Head of Process Engineering
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Bachelor's, Master's, MBA
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Manufacturing & Process EngineeringProcess Engineering
About the job
Requirements
- A Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Production, Industrial, Chemical, or Polymer Engineering is required.
- 10–15 years of manufacturing experience, including at least 6 years leading engineering or process teams.
- Strong experience in the automotive, chemical, or electronic industries, with experience in automation and Lean manufacturing.
- Experience with automation projects, Lean tools, cost reduction projects, Lean, Six Sigma, Total Productive Maintenance, Statistical Process Control, and project management.
- Competencies in strategic thinking, coaching, change management, problem solving, innovation, and stakeholder management.
Responsibilities
- Lead the process engineering team in India for casting, surfacing, milling, polishing, hard coating, and anti-reflective coating.
- Build and govern a structured improvement pipeline linked to factory key performance indicators, including first-pass yield, overall equipment effectiveness, productivity, cost reduction, uptime, and defect reduction.
- Use data-driven problem solving, Statistical Process Control, capability analysis, root-cause analysis, Design of Experiments, Lean, Six Sigma, and Total Productive Maintenance methods to solve chronic production issues.
- Prioritize engineering resources based on business impact, customer risk, technical urgency, and sustainability of countermeasures.
- Drive standardization and replication of proven improvements across lines, technologies, and factories where applicable.
- Partner with Quality to investigate customer complaints, internal nonconformities, and high-impact quality events.
- Lead technical root-cause analysis and ensure corrective and preventive actions are robust, verified, and sustained.
- Ensure engineering solutions comply with quality systems, environmental, health and safety requirements, regulatory expectations, and internal manufacturing standards.
- Promote prevention-oriented engineering practices rather than reactive issue handling.
- Support qualification, execute validation, and implement ramp-up and handover plans for new processes, equipment, and automation projects.
- Ensure lessons learned, process risks, maintenance requirements, training needs, and production controls are captured before serial release.
- Act as the factory engineering interface to Global Development and other global support functions to accelerate robust industrialization.
- Drive automation, Industry 4.0, manufacturing execution systems, Internet of Things, data analytics, and predictive-maintenance initiatives with clear business cases and execution discipline.
- Translate technology opportunities into practical factory applications that improve quality, stability, cost, productivity, and transparency.
- Lead a high-performing engineering team with clear ownership, measurable targets, disciplined project execution, and strong shopfloor engagement.
- Coach engineers in structured problem solving, stakeholder communication, project management, and manufacturing-oriented thinking.
- Develop technical experts and future leaders through capability matrices, individual development plans, and knowledge-sharing routines.
- Create a culture of accountability, collaboration, speed, standardization, and continuous improvement.
Desired Qualifications
- A Master's degree or Master of Business Administration is desirable.
About the company
ZEISS Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of the ZEISS Group, investing in deep-tech startups in Information Technology, Industrial Tech, MedTech, and Life Sciences. It backs early-stage companies at pre-Series A to Series A with typical investments of $1–5 million. The fund provides capital and tailored funding solutions, leveraging ZEISS’s global network and optics/optoelectronics expertise to support portfolio companies. Its goal is to accelerate the 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
$67.7M
Headquarters
Oberkochen, Germany
Founded
2001
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- First-half 2025/26 revenue reached €5.841 billion, with EBIT rising to €955 million.
- ZEISS CLINIC 360 won FDA 510(k) clearance on August 19, 2026.
- EURETINA 2026 launches expanded retina imaging, cataract systems, and DORC brand integration.
What critics are saying
- ZEISS Meditec plans up to 1,000 cuts by 2029, signaling margin pressure.
- Göttingen workers entered mediation in February 2026 after Zeiss targeted roughly 140 jobs.
- ASML scanner timing controls ZEISS SMT revenue; any slip delays optics demand immediately.
What makes Zeiss unique
- ZEISS supplies ASML's exclusive EUV optics, anchoring High-NA lithography through 2030.
- ZEISS Medical Technology bundles imaging, software, and surgery across one ophthalmic workflow stack.
- ZEISS CLINIC 360 and Collaborative Care tie devices, cloud analytics, and referrals together.
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Benefits
- Health Insurance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Paid Vacation
- Performance Bonus