AR Engineer & Polycold Support
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ZEISS Group
AR
Summary
The AR Systems Engineer provides electrical, mechanical, and refrigeration support for manufacturing systems while building internal Polycold service capabilities. Responsibilities include performing preventative and corrective maintenance, diagnosing equipment issues, and delivering technical training to customer teams.
Job Description
How many companies can say they’ve been in business for over 177 years?
Here at ZEISS, we certainly can! As the pioneers of science, ZEISS handles the everchanging environments in a fast-paced world, meeting it with cutting edge of technologies and continuous advancements. ZEISS believes that innovation and technology are the key to a sustainable future and solutions for global change. We have a diverse range of portfolios throughout the ZEISS family in segments like, Industrial Quality & Research, Medical Technology, Consumer Markets and Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology. We are a global company with over 42,000 employees and have over 4,000 in the US and Canada alone! Make a difference, come join the team!
What's the role?
The AR Systems Engineer provides electrical, mechanical and refrigeration support for AR and Rx manufacturing systems across ZEISS and customer environments. The role combines AR system expertise with Polycold refrigeration servicing to ensure uptime, performance and safe operation. A key focus is building internal Polycold service capability while reducing reliance on external vendors
Sound Interesting? Here's what you'll do:
AR Systems – Technical Service & Field Engineering
- Provide remote and onsite technical support for AR / HC equipment
- Diagnose electrical, mechanical and process issues
- Perform preventative, corrective and emergency maintenance
- Install, commission, calibrate and validate equipment
- Interpret schematics and technical documentation
- Assess equipment performance and support improvements
- Deliver training to customer teams
Polycold / Refrigeration Service & Support
- Service and troubleshoot Polycold refrigeration systems
- Perform diagnostics including pressure analysis and leak detection
- Conduct evacuation, charging and refrigerant regassing
- Ensure compliance with refrigerant handling regulations
- Maintain contamination control and system cleanliness
- Support Level 1 service activities and procedures
- Ensure tools, spare parts and refrigerant availability
General Service Delivery
- Own technical issues through to resolution
- Maintain service reports and documentation
- Ensure compliance with ZEISS and customer safety standards
- Identify performance improvement opportunities
- Collaborate with internal teams
- Travel as required (50-80%)
- Support training and knowledge transfer
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives
- Provide broader technical support as required
Equipment Used
- Electrical and mechanical service tools
- Refrigeration service equipment (gauges, vacuum pumps, charging systems)
- Diagnostic and measurement equipment
- Standard computing tools
Do you qualify?
- Degree or trade qualification in Electrical, Mechanical or Refrigeration or equivalent experience
- Certification for safe handling of refrigerants and regassing
- 5 years servicing, troubleshooting & maintenance of refrigeration equipment in industrial environments.
- 2 years experience with Polycold systems preferred
- 2 years experience with AR coating systems preferred
We have amazing benefits to support you as an employee at ZEISS!
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Medical
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Vision
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Dental
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401k Matching
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Employee Assistance Programs
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Vacation and sick pay
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The list goes on!
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
This is a full-time position.
The pay offered for this role may be influenced by factors such as job location, scope of role, qualifications, education, experience, & complexity/specialization/scarcity of talent.
This position is also eligible for a performance bonus. ZEISS also offers robust benefits, including medical plans, retirement savings plan and paid time off.
ZEISS is an EEO/AA/M/F/Disabled Veteran Employer
Your ZEISS Recruiting Team:
Christina Choing
Zeiss provides Equal Employment Opportunity without unlawful regard to an Applicants race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender, marital status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, military or veteran status, citizen status, sexual orientation, pregnancy (includes childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical condition), genetic predisposition, carrier status, gender expression or identity, including transgender identity, or any other class or characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law of the employee (or the people with whom the employee associates, including relatives and friends).
ZEISS is an internationally leading technology enterprise operating in the fields of optics and optoelectronics. In the previous fiscal year, the ZEISS Group generated annual revenue totaling almost 12 billion euros in its four segments Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology, Industrial Quality & Research, Medical Technology, and Consumer Markets (September 30, 2025).
For its customers, ZEISS develops, produces, and distributes highly innovative solutions for industrial metrology and quality assurance, microscopy solutions for the life sciences and materials research, and medical technology solutions for diagnostics and treatment in ophthalmology and microsurgery. The name ZEISS is also synonymous with the world's leading lithography optics, which are used by the chip industry to manufacture semiconductor components. There is global demand for trendsetting ZEISS brand products such as eyeglass lenses, camera lenses, and binoculars.
With a portfolio aligned with future growth areas like digitalization, healthcare, and Smart Production and a strong brand, ZEISS is shaping the future of technology and constantly advancing the world of optics and related fields with its solutions. The company's significant, sustainable investments in research and development lay the foundation for the success and continued expansion of ZEISS' technology and market leadership. ZEISS invests 15 percent of its revenue in research and development – this high level of expenditure has a long tradition at ZEISS and is also an investment in the future.
With over 46,600 employees, ZEISS is active globally in around 50 countries with more than 60 sales and service locations, around 40 research and development facilities, and 30 production facilities worldwide.
Learn more about ZEISS: www.zeiss.com/about
Data privacy: www.zeiss.com/data-protection
Imprint: www.zeiss.com/publisher
This is ZEISS's official LinkedIn account. It follows the ZEISS Netiquette: www.zeiss.com/netiquette
Company size
10,001+ employees
Industry
Machinery Manufacturing
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Oberkochen
ZEISS is an internationally leading technology enterprise operating in the fields of optics and optoelectronics. In the previous fiscal year, the ZEISS Group generated annual revenue totaling almost 12 billion euros in its four segments Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology, Industrial Quality & Research, Medical Technology, and Consumer Markets (September 30, 2025).
For its customers, ZEISS develops, produces, and distributes highly innovative solutions for industrial metrology and quality assurance, microscopy solutions for the life sciences and materials research, and medical technology solutions for diagnostics and treatment in ophthalmology and microsurgery. The name ZEISS is also synonymous with the world's leading lithography optics, which are used by the chip industry to manufacture semiconductor components. There is global demand for trendsetting ZEISS brand products such as eyeglass lenses, camera lenses, and binoculars.
With a portfolio aligned with future growth areas like digitalization, healthcare, and Smart Production and a strong brand, ZEISS is shaping the future of technology and constantly advancing the world of optics and related fields with its solutions. The company's significant, sustainable investments in research and development lay the foundation for the success and continued expansion of ZEISS' technology and market leadership. ZEISS invests 15 percent of its revenue in research and development – this high level of expenditure has a long tradition at ZEISS and is also an investment in the future.
With over 46,600 employees, ZEISS is active globally in around 50 countries with more than 60 sales and service locations, around 40 research and development facilities, and 30 production facilities worldwide.
Learn more about ZEISS: www.zeiss.com/about
Data privacy: www.zeiss.com/data-protection
Imprint: www.zeiss.com/publisher
This is ZEISS's official LinkedIn account. It follows the ZEISS Netiquette: www.zeiss.com/netiquette
Company size
10,001+ employees
Industry
Machinery Manufacturing
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Oberkochen