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Automation Systems Architect (m/f/x)

Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH · Oberkochen, Germany

ArchitectureExternal listingfull-timeabout 2 hours ago

About The Role

Enabling Smaller, More Powerful and Energy-Efficient Microchips

Work where tomorrow is created.

What should never be missing from a smartphone?

Exactly – the microchip, the core component of every electronically controlled system. Around 80% of all microchips worldwide are manufactured using ZEISS technologies. ZEISS is a technology leader in semiconductor manufacturing equipment. With highly precise lithography optics, photomask systems, and process control solutions, ZEISS enables the production of increasingly smaller, more powerful, and more energy-efficient microchips, playing a key role in shaping the era of micro- and nanoelectronics through innovation.

Your Role

  • Conduct requirements engineering activities for machinery and production systems in close collaboration with customers and suppliers.
  • Create technical requirements specifications and functional design specifications for control and automation systems.
  • Develop end-to-end automation architectures for special-purpose machinery, including system decomposition, context definition, and the creation of various software architecture views (e.g., component, runtime, and deployment views).
  • Drive the development and adoption of internal engineering standards, reference architectures, and technical guidelines, while supporting their implementation within projects.
  • Support project teams in applying architectural principles, standards, and best practices throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Advise external development partners and internal project stakeholders on automation architectures, technical concepts, and engineering standards.

Your Profile

  • Successfully completed a degree in Control Engineering , Automation Engineering , Mechatronics , or a comparable field.
  • Proven experience in the automation of programmable logic controllers (PLCs) , particularly Siemens PLCs , as well as expertise in drive technology, functional safety, control engineering, data management, and Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) .
  • Hands-on experience in programming Siemens control systems using the TIA Portal and implementing industrial communication interfaces, particularly OPC UA .
  • Experience in commissioning machine control systems, measurement systems, and drive technologies, including SINUMERIK and SIMATIC solutions for industrial equipment and machinery.
  • Experience in requirements engineering and requirements management, including practical knowledge of related tools such as Polarion .
  • A self-driven, proactive, and accountable working style within cross-functional project teams, combined with strong teamwork and intercultural collaboration skills.
  • Good English language skills, both written and spoken.

Your ZEISS Recruiting Team

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