Field Applications Engineer (Spector) - Us - Tx, United States

Originally posted 17 September 2026 by the employer — open 1 day.

About the role

This Field Applications Engineer will support customer deployment, qualification, and production ramp of Veeco’s ion beam deposition systems. You will serve as a technical owner for assigned customer engagements, independently supporting tool qualifications, process transfer activities, and production ramp efforts.

What you'll do

• Lead process qualification and acceptance activities for Veeco systems at customer sites.
• Execute established process best-known methods (BKMs) and support process transfer into customer manufacturing operations.
• Perform process characterization, data collection, analysis, and reporting to ensure customer requirements are achieved.
• Troubleshoot process, hardware, and system performance issues and drive timely resolution.
• Provide customer training on equipment operation, process execution, maintenance procedures, and best practices.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, qualification reports, and process records.

What you'll need

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Physics, Materials Science, Chemistry, or a related technical field.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience supporting semiconductor, optical coating, thin-film deposition, vacuum process, or related manufacturing equipment.
• Experience qualifying and supporting production equipment in customer manufacturing environments.
• Demonstrated ability to independently troubleshoot complex process and equipment issues.
• Experience working directly with customers in a technical support, applications engineering, process engineering, or field engineering capacity.
• Strong understanding of thin-film deposition processes, vacuum systems, and associated hardware.

Skills: field applications engineer, ion beam deposition, process qualification, customer support, thin-film deposition