Motivation for the Work

As a student, you work with your colleagues on an equal footing and create ideal conditions for your future career.

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.

Join us today. Inspire people tomorrow.

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.

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Turning today's research into tomorrow's applications – together. At ZEISS, we focus on user-centric innovation to transform ideas into cutting-edge solutions. The ZEISS Innovation Hub @ KIT fosters collaboration between students, researchers, and industry professionals to drive technological advancements. For our team of researchers and engineers, we seek a student (f/m/x) to enhance the understanding of current trends in integrated photonic.

Your Role

With us, you have the opportunity to perfectly combine your studies with practical experience while actively contributing to exciting projects. This allows you to gain valuable skills, expand your network, and grow both professionally and personally.

• Conducting, evaluating, and presenting experiments related to photonic integrated circuits

• Evaluating achievable specifications using analytical methods

• Deriving critical system parameters based on an understanding of the system and the results

• Researching and evaluating relevant literature and commercially available solutions

• Enrolled in a Master's program in Physics, Photonics, Electrical/ Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics or comparable and achieving outstanding academic results

• Experience in a photonics laboratory

• Knowledge in the field of integrated photonics or electro-optic modulators is a plus

• Excellent skills in organization, problem-solving, communication (English and/or German), and innovation

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

Sounds exciting? Then become part of #teamZEISS and help us shape the future! Please provide your complete application documents (CV, transcript of records, etc.).