Product Manager Reliability (m/w/x)
LocationOberkochen
Typefull-time
SenioritySenior
Experience5+ yrs
Company size10,000+ people
PostedMar 17, 2026 · 7mo ago
Verified live23h ago
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Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, or related field
5+ years in product or project management, preferably in data analytics for the semiconductor industry, experience in software development
Understanding of data analytics tools and semiconductor processes
Excellent verbal and written skills for presenting complex information
Contribute to the strategic planning of the product roadmap and develop a comprehensive reliability strategy for SEM tools
Manage the product backlog by creating, prioritizing, and maintaining a list of reliabilty enhancements, experiments, and developments
Communicate with stakeholders, including R&D, Ops, Service, and SBU Management
Collaborate with Product Architects to clarify reliability requirements, participate in plannings and reviews, and assess completed work against acceptance criteria
Monitor performance and reliability metrics, identify potential risks, and develop strategies for improvement while maintaining documentation and preparing reports for stakeholders
MBA or Ph.D. is a plus
Skills
data analytics tools
Benefits
Professional development
Company bicycle subsidy
Pension plan
Profit sharing bonus
ZEISS Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
Enabler for smaller, more powerful, and more energy-efficient microchips Work where tomorrow is created. Around 80 percent of all microchips worldwide are manufactured using ZEISS technologies.
As the heart of every electronically controlled system, they are indispensable in our daily lives – whether in smartphones, smart homes, or smart factories. ZEISS is a technology leader in semiconductor manufacturing equipment. With high-precision lithography optics, photomask systems, and process control solutions, ZEISS enables the production of ever smaller, more powerful, and more energy-efficient microchips – and thus plays a key role in shaping the age of micro- and nanoelectronics with its innovations.
Your Role
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Contribute to the strategic planning of the product roadmap and develop a comprehensive reliability strategy for SEM tools, ensuring alignment with business goals
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Manage the product backlog by creating, prioritizing, and maintaining a list of reliabilty enhancements, experiments, and developments based on business value and customer needs
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Communicate with stakeholders, including R&D, Ops, Service, and SBU Management, to ensure transparency and gather feedback from high-end semiconductor customers on reliability needs
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Collaborate with Product Architects to clarify reliability requirements, participate in plannings and reviews, and assess completed work against acceptance criteria
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Monitor performance and reliability metrics, identify potential risks, and develop strategies for improvement while maintaining documentation and preparing reports for stakeholders.
Your Profile
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Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, or related field; MBA or Ph.D. is a plus
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5+ years in product or project management, preferably in data analytics for the semiconductor industry, experience in software development
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Understanding of data analytics tools and semiconductor processes
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Excellent verbal and written skills for presenting complex information
Benefits
Your skills are invaluable to us! At ZEISS, we offer a wide range of professional development opportunities, including qualification programs, our internal online learning platform CurioZ, external training courses, and attractive career paths. With our annually defined development goals, we support our employees in achieving their career objectives. Your work is valuable! As part of our team, you benefit from a variety of attractive employee benefits, such as a company bicycle subsidy and a competitive pension plan. You will also, of course, benefit from collectively agreed special payments, as well as an annual profit-sharing bonus (based on the fiscal year). People are at the heart of everything we do! ZEISS is a foundation-owned company. Therefore, we are particularly committed to values such as social responsibility, family-friendliness, and the social security of our employees. Because they are the driving force and the engine of our company – and are at the heart of everything we do. In addition, we offer flat hierarchies plus freedom and responsibility.
Your ZEISS Recruiting Team:
Georgios Tanoglou