Head of Refractive Laser Lifecycle Engineering

Bangalore, India | Initial assignment up to 24 months in Jena, Germany

Role Mission

The Head of Lifecycle Engineering (REF) is accountable for establishing and leading a globally integrated Lifecycle Engineering function for ZEISS Refractive Lasers, ensuring long-term product sustainability, regulatory compliance and operational excellence.

This role combines end-to-end ownership of lifecycle engineering for released products with the strategic mandate to design and implement a scalable Germany–India operating model.

Strategic Impact

This role is critical to ZEISS Medical Technology’s ability to:

• Ensure uninterrupted product availability despite increasing component obsolescence, regulatory requirements, and cybersecurity demands
• Unlock innovation capacity within R&D by transferring sustaining activities into a dedicated Lifecycle Engi...