Senior Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer

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 .

At Veeco, our success depends on a world-class supplier network that consistently delivers high-quality, reliable, and innovative components supporting some of the most advanced semiconductor manufacturing technologies in the world. We are seeking a Senior Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer IV to serve as a strategic technical leader responsible for driving supplier excellence, mitigating supply chain risk, and ensuring quality and manufacturing readiness across a global supplier base.

In this highly visible role, you will partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Operations, and key suppliers to influence product quality throughout the product lifecycle, from supplier selection and new product introduction through full-rate production. You will lead complex supplier development initiatives, drive continuous improvement efforts, establish robust quality systems, and resolve critical supplier performance challenges that directly impact business success.

The ideal candidate combines deep manufacturing and quality expertise with strong leadership, analytical, and problem-solving skills and thrives in a fast-paced semiconductor capital equipment environment where data-driven decisions, operational excellence, and supplier performance are critical to success.

• •Develop and execute supplier quality strategies that improve supplier performance, reduce risk, and support business growth.
• •Lead supplier qualification, development, and performance management activities for critical suppliers and contract manufacturers.
• •Establish supplier quality metrics, scorecards, and improvement plans that drive measurable quality, delivery, and cost improvements.

• •Conduct supplier audits and assessments to evaluate quality systems, manufacturing processes, and operational controls.
• •Drive supplier corrective and preventive actions while managing quality, delivery, capacity, and business continuity risks.
• •Ensure supplier compliance with quality management systems, change control requirements, and customer expectations.

• •Partner with suppliers to develop and validate Product Quality Plans, PFMEAs, Control Plans, MSA studies, and SPC methodologies.
• •Define and optimize incoming, source, and outgoing inspection strategies using risk-based quality principles.
• •Utilize statistical analysis and process capability data to reduce variation, improve yield, and prevent defects.

• •Collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain teams to define quality

• •Lead supplier quality activities supporting NPI, supplier industrialization, production transfers, and manufacturing ramp-up initiatives.
• •Identify and mitigate supplier-related risks during product development, qualification, and pre-production phases.
• •Manage supplier process, material, and manufacturing changes while ensuring compliance with Copy Exact, configuration management, and change control requirements.

• •Analyze supplier quality data, trends, and KPIs to identify risks and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• •Develop quality dashboards, reporting tools, and metrics that support data-driven decision making.
• •Present supplier performance, risk assessments, and improvement initiatives to cross-functional and leadership teams.

• +Master's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Operations, or a related technical field.
• +Semiconductor capital equipment industry experience strongly preferred.
• +ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), Certified Supplier Quality Professional (CSQP), Certified Quality Auditor (CQA), Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence (CMQ/OE), ASQ/RAB Lead Auditor, and/or Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.