You want to do exciting work and take responsibility for your own projects starting from day one – all geared to a clear target role? Then join our 18-month Graduate Program and shape the future of ZEISS.

During the 18 months, you will rotate between 4 different ZEISS departments across the company's different business units and possibly also abroad. Which departments these are depends on you – your chosen focus and your future role. During the program, you will also take part in several training sessions, workshops and project work that enhances your professional and personal development. All this aims at enabling you to hit the ground running after completing the program – and make you familiar with the basics to kickstart your career @ ZEISS.

Possible tasks within the program:

• experience the challenges in series production & sustaining of actuators & sensors
• learn the challenges of technical supplier development and interaction with suppliers
• get to know the mechatronics system qualification processes it's challenges from process engineering
• experience the lead of a small project team and learn to use the 8D method to solve issues

• completed field of study in Mechatronics- , Electrical engineering or similar, favorable knowledge also in micro system technology
• practical experience gained through an compulsory/mandatory internship, favorable in actuators & sensors concept development in high tech industry (maximum of 1,5 years)
• you show initiative, motivation, a desire for personal responsibility and willingness to learn
• proven team spriti as well as extramural commitment
• you are not afraid to overcome demanding project dasks and their challenges
• flexiblilty to work at different ZEISS locations in Germany during the program
• fluent in English & German, both written and spoken

Planned Timeline
Application Period: April 01st – Mai 15th, 2024
Screening & Online Assessment: May 01st – May 31st, 2024
Video Interviews: June 01st – June 30th, 2024
Onsite Interview Day: July 01st – July 30th, 2024
Start Program: October 1st, 2024

Ihr ZEISS Recruiting Team:
Andre Grunzel, David Hartmann, Matthias Sonnentag

Sich etwas Neues trauen, über sich hinauswachsen und dabei die Grenzen des Machbaren neu definieren. Genau das ist es, was unsere Mitarbeitenden täglich leben dürfen und sollen. Um mit unseren Innovationen das Tempo vorzugeben und Großartiges zu ermöglichen. Denn hinter jedem erfolgreichen Unternehmen stehen eine ganze Menge faszinierender Menschen. Die Mitarbeitenden von ZEISS arbeiten in einem offenen und modernen Umfeld mit zahlreichen Entwicklungs- und Weiterbildungsmöglichkeiten. Unsere Kultur ist geprägt von Expertenwissen und Teamgeist. All das wird getragen durch die besondere Eigentümerstruktur und das langfristige Ziel der Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung: Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft gemeinsam voranzubringen.

Heute wagen. Morgen begeistern.

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