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Zeiss

Manufactures high-precision optical instruments and devices

Optical Parts Quality Inspector in Metrology

Inspection & TestConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeJena, GermanyNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Successfully completed technical vocational training, ideally as a precision optician, physics laboratory technician, mechatronics technician, or in a comparable technical profession.
  • Professional experience in quality inspection, metrology, or a production environment, ideally involving optical components.
  • Experience handling measurement and inspection equipment, together with technical understanding.
  • Safe handling of technical documents such as drawings, work plans, and inspection instructions.
  • Quality awareness and a careful, structured, and reliable working method.
  • A high degree of concentration, accuracy, and sense of responsibility.
  • Ability to spend periods in dark rooms and willingness to work a three-shift schedule.

Responsibilities

  • Prepare inspection tasks by reviewing and checking work documents such as drawings, work plans, and inspection instructions.
  • Set up and calibrate the required measurement and inspection equipment according to specifications.
  • Measure and inspect optical components and assemblies for compliance with all required quality parameters.
  • Perform interferometric measurements on optical components and document the inspection results.
  • Perform acceptance measurements while complying with specified tolerances.
  • Initiate rework when tolerances are exceeded or not met, coordinate the next steps with supervisors and engineering, and document work progress in the production control systems and quality databases.
  • Perform cleaning, maintenance, and basic repair tasks within the scope of the relevant qualification.

Desired Qualifications

  • Knowledge of performing and evaluating interferometric measurements.

About the Company

Zeiss

Manufactures high-precision optical instruments and devices

ZEISS is a global leader in optics and optoelectronics, serving medical professionals, industrial manufacturers, consumers, and the semiconductor industry. It designs and sells high-precision optical instruments, medical devices, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, and vision care products such as corrective lenses and eye-health services. Its products rely on advanced optics and imaging technologies to deliver accurate inspection, diagnosis, and manufacturing outcomes across healthcare, industrial quality control, consumer optics, and chip fabrication. What sets ZEISS apart is its breadth and depth: a long-standing scale in multiple markets, integrated solutions across optics, imaging, metrology, and precision engineering, and a commitment to sustainability in electricity use and carbon emissions. The company’s goal is to advance optics and optoelectronics by providing reliable, high-quality tools and services worldwide while operating in a sustainable way.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
Growth Equity (Non-Venture Capital)
Total funding
$1.1B
Headquarters
Oberkochen, Germany
Founded
2001

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