Senior Project Engineer (PSP) at Veeco in Horsham, PA

About Veeco You probably don’t realize it, but what we do at Veeco touches the lives of every person, every day. It’s a bold statement, but it’s true. From the smartphones in our pockets that access the world’s collective knowledge, to the cloud-based services where all that information lives, to high-speed wireless communication and computing power needed to drive artificial intelligence, augmented and virtual reality, gaming and so much more, our technology is all around us.

We design, develop, manufacture, and service highly complex, cutting-edge machines used by our customers to create the essential devices that drive the digital age, connect the world, and improve the human experience. Along with the world’s leading technology companies, many of which are household names, we help solve their most difficult material science challenges, enabling technologies for a more connected, sustainable, and convenient world.

We’re looking for material difference-makers to join our growing team. Interested? Learn more at http://www.veeco.com/careers.

Overview:

Delivering complex semiconductor equipment on time takes more than managing a schedule, it requires disciplined execution across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and customer requirements. As a Senior Project Engineer supporting Veeco’s Precision Surface Processing (PSP) business, you will own project delivery from order through customer acceptance and shipment, with a particular focus on establishing, transferring, and scaling contract manufacturing capabilities. From contract manufacturing partner selection and production-line buildout through first-article acceptance, volume ramp, and stable delivery, you will drive the execution needed to expand production capacity while maintaining product quality and meeting customer commitments. Your work will help shape the operating model, readiness gates, risk visibility, and issue-resolution practices that make delivery of Veeco’s advanced wet etch and clean systems more predictable, scalable, and reliable across high-value semiconductor applications, including advanced chip manufacturing and packaging.

Responsibilities

• Lead contract-manufacturing projects from approved business case through production launch, including new partner onboarding, product transfer, line expansion, facility or production-cell buildout, tooling, test infrastructure, qualification, and ramp to target output.
• Own the integrated delivery plan for configured capital equipment, connecting customer commitments to engineering release, bill-of-material readiness, supplier capacity, material availability, assembly, test, inspection, and shipment milestones.
• Establish executable build readiness with each contract manufacturer by defining scope boundaries, deliverables, floor-space and utility needs, staffing and training plans, production documentation, quality controls, test methods, acceptance criteria, and contingency plans.
• Govern contract-manufacturer performance through measurable schedule, quality, cost, capacity, and recovery commitments; lead operating reviews and escalate decisions before issues affect customer delivery.
• Drive product-transfer and configuration control across Veeco and partner teams, ensuring drawings, bills of material, routings, work instructions, inspection plans, approved changes, and as-built records remain complete and aligned.
• Lead first-article, factory-acceptance, customer source-inspection, and shipment-readiness reviews; close technical findings, nonconformances, documentation gaps, and compliance actions before release.
• Provide concise executive and customer-facing updates that distinguish status, risk, root cause, recovery action, decision required, owner, and due date.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field with at least 8 years of related industry experience; a master’s degree with at least 6 years; a doctoral degree with at least 3 years
• Demonstrated ownership of at least one contract-manufacturing launch, product transfer, capacity expansion, or production-line buildout from planning through qualification and production ramp.
• Experience delivering complex capital equipment, industrial equipment, or similarly configured hardware across engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, quality, and customer requirements.
• Experience managing integrated schedules, dependencies, contractual deliverables, risks, and acceptance criteria from order or project authorization through delivery.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 25%.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Skilled in contract-manufacturer governance, including scope definition, statements of work, responsibility matrices, readiness gates, capacity plans, performance metrics, escalation paths, and recovery plans.
• Experienced in production transfers and buildouts involving facility interfaces, floor layouts, utilities, equipment and tooling installation, test capability, operator training, first-article builds, and production qualification.
• Able to translate commercial and customer requirements into controlled build packages with released drawings, bills of material, work instructions, inspection plans, test requirements, milestones, owners, and acceptance criteria.
• Experienced in supplier quality and change control, including nonconformance management, corrective action, deviation approval, configuration control, and traceable as-built documentation.
• Skilled at leading multidisciplinary teams through influence and resolving conflicts involving design maturity, materials, quality, capacity, cost, schedule, test, and documentation.
• Able to evaluate complex project data, select practical recovery actions, and explain business and technical trade-offs to senior leaders, customers, manufacturing partners, and engineering teams.
• Knowledge of semiconductor capital equipment, wet processing, precision surface preparation, or another high-mix engineered manufacturing environment; experience with SAP, SolidWorks drawings, and Microsoft 365 is preferred.

Salary and Benefits The expected salary range for this position is $106,512—$156,217, plus a bonus opportunity. We will consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors when determining your pay. If your salary requirements exceed the advertised range and you remain interested in Veeco, we encourage you to apply or email your resume to recruiting@veeco.com.

Other benefits include:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Holiday, Vacation, and Sick Time
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Commuter Benefits
• Life and Accident Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Identity Theft Remediation
• Emergency Travel Assistance

Veeco is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected characteristics. Veeco is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities.

Notice to Applicants: All communication about open positions and hiring will come from someone with a @veeco.com email address. You will always have multiple interviews and meet several team members (in-person or virtually) before we present an offer. We may also check references or conduct a background investigation as part of the offer process. We will never ask you for money for any reason, especially to send equipment or for pre-employment training. If you have any questions or concerns, or if someone has reached out to you and you think it might be a scam, please get in touch with us at recruiting@veeco.com.