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Why work for ZEISS?

With your motivation and passion, you'll fit right in!

There is more than one path that leads to an interesting and exciting professional future. Great prospects and projects close to your heart await at ZEISS – no matter which area you worked in before or how you plan to enter into your new career. We're looking for people who are empathetic and passionate, who are committed to achieving their goals, and who get excited about challenging topics. People who deliver top performance and push the limits of what's possible. Who always strive to develop, accept responsibility and take society into the future.

As part of the global Team ZEISS.

Real people. Real stories.

How does it feel to work at ZEISS?

Ready to have a look behind the scenes? Ready to meet real ZEISS employees from different countries and continents in different professions? Ready to learn more about their specific tasks, projects and how they fit into the bigger picture? In the second season of ZEISS RealTalk, we offer you an authentic insight into our world of work. Employees share their personal job experiences and first-hand stories with you – honest and unfiltered. Whether you are looking for inspiration for your career path or are simply curious about what happens behind the scenes – you will find the answers at ZEISS RealTalk.

Culture at ZEISS

A global technology leader in the 21st century: room for development, individual goals, a cooperative leadership style – are these phrases excluded from your jobs' lexicon? Not with us! Our employees are open and honest when it comes to talking about ZEISS as an employer.

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Diversity at ZEISS

At ZEISS, we know that the diversity of our employees' backgrounds, experiences, perspectives and skills is indispensable. Diversity enables us to better understand the needs of our customers, to develop innovative solutions and thus ensure the company's long-term success.

But to unlock their full potential, diverse teams need an inclusive work environment. That's why ZEISS is dedicated to nurturing both cognitive diversity and inclusion, ensuring that every employee contributes to our collective success.

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"ZEISS strength lies in our ability to collaborate and harness collective intelligence. Diverse teams form one of our cultural guiding themes. To unlock the full potential of each employee, we also must foster an inclusive decision making and a psychologically safe environment. This approach not only empowers individual growth but also drives our innovation and strengthens our competitive edge as a company."

Sandra Subel Head of People Experience & DEIB

Your benefits at ZEISS

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Remuneration

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Professional development

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Personal development

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You are so important to us.

As a foundation-owned company, ZEISS takes its social responsibility very seriously, especially toward its employees. This includes additional company offers for different stages in life. We are a family-friendly company that promotes health, and we offer attractive pay and numerous employee perks. As a global technology leader, we employ many people with exceptional technical knowledge and valuable expertise. The ZEISS Expert Ladder explicitly supports and facilitates this. It is a program that offers the opportunity to pursue personal development as an alternative to a management career, emphasizing expert knowledge and the role model function. We also promote international knowledge sharing through our Global Mobility Program. As we see ourselves as a learning organization, in addition to numerous training options in technical areas, you can benefit from a large number of training modules on improving social skills via our internal learning platform when you work for us.

Our employees are the innovative power and drive behind our company.

That's why you're so important to us.

What sets us apart?

We have been innovating since 1846: ZEISS is a global technology leader operating in the optics and optoelectronics industries. We push the limits of what's technologically possible, shape markets while contributing to the advancement of society.

Learn more about the ZEISS segments

  • ZEISS Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology​

    Enabling the next generation of microchips

    Global technology leader in the production of systems and modules for microchip production with semiconductor manufacturing optics, photomask systems and process control solutions, ZEISS supplies key technologies for the production of ultra-fine conductor track structures on silicon wafers – the raw material used to make microchips. Advances in computer technology largely rely on the ongoing development of optical lithography – every new generation enables even finer structures to be produced on the microchips. This makes circuits more compact, resulting in more powerful and more energy efficient microchips every year.

    ZEISS has been driving the development of semiconductor manufacturing technology right from day one. The company's unique extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography is enabling a series of further generations of microchips with even higher integration and performance.

  • ZEISS Industrial Quality & Research

    Assuring quality and precision – seeing even the finest details

    ZEISS microscopes make tiny structures in nano dimensions visible, and highly efficient metrology systems guarantee productivity and quality in industry. Prominent scientists put their trust in ZEISS microscopes when conducting their research. Robert Koch, who discovered the bacterium that causes tuberculosis in 1900, was just one of our famous customers. To this day, researchers from all over the world use light, electron/ion and X-ray microscopes from ZEISS to make even the smallest structures and fastest processes visible.

    Industrial metrology can also look back on a tradition spanning over 100 years. Measuring technology and software solutions from ZEISS provide perfect results in many sectors of industry, such as e-mobility, medical technology, additive manufacturing and aircraft construction, where precision, quality and efficiency are essential success factors. With a strong, broad technology and software portfolio, comprehensive expertise and a global presence, ZEISS is the preferred partner of industry. In addition to extensive service offerings, innovative technologies such as 3D X-ray metrology round off the portfolio.

  • ZEISS Medical Technology

    Driving progress in medicine

    ZEISS medical technology helps doctors all over the world to diagnose and treat diseases more effectively. Doctors around the world use surgical microscopes from ZEISS for their microsurgical procedures. The spectrum extends from visualization possibilities for neuro, ENT and spine surgery to dental microscopes and medical loupes for dentistry. In addition, ZEISS offers a system for intraoperative radiotherapy. The company offers one of the widest product portfolios on the market in ophthalmology and enables efficient workflows with specific workflow solutions – from the treatment of chronic eye diseases to surgical ophthalmology and refractive surgery. Digitalization is an opportunity for the healthcare sector that ZEISS medical technology is actively shaping: digitally networked workflow solutions form the ZEISS Medical Ecosystem – a fully integrated environment consisting of devices, software applications and a cloud-based data platform. The ZEISS Medical Ecosystem supports connectivity, the integration of data and digital applications in clinical workflows.

  • ZEISS Consumer Markets

    Enabling new vision

    ZEISS is also synonymous with better vision. Every year millions of people opt for ZEISS eyeglass lenses and thus for optimum visual comfort. From instruments and apps for precise vision analysis to customized eyeglass lenses, ZEISS offers the unique combination of ophthalmological and optometric expertise unmatched by any other manufacturer.

    Innovative lenses from ZEISS provide relaxed, natural vision in all situations to meet all requirements. ZEISS is also synonymous with breathtaking moments: photographers and videographers rely on ZEISS camera lenses to capture unforgettable moments and stories. Consumers rely on ZEISS technology when they use their smartphones to capture the most beautiful moments in photos and videos. A large proportion of movies are filmed using ZEISS lenses – for both the silver screen and for streaming services. ZEISS optics used in spotting scopes and riflescopes are highly regarded worldwide.

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A strong foundation

To this day, the Foundation Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung is exclusively committed to promoting science and progress.

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Sustainability at ZEISS

To us, sustainability and business success are inextricably linked.

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Focus on digitalization

Our passion for technological progress can be felt in all areas of our business.