ZEISS Group Tech Stack

Global optics and optoelectronics manufacturer with four-segment industrial portfolio

Machinery Manufacturing Oberkochen 10,001+ employees Founded 1846 Privately Held

ZEISS is a 178-year-old, privately held optics and optoelectronics enterprise generating ~€12B in annual revenue across semiconductor lithography, industrial metrology, medical devices, and consumer optics. The company is mid-migration from SAP R/3 and ECC to S/4HANA across multiple initiatives (greenfield transformation, M&A rollouts, cloud integration), with engineering hiring heavily concentrated in implementation roles—signaling a period of significant operational and technology consolidation rather than product feature velocity.

Tech Stack 200 technologies

Core StackSAP Python Linux SAP S/4HANA MATLAB SAP MM ABAP Salesforce Workday Intershop Microsoft Office CAD CNC Teamcenter Polarion SAP R/3 SAP ERP SAP SD SAP CRM SAP IBP OpenText SAP Master Data Governance Creo Windows ABAP Test Cockpit SAP Fiori Elements Adobe Experience Manager Forms ZEISS Excel FTK Imager+170 more

AdoptingSAP S/4HANA AWS LangChain NVIDIA Isaac Sim MES SAP APO AWS Database Migration Service Microsoft Fabric+7 more

ReplacingSAP S/4HANA SAP R/3 SAP ECC

What ZEISS Group Is Building

◆Challenges

Migrating legacy sap r/3 to sap s/4
Compliance with local regulations
Sap s/4hana migration
Compliance with dguv standards
Efficiency improvement
Improving customer satisfaction
Meeting revenue quotas
Reducing cogs
Standardizing production processes
Meeting sales growth targets

▲Active Projects

Sap s/4 hana transformation
Product launch
Sap s/4hana implementation
Global m&a sap rollout
Installation and servicing of custom equipment
Sap s/4hana greenfield transformation
New product launches
Process integration via cloud integration on sap integration suite
Enterprise architecture integration / connectivity domain development
Assembly and setup support

Hiring Activity

Accelerating850 roles · 400 in 30d

Department

Engineering

332

Sales

Ops

Manufacturing

Support

Product

Research

Finance

Seniority

Senior

280

Mid

252

Intern

179

Manager

Junior

Lead

Director

Principal

Notable leadership hires: Head of Software, Head of Quality, Supply Chain Lead, Head of Operations, Finance Workstream Lead

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About ZEISS Group

ZEISS operates four core business segments: Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology (lithography optics for chip fabrication), Industrial Quality & Research (metrology and microscopy), Medical Technology (ophthalmology and microsurgery solutions), and Consumer Markets (eyeglass lenses, camera lenses, binoculars). The company employs 10,001+ people across 25+ countries and maintains a 15% revenue investment rate in R&D. Current operational focus includes SAP enterprise transformation, installation and servicing of precision equipment, and standardization of global production processes.

HeadquartersOberkochen

Company Size10,001+ employees

Founded1846

Hiring MarketsGermany, China, Canada, South Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Denmark, United States

Frequently Asked Questions

What countries does ZEISS hire in?

ZEISS has active hiring across 25 countries including Germany, United States, China, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Taiwan, South Korea, Austria, Israel, and others. Germany is the primary headquarters location (Oberkochen).

What tech stack does ZEISS use?

ZEISS runs SAP (R/3, ECC, S/4HANA, Fiori, ABAP), Salesforce, Microsoft Office, CAD/Creo, Python, MATLAB, Teamcenter, Workday, and AWS infrastructure. Currently adopting AWS Database Migration Service, Microsoft Fabric, and LangChain alongside the S/4HANA migration.