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Zeiss

Corporate venture capital for deep-tech startups

Qualitäts- und Prüftechniker für Hochpräzisionsoptik

Inspection & TestConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeWetzlar, GermanyNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A completed technical vocational qualification and further training as a technician or master craftsperson, preferably with a focus on quality management.
  • Initial to several years of professional experience in quality inspection, quality assurance, or production-related manufacturing.
  • Knowledge of measurement, inspection, and analysis methods, as well as documenting quality and inspection results.
  • A careful, quality-conscious work style and high accuracy, especially when handling highly sensitive components.
  • Willingness to work a three-shift schedule in a cleanroom and reliably follow applicable cleanliness and conduct rules.
  • Confident use of PC applications, particularly word processing and spreadsheets, with routine data entry and clear documentation.
  • Very good German and good English skills, spoken and written.
  • Teamwork and cooperation skills.

Responsibilities

  • Adjust and qualify optical and mechanical components on modern test stations and ensure they function correctly.
  • Clarify tolerances with relevant interfaces, ensure tolerances are met, and support stable, reproducible results.
  • Create required documentation and records, and maintain inspection and quality data in designated systems.
  • Perform final inspection of optical and mechanical components, assemble and adjust small assemblies, and contribute to delivery quality.
  • Work with process engineers, applying practical experience and supporting process development and optimization.
  • Work in the cleanroom according to cleanliness and conduct rules and collaborate with production, quality assurance, and logistics teams.

Desired Qualifications

  • Further training as a technician or master craftsperson with a focus on quality management.

About the Company

Zeiss

Corporate venture capital for deep-tech startups

ZEISS Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of the ZEISS Group, investing in deep-tech startups that align with its core business areas. It focuses on early-stage rounds (pre-Series A to Series A), typically $1–$5 million, across Information Technology, Industrial Tech, MedTech, and Life Sciences. It adds value by providing targeted funding and using ZEISS’s global network and expertise to support portfolio companies. The goal is to accelerate development of new technologies and business models that complement ZEISS’s portfolio, while actively engaging with external innovation.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Growth Equity (Non-Venture Capital)
Total funding
$69.9M
Headquarters
Oberkochen, Germany
Founded
2001

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