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Product Owner Embedded Software (f/m/x)

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Role family: Product management
Seniority: Mid level
Country: DE
Work mode: On-site / unstated
First seen by hirly: 3 Nov 2026

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Enabler for smaller, more powerful, and more energy-efficient microchips

Working for tomorrow today.

Around 80 percent of all microchips worldwide are produced using ZEISS technologies. As the centerpiece of every electronically controlled system, they have become an integral part of our everyday lives – whether in smartphones, smart homes or smart factories. ZEISS is a technology leader in the field of semiconductor manufacturing equipment. With high-precision lithography optics, photomask systems and process control solutions, ZEISS enables the production of ever smaller, increasingly powerful, and more energy-efficient microchips, and thus plays a pivotal role in the age of micro- and nanoelectronics.

Your Role

Coordinate a team of highly experienced embedded software developers through the creation of the product software for a complex mechatronic component of a lithography system, up to customer release
Lead requirements gathering with interface partners and document and prioritize them in the product backlog
Break down requirements into individual development tasks and plan them into sprints
Align timelines for a Minimal Viable Product (MVP) and further iterations with stakeholders
Drive the introduction of the embedded software product together with the Scrum team and take responsibility for its functionality within the overall system
Support the team in incident analysis related to production and customer issues

Your Profile

An excellent university degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Mechatronics, Physics, Computer Engineering, or a comparable field
Several years of experience in the development of complex embedded software in an agile development environment
Proven experience in the technical leadership of employees
Experience in coordinating external software development service providers
Proven experience as a Product Owner; certification as a Product Owner is desirable
Strong team skills, high self-motivation, as well as pronounced initiative and the ability to work independently
Good German and English language skills

Your ZEISS Recruiting Team:

Matthias Sonnentag

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