PhD STELLAR (m/f/x)

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Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Baden-Württemberg
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The Role

Opportunity

Be part of shaping the future of inline quality inspection for battery manufacturing as a part of the EU-funded consortium STELLAR that will develop safe, sustainable, and high-throughput production of li-metal anodes. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to interact with a broad range of partners with deep experience across the battery value chain, from materials science and simulation to production and testing. Supported by the deep expertise in thin film measurement within ZEISS the challenge will be to develop innovative solutions that meet the unique challenges faced in this consortium. Travel between ZEISS and partner sites will cement the supportive network needed to reach the ambitious goals.

The geographic anchor point will be the ZEISS innovation Hub @ KIT. With the motto turning today’s research into tomorrow’s applications – together, the ZEISS Innovation Hub @ KIT explores new technologies and application fields, enabling the transformation of ideas into innovations. Here, students, researchers, entrepreneurs, and ZEISS employees meet at eye level and practice an open-innovation culture. For our team of researchers and engineers, we seek a student to support us with pushing opto-electronic systems in the field of spectroscopy forward to make the chemistry of our world visible anytime and everywhere.

Your role
  • Rapidly develop a deep understanding in the state-of-the-art in thin film thickness measurements

  • Learn to directly lease with stakeholders to understand user needs and evaluate solutions from technical and business perspectives

  • Define and develop solutions, and ultimately integrate them into a prototype coating machine

Your profile
  • A master’s degree in physics, photonics, electrical Engineering, mechanical engineering, mechatronics or comparable field with excellent results (submit transcripts with application).

  • Knowledge in the field of optics and spectroscopy is a plus

  • Excellent organization, problem-solving, and communication (English) skills

  • Passion for innovation and enthusiasm for new technologies as well as motivation to work in agile, interdisciplinary teams

Your ZEISS Recruiting Team:

Friederike Kirklar-Harms

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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.

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