problems, introduction and prosecution of correction and improvement measures, as well as verification of effectiveness
Ensuring the functionality and suitability of measuring and manufacturing equipment (including acceptance, release, monitoring in cooperation with specialist departments)
Participation in FMEA, initial sample testing, process removal and product releases
Continuous improvement of processes with external partners (lean approaches, standardization, best practices)
A completed study in the field of MINT or production technology, preferably with a focus on optics or a comparable completed vocational training with long-term, well-founded professional experience in the field of optics
Multiannual experience in cooperation with external manufacturing partners (e.g. contractors, system suppliers)
Experience in product development and industrialization of new products, as well as in the transfer of development to series processes
readiness for suppliers and production
Very good knowledge and professional experience in handling manufacturing processes, workflows and technical measuring equipment
Quality awareness and responsibility for end product quality
Analytical skills, reliability, team and communication skills
High level of independent working and willingness to use
German and English skills
Location
 | ZEISS | |
| 73447 Oberkochen (Baden-Württemberg) | ||
| Germany |
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