Digital Applications Specialist Trainee

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Lisboa, PRT
In-Office
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The Role

ZEISS is technology and innovation. Founded in Germany in 1846, we’re an internationally leading technology enterprise operating in the optics and optoelectronics industries generating more than 11.8 billion Euros in revenue with around 46,000 employees across 50 countries around the globe. 

As a company wholly owned by a foundation, ZEISS is rooted in and committed to responsibility in all its activities. Therefore, 15% of revenue is currently invested in science and R&D. As the pioneer of scientific optics, we continue to challenge the limits of human imagination. With our passion for excellence, we create value for our customers and inspire the world to see in new ways. We’re looking for a Digital Applications Trainee to join us in Lisbon, Portugal.

Your Role
The role focuses on assisting in the development, testing, and improvement of digital tools used to enhance quality processes and operational efficiency. The trainee will contribute to application support, data-driven quality monitoring, and workflow automation initiatives. 

Working in an international environment, the trainee will collaborate with the quality team to help streamline processes, improve system reliability, and support the transition from manual to digital workflows. The position offers hands-on exposure to 3D visualization, data analytics, low-code automation, global collaboration, software applications, and automation tools. 

Additional digital initiatives may be developed over time, and the trainee will have the opportunity to contribute to new solutions aligned with the organization’s digital roadmap. 

Additional initiatives and new tools will be developed over time, and the trainee will have the opportunity to contribute to new concepts and pilot solutions as the digital roadmap evolves. 

The role of Digital Applications Trainee will involve:

  • Application Support & Development Assistance

  • Data & Quality Analytics Support

  • Process Automation & Digital Workflows

  • Testing, Documentation 

Your Experience

As a Digital Applications Trainee you will have:

  • Bachelor or Master student in: Business Analytics, Data Science, Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field 

  • Academic or project-based experience in programming, analytics, or digital tools.

  • Experience with university or personal technical projects is considered valuable.

  • Basic Python knowledge 

  • Basic SQL knowledge 

  • Good Excel skills 

  • Fluent English 

Apply now to take the next step in joining ZEISS, where you can push technological boundaries, shape markets and contribute to the advancement of society.

Your ZEISS Recruiting Team:

Kate Campbell

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Diversity is a part of ZEISS. We look forward to receiving your application regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion, ideology, disability, age or sexual orientation and identity.

Your ZEISS Recruiting Team:

Kate Campbell

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The Company
HQ: Oberkochen
20,567 Employees

What We Do

ZEISS is an internationally leading technology enterprise operating in the fields of optics and optoelectronics. In the previous fiscal year, the ZEISS Group generated annual revenue totaling 10 billion euros in its four segments Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology, Industrial Quality & Research, Medical Technology and Consumer Markets (status: 30 September 2023). With around 43,000 employees, ZEISS is active globally in almost 50 countries with around 30 production sites, 60 sales and service companies and 27 research and development facilities (status: 30 September 2023). Founded in 1846 in Jena, the company is headquartered in Oberkochen, Germany. The Carl Zeiss Foundation, one of the largest foundations in Germany committed to the promotion of science, is the sole owner of the holding company, Carl Zeiss AG. Data privacy: www.zeiss.com/data-protection Imprint: http://zeiss.com/publisher This is ZEISS's official LinkedIn account. It follows the ZEISS Netiquette: www.zeiss.com/netiquette

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