Research Scientist (m/w/x) AI-Driven Transformation of Optical System Development

About the company

Step out of your comfort zone, excel and redefine the limits of what is possible. That’s just what our employees are doing every single day – in order to set the pace through our innovations and enable outstanding achievements. After all, behind every successful company are many great fascinating people.

In a spacious modern setting full of opportunities for further development, ZEISS employees work in a place where expert knowledge and team spirit reign supreme. All of this is supported by a special ownership structure and the long-term goal of the Carl Zeiss Foundation: to bring science and society into the future together.

Your tasks

You are passionate about cutting-edge research and motivated to shape the next generation of optical system development? In this role, you will make a key contribution to transforming classical engineering approaches into modern model-, data-, and AI-driven workflows. You will be part of a highly innovative team within the ZEISS Innovation Ecosystem, working closely with internal and external partners to develop forward-thinking methods, tools, and processes for holistic system design.

• Develop and implement AI-driven workflows for optical system design
• Combine modeling, simulation, data analytics, and machine learning to enable efficient
• design processes
• Contribute to modern software and toolchains for advanced system development
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams and partners across the ZEISS Innovation
• Ecosystem
• Support holistic system design from physical modeling to data-driven decision-making
• Transfer cutting-edge research results into industrial applications

Requirements

• PhD in Physics, Computer Science, or a related field
• Strong background in at least one of the following areas: optics, simulation, machine
• learning, or scientific computing
• Experience in software development (e.g., Python, C++, MATLAB)
• Interest in interdisciplinary challenges and complex systems
• Structured and independent working style combined with strong teamwork skills
• Excellent analytical thinking and enthusiasm for innovation

How to apply

Contact Friederike Kirklar-Harms, Selina Riccio

Other

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