Process Development Engineer – Advanced Deposition & Etch

Veeco; Beverly (MA); On-site; USD 93,000 - 118,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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

Job summary

Veeco's Advanced Deposition and Etch Business Unit seeks a Process Development Engineer to lead process qualification and customer acceptance activities for state-of-the-art deposition and etch platforms. You will develop qualification strategies, optimize thin-film processes, and analyze complex data across engineering teams to ensure products meet performance and reliability targets.

You will work hands-on with Ion Beam Deposition and Ion Beam Etch systems, collaborating with Research &

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Materials Science, Physics, Chemical, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering with at least 5 years of relevant experience.
• Experience developing, characterizing, optimizing, or qualifying thin-film deposition and etch processes in semiconductor manufacturing or related environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end process qualification and customer acceptance readiness for advanced deposition and etch systems.
• Develop qualification strategies translating customer specifications into robust validation plans and milestones.
• Perform process characterization, optimization, and validation to establish process capability and manufacturing readiness.
• Analyze process, equipment, and metrology data to identify performance trends and reduce variability.
• Lead cross-functional investigations with root cause analysis to implement effective solutions.
• Prepare and present qualification reports and support Factory Acceptance Tests and customer reviews.
• Collaborate with R&D, Manufacturing, Final Test, Operations, Product Marketing, and customer engineering teams for new product introductions and continuous improvement.

Skills

Thin-film deposition

Etch processes

Metrology techniques

Data analysis

Design of Experiments

Statistical Process Control

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Presenting to customers

Education

Bachelor of Science in Materials Science / Physics / Chemical Engineering / Electrical Engineering / Mechanical Engineering

Master of Science (optional)

Tools

NanoSpec

X-Ray Fluorescence

Ellipsometry

Profilometry

Job description

Veeco's Advanced Deposition and Etch Business Unit seeks a Process Development Engineer to lead process qualification and customer acceptance activities for state-of-the-art deposition and etch platforms. You will develop qualification strategies, optimize thin-film processes, and analyze complex data across engineering teams to ensure products meet performance and reliability targets.

You will work hands-on with Ion Beam Deposition and Ion Beam Etch systems, collaborating with Research &