Head of Mechanical Design R&D / Gruppenleiter Mechanical Design R&D am Standort Zürich (m/w/x)

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 set the pace with our innovations and make it great. Because there are a lot of fascinating people behind every successful company. ZEISS employees work in an open and modern environment with numerous development and further training opportunities. Our culture is characterized 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.

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

Work where the morning arises. About 80 percent of all microchips worldwide are manufactured using ZEISS technologies. As the heart of any electronically controlled system, they are no longer to think away from our everyday life – whether in smartphones, smart homes or smart factories. ZEISS is a technology leader in semiconductor manufacturing equipment. With high-precision lithography optics, photomask systems and solutions for process control, ZEISS enables the production of increasingly smaller, more powerful and more energy-efficient microchips – and thus decisively shapes the age of microelectronics and nanoelectronics with its innovations.

Become part of our research and development department “Mechanical Design”: We are responsible for the design, construction and provision of highly precise mechatronic systems that include optics movements, special test stands, handling, transport and setup processes as well as integration processes. As part of the design process, we create technical drawings and documentation, support series production and integration processes in the clean room and establish assembly processes in virtual reality. Does this sound exciting for you? Then you will be part of our team at the Zurich site.

disciplinary responsibility and promotion of the 'Mechanical Design' group with about 17 employees by defining common goals, training measures and supporting the work performance to ensure effective team performance

Preparation and implementation of the medium-term planning of the design team within the SMTCH R&D department, taking into account technical, organisational and economic conditions

Responsibility for the establishment and maintenance of a powerful team that is characterised by a positive and productive working atmosphere in order to achieve corporate goals

Continuous support of team members through targeted training and measures to improve their skills and competencies and to increase innovative strength

Introduction of effective approaches to knowledge management to support the flow of information and the sharing of best practices in the team and to increase the ability to innovation

Planning and coordination of budgets, developments, services and resources with a long-term and forward-looking approach to guarantee the proper implementation and support cooperation with other departments

continuous optimization of existing processes in your group taking into account internal and external requirements, such as delivery deadlines, necessary training, economic factors and guidelines

Coordination of complex development tasks, including evaluation of milestones and support in the production of new assemblies and systems with different functions and interfaces

Master's degree in mechanical engineering, mechatronics, physics or related fields

proven professional experience in small series production and “One Of Projects” in complex fields such as aerospace, semiconductors, medical technology or robotics

Leadership skills based on disciplinary leadership experience in team and project organisation

well-founded knowledge of CREO is required

Ability to establish an effective team and communicate in collaboration between specialist departments and external service providers

fluent English knowledge (from C1) and solid knowledge of German language (from B2)

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