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Manufacturing Engineer

Veeco · - NJ - Somerset, NJ

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Level
Engineer
Team
Manufacturing
Degree
Required
Experience asked
5+ years
Industry
Industrial
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Recently

The role in 30 seconds

An engineer-level manufacturing role at Veeco (industrial) in - NJ - Somerset, NJ. In this role, you'll work directly with cutting-edge semiconductor equipment, partnering with technicians, engineers, and operations teams to solve real manufacturing challenges, improve product quality, and support successful production builds.

They ask for
5+ years · degree required
Tools it names
Root cause, GD&T, Automation, SAP
Day to day
relocation help

Read from the posting. The full description is below.

From the plant jobs report · week of November 9, 2026

Manufacturing Engineer roles in New Jersey: typical posted base $96k–$172k.

Median of the low and high ends of 11 live postings that list pay, out of 59 manufacturing engineer openings in New Jersey, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

New Jersey plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →

How this role compares

Against 58 other live manufacturing postings in New Jersey.

Base pay
Not listed in this posting

Typical $96k–$172k, from 11 postings that list pay.

Experience asked
Less than usual (5+ vs 10+)

Similar roles usually ask 10+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • ✓ Root cause 71%
  • Lean 69%
  • Team leadership 66%
  • 5S 58%
  • Capacity planning 58%
  • Time studies 54%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

Stands out: this posting asks for GD&T, SAP, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.

It asks for 5+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

At a glance

Relocation help

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How to get in at this plant

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  3. 3

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    • What does a normal week look like on your team?
    • Is the work mostly new product launches or sustaining existing lines?
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This plant: Veeco in - NJ - Somerset

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Qualifications

  • ✓Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
  • ✓Minimum 5 years of experience in Manufacturing Engineering, Production Engineering, Sustaining Engineering, or a similar role supporting the manufacture of complex electromechanical systems.

Preferred Qualifications

  • ✓Experience supporting semiconductor capital equipment, vacuum systems, precision automation, photonics, scientific instrumentation, or other highly engineered electromechanical products.
  • ✓Familiarity with cleanroom manufacturing environments, ERP systems (SAP preferred), and engineering change control processes.
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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

Build the Technology Powering the Future

At Veeco, we develop advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment that enables the technologies shaping the future, from AI infrastructure and high-performance computing to next-generation electronics.

We're seeking a hands-on Manufacturing Engineer to help bring complex electromechanical systems from design to reality. In this role, you'll work directly with cutting-edge semiconductor equipment, partnering with technicians, engineers, and operations teams to solve real manufacturing challenges, improve product quality, and support successful production builds.

If you enjoy troubleshooting complex hardware, collaborating across disciplines, and making a visible impact on products used by leading technology companies around the world, we'd love to hear from you.

Location: Somerset, NJ - Relocation Assistance Available

Support Manufacturing Operations

  • •Provide hands-on engineering support during assembly, integration, and testing of advanced semiconductor equipment.
  • •Partner with technicians and production teams to troubleshoot build and manufacturing issues.
  • •Support daily production activities to help ensure quality, schedule, and performance goals are achieved.

Solve Technical Challenges

  • •Investigate manufacturing and quality issues using structured problem-solving techniques.
  • •Support root cause analysis and corrective actions that improve product reliability and manufacturing performance.
  • •Work closely with Quality, Engineering, and Supply Chain teams to resolve production and supplier-related issues.

Improve Manufacturing Processes

  • •Develop and improve manufacturing processes, work instructions, and production documentation.
  • •Support engineering change implementation and configuration-controlled manufacturing processes.
  • •Identify opportunities to improve manufacturability, efficiency, quality, and repeatability.

Collaborate Across Teams

  • •Interpret engineering drawings, schematics, and technical documentation to support manufacturing activities.
  • •Partner with Design Engineering, Quality, Operations, Service, and Supply Chain teams to drive successful product builds.
  • •Support suppliers and manufacturing partners in resolving technical and production-related challenges.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

  • •Experience supporting manufacturing, assembly, integration, or testing of complex electromechanical products.
  • •Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills in a manufacturing environment.
  • •Familiarity with manufacturing documentation, BOMs, work instructions, and engineering change processes.
  • •Experience working with ERP systems such as SAP.
  • •Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, schematics, CAD models, and GD&T requirements.
  • •Knowledge of root cause analysis methodologies such as 8D, 5 Why, or similar approaches.
  • •Strong communication and collaboration skills with cross-functional teams.
  • •Semiconductor, precision equipment, vacuum systems, automation, or other high-technology manufacturing experience is strongly preferred.

Salary and Benefits

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

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