ZF as an Employer

Why you should join us

Are you innovative and dedicated? Do you want to work for a successful international company on the cutting edge of automotive technology? Are you looking for a fair and responsible employer? Do you enjoy working in a team? Do you want to grow professionally and take on new responsibilities? Then come to ZF and help us shape the mobility solutions of tomorrow.

Creativity & Impact

ZF is a globally leading technology company that is creating the mobility solutions of tomorrow. We develop and design products to achieve the ultimate goal of zero emissions and zero accidents. Our innovative strength lies in combining traditional automotive components with ground-breaking digital technology.

Dynamic Environment & International Markets

In a world that is rapidly changing, it is critical that we respond fast and flexibly in order to continue to shape the future trends of mobility. Demonstrating such agility is the challenge that we and our employees face every day.

Possibility & Growth

As a globally attractive employer, ZF has many diverse international work opportunities to offer its employees. Our financial independence allows us to invest wisely in research and development now and in the future.

Reliability & Partnership

Constructive feedback, teamwork and mutual respect are guiding principles of working life at ZF. We encourage employees to work to the best of their ability by offering performance-based and structured professional development opportunities.

Rank 16 out of 100 of the most popular employers among future engineers: This is the result achieved by ZF in 2016 in the most important German employer ranking, the "trendence Graduate Barometer". The survey among economists at least resulted in a 36th place for ZF.In the 2014 employer ranking of the Universum Communications consultancy company, ZF ranked 26th out of 100 in the engineering group. The Universum Communications consulting company asked a total of around 30.000 German students about their "ideal employer".

what's next?

"I wanted to work for a global player in the automotive industry."

Hannes, IT Innovation Management Project Manager, Friedrichshafen

You want to know more? Whether in development, research, IT, production or in business administration - ZF offers diverse and interesting fields of work! Other ZF employees introduce their roles.

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