Quality Engineer (PSP) - US - PA - Horsham, United States
$68,000 - $87,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 16 September 2026 by the employer.
Join Veeco's Precision Surface Processing (PSP) business.
About the role
This role involves leading continuous improvement initiatives to drive operational excellence and exceed customer expectations. You will work on wet etch and clean systems used in advanced chip packaging and AI workloads.
What you'll do
- Lead cross-functional teams to identify and resolve quality issues in complex electromechanical systems.
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives using tools such as 8D and FMEA.
- Act as the voice of quality in NPI (New Product Introduction) gate reviews and design decisions.
- Analyze production and field data to identify trends, drive root cause analysis, and implement Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA).
- Develop and maintain Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) relevant to program and company objectives.
- Partner with Supplier Quality and vendors to leverage Failure Analysis learnings in improvement efforts.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical field and a minimum of 2 years of related experience.
- Expertise in quality tools such as 8D, FMEA, 5Why Analysis, Fishbone/Ishikawa Diagrams, and SPC.
- Strong analytical skills with a foundation in statistics and data analysis.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
Nice to have
- Capital equipment manufacturing experience.
- Semiconductor industry experience.
- Familiarity with agile methodologies (e.g., Scrum, Kanban).
- Experience with data analysis tools (e.g., Excel, Minitab, Power BI, Sigma Solutions).
Skills: quality issues, continuous improvement, 8D, FMEA, CAPA
This role has been open 22 days — well below the 52-day median for Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering roles.
Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
2412
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Median days open
52 d
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Median salary
$99k
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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 (2412 roles · 77 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 18 | 2412 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 82 | 9754 · 107 employers |
| Median days open | 85 d | 52 d (+33 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $99k |
Skills observed across this category: quality issues, continuous improvement, 8D, FMEA, CAPA
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 382 open roles · median 80 d
- Entegris · 250 open roles · median 29 d
- Applied Materials · 235 open roles · median 39 d
- Lam Research · 106 open roles · median 51 d
- Infineon Technologies · 88 open roles · median 52 d
- ASML · 75 open roles · median 69 d
How we counted: 2412 open Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 77 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 9 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.