Senior Trainer, Manufacturing Ops - Elevate Tech Readiness

Veeco Instruments Inc.; Franklin Township (NJ); On-site; USD 94,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

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 Instruments Inc. is seeking a Senior Trainer, Manufacturing Operations in Somerset, NJ to build and lead a level-based training and certification framework for semiconductor equipment technicians.

You will translate field issues into realistic training, design platform learning paths, and establish robust qualification records. You will also develop trainers, expand cross-training, and ensure safe, high-quality operations across assembly, integration, and final test teams.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in science, engineering, or related field with 8+ years in a manufacturing environment, or equivalent military technical education.
• Experience assembling, integrating, qualifying, or troubleshooting semiconductor process equipment.
• Experience training or qualifying technicians in manufacturing environments.
• Hands-on experience in vacuum, electromechanical, RF, plasma, PLCs, motion control, process controls, or equipment qualification.
• Experience creating training content, work instructions, qualification criteria, or certification records.

Responsibilities

• Build and continuously improve a level-based training and certification program for technicians across multiple platforms.
• Qualify technicians to assemble, integrate, test, commission, and troubleshoot semiconductor equipment through classroom and hands-on methods.
• Translate field issues into realistic simulations and updated training content to improve quality and uptime.
• Create platform-specific learning paths covering vacuum, gas delivery, RF systems, plasma sources, PLCs, safety interlocks, and more.
• Develop qualification records, skills matrices, work instructions, manuals, and a knowledge base aligned with processes.
• Define escalation paths and teach problem-solving methods (8D, 5 Whys, fishbone analysis) for root-cause resolution.
• Develop supervisory and trainer leadership to expand cross-training and strengthen the talent pipeline.

Skills

Semiconductor equipment

Training & mentoring

Curriculum design

On-the-floor coaching

Education

Associate degree

Job description

Veeco Instruments Inc. is seeking a Senior Trainer, Manufacturing Operations in Somerset, NJ to build and lead a level-based training and certification framework for semiconductor equipment technicians.

You will translate field issues into realistic training, design platform learning paths, and establish robust qualification records. You will also develop trainers, expand cross-training, and ensure safe, high-quality operations across assembly, integration, and final test teams.