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    Join ZF LIFETEC to save lives with cutting-edge technology.

    MAKE AN IMPACT EVERY DAY

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    As a pioneer and one of the industry’s global leaders in passive safety system solutions, ZF LIFETEC is shaping the sector. With our technology-driven approach and our comprehensive product range covering seat belt systems, inflatable restraint systems, and steering wheel systems, we make the world safer for everyone.

    WHY CHOOSE ZF LIFETEC

    CULTURE

    We foster an inclusive,
    creative workplace.

    MISSION

    We save lives!

    VALUES

    Deeply committed
    to core values.

    our culture of pioneering passive safety

    We cultivate a vibrant, inclusive workplace where every team member can actively contribute and succeed. Our culture fosters creativity and personal development, blending startup agility with corporate stability. We prioritize career growth with comprehensive programs and clear advancement paths. Our pioneering culture appreciates personal engagement and new ways of thinking. Our competitive compensation reflects our skilled workforce's value. Diversity, inclusion and creating a sense of belonging are core to our ethos. We value an inspiring work environment that goes hand in hand with a healthy work-life balance and flexible work options. 

    Our mission

    ZF LIFETEC stands for a clearly defined mission: We save lives. We want to create a world with more safety for everyone – regardless of age, size and gender. For us, safety is about protection, not limitation. We pave the way for comfort and design in the vehicle.   
     

    Our values

    At ZF LIFETEC, we operate transparently and ethically in all our business practices. We also apply effective risk management and compliance regulations. Learn more about how we are committed to addressing environmental, social and governance (ESG) topics.

    Responsibility

    We are aware of our responsibilities to customers, society and the environment and we conduct our business in a sustainable and ethical manner

    Quality

    In everything we do, we strive for the highest possible quality

    Flexibility

    We adapt flexibly and agilely to the requirements of the market as well as our customers and employees

    Respect

    We treat our customers and employees with dignity, appreciation and respect

    Care

    The safety of our employees is just as important to us as the safety of the people who come into contact with our products

    Fairness

    We promote a safe, respectful, future-proof and positive working environment, with room for personal development and fair remuneration

    Transparency

    Openness and transparency determine our actions for the greatest possible trust in our customers, interest groups and employees

    Integrity

    We are transparent and open - and earn the trust of our customers and employees anew every day

    Reliability

    Absolute reliability is our basic requirement. This applies to our products as well as to our actions

    Join the ZF LIFETEC team

    Explore a life-saving world of exciting prospects and be a part of an inspiring, modern work environment.

    ZF LIFETEC offers career options across many regions and is ready to welcome your talent.

    As we undergo our current transformation as a standalone company, extraordinary job opportunities await you in our globally renowned company, ZF LIFETEC.
     

    Find your job at ZF LIFETEC
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    Meet the Management team

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    Rudolf Stark

    CEO ZF LIFETEC

    Rudolf Stark, has served as Head of ZF LIFETEC since August 2019. He joined ZF Group in 2018, and since then has successfully applied his extensive experience to contribute to the growth and success of the company’s passive safety systems offering. A graduate in business administration and mechanical engineering, Rudolf's journey at various companies, from DaimlerChrysler Rail Systems to Continental AG, has been marked by diverse managerial roles in sales, development, and general management with a total of almost 20 years in the automotive industry.
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    Ulf Loleit

    CFO ZF LIFETEC

    Ulf Loleit has been the CFO of ZF LIFETEC since June 2023. He joined ZF Group in November 2019 as Head of Corporate Finance. From April 2021 till June 2023, he also led Corporate Controlling in a dual role. Prior to joining ZF, he spent 22 years at BASF in various management positions, thereof 15 years in senior executive roles. He was Corporate Treasurer for BASF from 2015 till 2019 and spent four years in Hong Kong as Head of Finance Asia Pacific. Ulf Loleit commands extensive know-how in financial planning and controlling, risk management, capital markets, asset management, financing, shared services and M&A. Before studying economics in Germany and Canada, Ulf Loleit started his career at Deutsche Bank with an apprenticeship and worked part-time in corporate banking until his graduation from university.
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    Dr. Michael Eisenbarth

    COO ZF LIFETEC

    Dr. Michael Eisenbarth is ZF LIFETEC ‘s chief operating officer (COO).  He is responsible for all production plants, domain operations functions, supply chain management and since 2025 also for purchasing. Michael  joined ZF Group in October 2020 as senior vice president operations. Before ZF, he worked at Vitesco Technologies / Continental where he served as vice president in various global leading positions in different business areas. In this context, Michael was leading the operations workstream to execute the operational carve-out of Powertrain to Vitesco. Prior to this, he worked at Delphi Automotive following a tenure leading the Electronics Production department at the Institute for Factory Automation and Production Systems at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg where he had graduated and earned a doctorate degree in Production Engineering. Overall, Michael has been active in the automotive industry for more than 20 years. 
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    84544 Aschau am Inn


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