Vacuum Equipment Technician — NPI & Validation

Veeco Instruments Inc.; Waltham (MA); On-site; USD 74,000 - 98,000; 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)

Life and Accident Insurance

Disability Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Identity Theft Remediation

Emergency Travel Assistance

Job summary

Veeco Instruments Inc. seeks an Equipment Technician to support NPI, design verification and system validation of advanced vacuum processing platforms at our Beverly, MA site.

This hands-on role collaborates with process, development, manufacturing and quality teams to ensure readiness before customer release. The ideal candidate has 4+ years of hands-on equipment experience in mechanical, electrical or industrial fields, with familiarity in vacuum-based semiconductor tools and strong diagnostic

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years of hands-on experience as an Equipment Technician in an engineering-related field (preferably Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial).
• Direct experience with vacuum-based semiconductor equipment and wafer or substrate processing tools is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Set up, install, and perform preventive maintenance on advanced wafer-processing and vacuum-based equipment to ensure system readiness and performance.
• Interpret and apply schematics, diagrams, drawings, and procedures to support equipment setup, testing, troubleshooting, and recovery activities.
• Diagnose and resolve system performance issues using high-precision electrical, optical, mechanical, and vacuum test equipment.
• Develop, execute, and document experimental test plans, collecting and analyzing data to validate equipment and process performance.
• Partner with Development Engineers to troubleshoot and resolve complex issues identified during system integration and NPI builds.
• Support engineering activities, including design verification, testing, modification, fabrication, and assembly of electromechanical and vacuum subsystems.
• Participate in cross-functional, small-team initiatives to address product-level challenges such as design improvements, supplier issues, manufacturing escalations, and continuous improvement projects.
• Manage and maintain internal inventory and spare parts to support efficient lab and development operations.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Reading schematics & diagrams

Cross-functional collaboration

Time management

Technical communication

Learning new tools

Accountability

MS Office & Teams

Willingness to travel

Education

Associate degree or higher in Mechanical/Electrical/Industrial Engineering Technology

Tools

MS Office Suite

Maintenance/tracking systems

P&IDs reading

Job description

Veeco Instruments Inc. seeks an Equipment Technician to support NPI, design verification and system validation of advanced vacuum processing platforms at our Beverly, MA site.

This hands-on role collaborates with process, development, manufacturing and quality teams to ensure readiness before customer release. The ideal candidate has 4+ years of hands-on equipment experience in mechanical, electrical or industrial fields, with familiarity in vacuum-based semiconductor tools and strong diagnostic