Internship in Smart Factory Manufacturing Automation / Image Processing (f/m/x)
About this role
Enabler for smaller, more powerful, and more energy-efficient microchips
Working for tomorrow today.
Around 80 percent of all microchips worldwide are produced using ZEISS technologies. As the centerpiece of every electronically controlled system, they have become an integral part of our everyday lives – whether in smartphones, smart homes or smart factories. ZEISS is a technology leader in the field of semiconductor manufacturing equipment. With high-precision lithography optics, photomask systems and process control solutions, ZEISS enables the production of ever smaller, increasingly powerful, and more energy-efficient microchips, and thus plays a pivotal role in the age of micro- and nanoelectronics.
Your Role
With us, you have the opportunity to perfectly combine your studies with practical experience while actively contributing to exciting projects. This allows you to gain valuable skills, expand your network, and grow both professionally and personally.
- You will gain valuable expertise in automating and optimizing processes, along with practical experience in cross-functional projects, particularly in automation through image processing
- Actively support subject-matter experts (f/m/x) in cross-functional projects and the economical deployment of image-processing automatisations
- You will collaborate with various interfaces and learn their roles within the company
- In addition, you will take on tasks in data analysis, programming, research, and the preparation of presentations
- You work systematically, organize, and complete tasks with direct benefit to projects
Your Profile
- Enrolled in a degree program in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Business Informatics, or a related field
- Interest/affinity for new technologies and prior experience in programming, ideally in Python
- Enjoy understanding complex systems and solving problems, as well as jointly shaping requirements in interdisciplinary expert teams
- Enthusiasm for optimizing processes and workflows through automated image processing
- You work carefully, independently, and in a structured way, with a high degree of initiative
- Basic knowledge of project management and strong organizational and communication skills, plus enjoyment of teamwork
- Very strong German and English language skills (written and spoken)
Sounds exciting? Then become part of #teamZEISS and help us shape the future! Please provide your complete application documents (CV, transcript of records, etc.).
Your ZEISS Recruiting Team:
Ines Kloda, Verena HaldCompany at a glance
ZEISS is an internationally leading technology enterprise operating in the fields of optics and optoelectronics. In the previous fiscal year, the ZEISS Group generated annual revenue totaling almost 12 billion euros in its four segments Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology, Industrial Quality & Research, Medical Technology, and Consumer Markets (September 30, 2025).
For its customers, ZEISS develops, produces, and distributes highly innovative solutions for industrial metrology and quality assurance, microscopy solutions for the life sciences and materials research, and medical technology solutions for diagnostics and treatment in ophthalmology and microsurgery. The name ZEISS is also synonymous with the world's leading lithography optics, which are used by the chip industry to manufacture semiconductor components. There is global demand for trendsetting ZEISS brand products such as eyeglass lenses, camera lenses, and binoculars.
With a portfolio aligned with future growth areas like digitalization, healthcare, and Smart Production and a strong brand, ZEISS is shaping the future of technology and constantly advancing the world of optics and related fields with its solutions. The company's significant, sustainable investments in research and development lay the foundation for the success and continued expansion of ZEISS' technology and market leadership. ZEISS invests 15 percent of its revenue in research and development – this high level of expenditure has a long tradition at ZEISS and is also an investment in the future.
With over 46,600 employees, ZEISS is active globally in around 50 countries with more than 60 sales and service locations, around 40 research and development facilities, and 30 production facilities worldwide.
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