Senior Laser Annealing Applications Engineer

Veeco Instruments Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Match

Holidays

Flexible Spending Accounts

Commuter Benefits

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Assistance Program

Identity Theft Protection

Emergency Travel Assistance

Job summary

Veeco Instruments Inc. is seeking a Product Applications Engineer to develop laser annealing applications and provide process support for advanced semiconductor customers in Texas.

You will translate customer challenges into production-ready solutions, work with engineering, marketing, and sales, and help drive new product capabilities. The role requires a strong background in semiconductor processing, hands-on experimental design, and the ability to travel up to 30% domestically and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in materials science, physics, chemistry, chemical engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of semiconductor process engineering, applications engineering, process integration, or related industry experience.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 30%.
• Eligible to work in and travel throughout customer locations within the United States and globally.
• Experience supporting semiconductor manufacturing environments, technology development, or process engineering programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of new laser annealing applications that improve semiconductor device performance, yield, and manufacturability.
• Translating customer process challenges into validated solutions, accelerating adoption of Veeco laser processing technologies.
• Establish and standardize best known methods for process development, process control, and continuous improvement across customer and internal laboratories.
• Drive cross-functional problem resolution with engineering, service, product management, and sales teams to achieve sustainable technical outcomes.
• Evaluate process performance using system diagnostics, experimental data, and statistical analysis to expand application capability and improve tool performance.
• Present technical findings, application results, and product capabilities to customers, executive stakeholders, and commercial teams.
• Train customers and internal teams on process methodology, system operation, and application best practices to improve long-term customer success.

Skills

Semiconductor Process

Applications Engineering

Process Integration

Travel 30%

Customer Support

Laser Annealing

Data Analysis

Experiment Design

Education

Engineering or Science Degree

Job description

Veeco Instruments Inc. is seeking a Product Applications Engineer to develop laser annealing applications and provide process support for advanced semiconductor customers in Texas.

You will translate customer challenges into production-ready solutions, work with engineering, marketing, and sales, and help drive new product capabilities. The role requires a strong background in semiconductor processing, hands-on experimental design, and the ability to travel up to 30% domestically and