Director, Engineering
Veeco · - NY - Plainview, NY
- Level
- Director+
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Base pay
- $173k–$220k
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 12+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A director-level manufacturing role at Veeco (industrial) in - NY - Plainview, NY. Lead engineering execution across the full product lifecycle, from requirements definition through customer deployment and field performance.
- They ask for
- 12+ years · degree required
- Base pay
- $173k–$220k
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of November 9, 2026
Manufacturing Engineer roles in New York: typical posted base $86k–$125k. This one lists $173k–$220k.
Median of the low and high ends of 55 live postings that list pay, out of 92 manufacturing engineer openings in New York, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
New York plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 91 other live manufacturing postings in New York.
- Base pay
- About 90% above similar roles
- Experience asked
- More than usual (12+ vs 5+)
Typical $86k–$121k, from 51 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Tooling 41%
- Root cause 36%
- Lean 30%
- Automation 30%
- Team leadership 23%
- Cost reduction 21%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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This plant: Veeco in - NY - Plainview
1 other open role at this site.
- Engineering Technician (Spector) · Manufacturing
Full description from VeecoAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
requirements
into manufacturable products that meet performance, quality, cost, and schedule commitments. Your decisions will directly influence product roadmaps, development velocity, and customer adoption across Veeco's advanced process equipment portfolio. Working across Mechanical, Electrical, Systems, and Software Engineering, you will shape the next generation of deposition and etch platforms while building a high-performing engineering organization capable of scaling with the business.
Responsibilities
- ◆Lead engineering execution across the full product lifecycle, from
requirements
definition through customer deployment and field performance.
- ✓Direct multi-disciplinary Mechanical, Electrical, Systems, and Software Engineering teams to deliver advanced deposition and etch programs on committed schedule, cost, and quality targets.
- ✓Drive system architecture and technical decision-making that balance performance, manufacturability, reliability, serviceability, and risk.
- ✓Partner with Product Management, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology, and Customer Support leaders to translate market
requirements
into successful product roadmaps and customer solutions.
- ✓Establish operating metrics, development processes, and resource plans that improve engineering efficiency, predictability, and product quality.
- ✓Build organizational capability by recruiting, developing, and retaining top engineering talent while creating a culture of accountability, collaboration, and innovation.
- ✓Represent engineering with customers, suppliers, and strategic partners to resolve complex technical and business challenges.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related technical discipline required; Master’s degree preferred. 12+ years of progressive engineering experience in complex capital equipment or related industry, including 5+ years in senior engineering leadership roles is also required.
requirements
into product architectures, execution plans, and measurable business outcomes.
- ✓Experience balancing technical performance, schedule, cost, quality, and operational readiness across multiple programs.
- ✓Ability to influence senior stakeholders and align competing priorities across engineering, operations, commercial, and support functions.
- ✓Semiconductor equipment experience within deposition, etch, vacuum processing, thin-film technologies, ion beam systems, or related manufacturing platforms.
- ✓Skilled at communicating technical strategy, program risk, and business impact to executive audiences.
Salary and Benefits
requirements
exceed the advertised range and you remain interested in Veeco, we encourage you to apply or email your resume to recruiting@veeco.com .
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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 www.veeco.com/careers .
Overview
Veeco's Advanced Deposition and Etch portfolio sits at the center of increasingly demanding semiconductor manufacturing requirements, where customers expect faster innovation cycles, higher equipment performance, and predictable factory execution. As Director of Engineering, you will lead the multi-disciplinary organization responsible for translating customer, technology, and business
Knowledge, skills, and abilities
- •Demonstrated ownership of multiple concurrent product development programs from concept through release.
- •Experience managing budgets, resource allocation, and organizational planning responsibilities.
- •Proven success leading Mechanical, Electrical, Systems, and Software Engineering organizations in a product development environment.
- •Deep understanding of complex electro-mechanical systems and system-level engineering tradeoff decisions.
- •Skilled at translating customer
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
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 re