Automation Systems Architect

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: Jonas Weickenmeier