ZEISS in India

ZEISS in India is headquartered in Bengaluru and present in the fields of Industrial Quality Solutions, Research Microscopy Solutions, Medical Technology, Vision Care and Sports & Cine Optics.

ZEISS India has 3 production facilities, R&D; center, Global IT services and about 40 Sales & Service offices in almost all Tier I and Tier II cities in India. With 2200+ employees and continued investments over 25 years in India, ZEISS’ success story in India is continuing at a rapid pace.

Further information at ZEISS India.

Reports to: Head of R&D; Refractive Lasers (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 Engineering structure
- Build a cost-effective, scalable engineering capability in India fully aligned with global quality and compliance standards
- Strengthen ZEISS’ global operating model through effective cross-site collaboration and integration

Core Responsibilities
Lifecycle Ownership & Product Sustainability
- Assume full accountability for lifecycle engineering of released refractive products (post Gate 5), covering quality, safety, compliance, cost, and timelines
- Define and continuously evolve lifecycle roadmaps across product lines
- Lead obsolescence management strategies, including second sourcing and r

📌 Head of Refractive Laser Lifecycle Engineering (Bengaluru)
🏢 Zeiss
📍 Bengaluru