ZEISS
Assembly Technician (m/w/x)
Germany · Work style not stated · Full time
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- EmployerZEISS
- LocationGermany
- Work styleWork style not stated
- Employment typeFull time
- Employer posted
Enabling smaller, more powerful and energy-efficient microchips
Working where tomorrow takes shape.
Around 80 percent of all microchips worldwide are manufactured using ZEISS technologies. As the heart of every electronically controlled system, they have become an indispensable part of our everyday lives – 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 process control solutions, ZEISS enables the production of ever smaller, more powerful and more energy-efficient microchips – and, through its innovations, plays a key role in shaping the age of micro- and nanoelectronics.
Become part of our Automation & Engineering Solutions team at our Aachen site, which focuses on the development and implementation of complex production and test systems for optical systems.
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The Automation & Engineering Solutions department covers all aspects of a holistic development approach: from requirements engineering, electrical and mechanical design, software automation and assembly through to commissioning at our production sites and integration with higher-level MES systems.
Your Role
As part of our implementation team, you will play an important role in the manufacturing, assembly, testing and commissioning of high-quality components and machines. With your technical understanding, hands-on skills and strong commitment to quality, you will ensure that our assemblies and components are manufactured and assembled precisely, reliably and on schedule.
Your Responsibilities
- Assemble components and assemblies based on technical drawings, bills of materials and assembly documentation
- Manufacture parts according to technical drawings and specifications
- Carry out modifications and rework on components
- Install and align mechanical and pneumatic components and perform precise adjustments and fine-tuning
- Perform functional tests and quality inspections and support commissioning activities
- Identify, analyze and document assembly deviations, functional defects and basic faults
- Work closely with related departments such as Mechanical Design, Electrical Engineering, Quality Assurance, Production and Project Management
- Contribute your experience to continuously improve assembly and manufacturing processes
Your Profile
- Completed vocational training as an industrial mechanic, plant mechanic, mechatronics technician or a comparable qualification
- Initial experience in machine or assembly installation is an advantage
- Confident in working with technical drawings and assembly documentation
- Experience in machining processes (e.g. turning, milling)
- Good knowledge of mechanics and mechanical engineering
- Strong practical skills and technical understanding
- An independent, careful and solution-oriented approach to work
- Strong teamwork skills and a high sense of responsibility
- Willingness to travel to customer sites within Germany (approx. 10–20%)
Your ZEISS Recruiting Team:
Jonas Weickenmeier
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