R&D Trainee (f/m/x)  – Graduate Program Systems Engineering with focus on Life-Science Imaging & Workflow Design

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.   

  

Your Role  

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 and prepare you to take on complex Systems Engineering tasks. 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:  

• Systems Engineering in ongoing projects from research to development 

• Design and validation of complex opto-electronic systems 

• Master interdisciplinary tasks and bring together software and hardware solutions 

• Work together with senior experts in their fields and prepare a solution for medical technology, vision care, the semiconductor industry, or life science research 

Your profile 

• Completed field of study in in a MINT course (Physics, Bio-Physics, Computer Science or similar)  

• Practical experience gained, for example, as an intern or working student (maximum of 1,5 years)  

• Experience in common MS Office applications as well as programming languages like Python 

• Experience with optical engineering, first experience with life science and bio-chemistry and at least pronounced knowledge about one imaging modality such as laser scanning microscopy 

• Flexibility to work at different ZEISS locations in Germany during the program  

• Fluent in English & German, both written and spoken, further languages beneficial 

 

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 

Your ZEISS Recruiting Team:

Andre Grunzel, David Hartmann, Katharina Dandorfer