Veeco Instruments

Project Engineer

Veeco Instruments$88K — $112K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in engineering, business, or related field; Master's preferred with relevant experience.
  • Minimum 5 years of project coordination experience, or 2 years with a Master's degree.
  • Proven ability to manage cross-functional communication between sales, engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams.
  • Experience in a fast-paced environment with effective resource and schedule management.
  • Strong leadership skills and ability to influence a multi-disciplinary team.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with clarity and confidence.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and familiar with SAP and SolidWorks.

Responsibilities

  • Assist in managing ETO build timelines with Operations and Manufacturing Engineers.
  • Coordinate just-in-time material releases with planners to optimize manufacturing efficiency.
  • Review customer specifications and configurations with product marketing, highlighting any gaps.
  • Provide weekly updates on equipment schedules to sales, finance, management, and customers.
  • Organize in-house/virtual customer inspections ensuring all action items are followed up on.
  • Complete ship readiness documentation and lead wrap-up meetings with cross-functional teams.
  • Coordinate delivery logistics for capital equipment, handling paperwork and compliance needs.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage.
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) for stock acquisition.
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company matching.
  • Generous vacation, holiday, and sick leave policies.
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for medical or dependent care expenses.
  • Commuter benefits to support travel needs.
  • Life, accident, and disability insurance for employee security.
  • Tuition reimbursement for career development opportunities.
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for personal support.
  • Identity theft remediation services offered.
  • Emergency travel assistance provided.
Full Job Description
Overview

The Project Engineerplays a critical role at Veeco. In this position, you will coordinate projects involving cross-functional teams focused on the delivery of complex capital equipment through the configuration process and into a finished state for external customers. You will need to have a detailed understanding of what has been sold, as expressed in the corresponding sales documentation, quotes, proposals, contracts, system definition engines, customer and internal communications.

Responsibilities

  • Assist with managing the timeline for Engineered-to-Order (ETO) build within Operations team for strategic and key customers in collaboration with Manufacturing Engineers, Planners, and the designated Test Engineer.
  • Work closely with planners to coordinate phased material releases using a just-in-time approach, enabling uninterrupted and efficient manufacturing operations.
  • Work closely with the product marketing group and coordinate the review of customer specifications and tool configuration. This includes informing the appropriate teams when gaps exist at tool kick-off.
  • Send out weekly equipment schedule updates to various teams (sales, finance, management, and customers).
  • Organize and schedule in-house/virtual customer source inspection for the tool as required. Ensure all action items from customer source inspection are documented, addressed, and closed out prior to shipment.
  • Complete ship readiness review documentation and facilitate wrap-up meeting with cross functional team.
  • Coordinate shipping of capital equipment (i.e., dates, paperwork, compliance of special shipping requirements, weights/dimensions, upgrades, etc.) with Logistics and Shipping team.


Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree (engineering, business, or related discipline preferred) with minimum of 5 years of related experience; or a Master's degree with 2 years of related experience.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • Experience coordinating projects from sales order to delivery where communication with disciplines across many functions (hardware and software engineering, materials, manufacturing operations, quality, etc.) is required for success.
  • Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, highly dynamic environment; able to manage changing schedules, specifications, resources effectively.
  • Able to provide leadership through influence for a multi-disciplinary team. Adept at multitasking and prioritizing.
  • Must possess a positive attitude and excellent communication skills. Speaks effectively with clarity, credibility, and confidence when communicating with customers, management, and peers.
  • Skilled in the use of computers, software applications, and other technology used for information gathering, product testing, computation. This includes proficiency in the Microsoft Suite- Office, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
  • Experience with semiconductor capital equipment preferred.
  • Experience with SAP, SolidWorks CAD drawing is desirable.


Salary and Benefits
The expected salary range for this position is $88,793.00 - $112,470.00, 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 [redacted].

Other benefits include:

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
  • 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

About Veeco Instruments

Veeco Instruments Inc. is a leading global provider of precision process equipment that enables the manufacture of LEDs, power electronics, hard drives, MEMS and wireless chips. Veeco's process equipment solutions enable the manufacture of LEDs, flexible OLED displays, power electronics, hard drives, MEMS and wireless chips. We are the market leader in MOCVD, MBE, Ion Beam and other advanced thin film process technologies. Our high-performance systems drive innovation in energy efficiency, consumer electronics and network storage and allow our customers to maximize productivity and achieve lower cost of ownership.
Learn more about Veeco Instruments
Size
1,091 employees
Market Cap
$949.7 million
Industry
Net Income
-$8.3 million
Founded
1990
5 Year Trend
+12%
Revenue
$454.1 million
NASDAQ

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