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Zeiss

Corporate venture capital for deep-tech startups

Physics Intern

Higher Education FacultyPosted on Nov 10
Internship · Summer 2027Jena, GermanyNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • General higher-education entrance qualification is required.
  • A strong interest in physics, mathematics, and technical subjects is required.
  • Good mathematical and scientific understanding is required.
  • A willingness to perform experimental and practical work is required.
  • Structured and analytical thinking is required.

Responsibilities

  • Work with a team on projects and innovative solutions for international customers.
  • Apply physics concepts learned in the degree program to real technical questions and gain insight into extending measurement principles to enable industrial devices to measure in the ångström range.
  • Gain insight into the use of statistical evaluation methods for high-precision measurements.
  • Gain insight into stability requirements for high-precision measurement equipment and how these requirements are achieved.
  • Gain insight into what enables equipment to be used in industry compared with laboratory use.
  • Support the development, testing, and optimization of technologies and products.
  • Gain practical experience in optics, metrology, and other physics applications.
  • Study mechanics, thermodynamics, electrodynamics, and optics in experimental physics at the University of Jena.
  • Conduct experiments, take measurements, and evaluate results in the experimental physics laboratory course.
  • Study optics, waves, and their physical principles.
  • Use mathematical methods to describe and calculate physical relationships.
  • Connect theoretical foundations with experimental questions.

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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