Manufacturing Engineer (Spector) 1 - US - NJ - Somerset, United States
$76,000 - $125,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 8 October 2026 by the employer.
Develop advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment.
About the role
This role involves providing hands-on engineering support for the assembly, integration, testing, and production of advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment. You will work with sophisticated electromechanical systems to improve manufacturability, drive quality, solve production issues, and enhance factory performance.
What you'll do
- Provide hands-on engineering support for the assembly, integration, testing, and production of semiconductor equipment.
- Serve as a key technical resource supporting production quality, reliability, schedule attainment, and operational performance.
- Partner with manufacturing technicians and operations teams to troubleshoot build and test issues.
- Lead resolution of recurring and complex manufacturing challenges through structured investigation and corrective action implementation.
- Investigate manufacturing, quality, and reliability issues using structured problem-solving methodologies such as 8D, 5 Whys, and FMEA.
- Analyze engineering drawings, bills of material, schematics, test data, and manufacturing documentation to resolve product and process issues.
What you'll need
- Experience providing hands-on engineering support for the assembly, integration, testing, and production of semiconductor equipment.
- Ability to troubleshoot build and test issues.
- Proficiency in structured problem-solving methodologies such as 8D, 5 Whys, and FMEA.
- Experience performing root cause analysis.
- Ability to analyze engineering drawings, bills of material, schematics, test data, and manufacturing documentation.
- Experience in developing and improving manufacturing processes, work instructions, assembly procedures, and production documentation.
Skills: electromechanical systems, manufacturing processes, root cause analysis, FMEA, production support
This role has been open 3 days — well below the 54-day median for Semiconductor Equipment Engineering roles.
Semiconductor Equipment Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
3743
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Median days open
54 d
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Median salary
$126k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Veeco Instruments | All employers we track in this specialty (3743 roles · 83 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 50 | 3743 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 82 | 9738 · 108 employers |
| Median days open | 47 d | 54 d (−7 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $126k |
Skills observed across this category: electromechanical systems, manufacturing processes, root cause analysis, FMEA, production support
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials · 612 open roles · median 54 d
- Lam Research · 547 open roles · median 43 d
- Micron Technology · 270 open roles · median 45 d
- KLA Corporation · 252 open roles · median 67 d
- ASML · 197 open roles · median 65 d
- ASM International · 162 open roles · median 79 d
How we counted: 3743 open Semiconductor Equipment Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 83 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 11 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Figures refresh nightly.