Senior Systems Engineer
$152,836 - $193,593 USD yearly
Lead system requirements, architecture, integration, and qualification for Laser Spike Annealing and Nanosecond Annealing platforms.
Originally posted 3 November 2026 by the employer.
About the role
As a Senior Systems Engineer, you will lead requirements, architecture, integration, verification, and qualification for Veeco’s laser annealing platforms. This role spans the Laser Spike Annealing and Nanosecond Annealing product families, integrating mechanical, electrical, optical, software, thermal, gas-flow, and process technologies into production systems.
What you'll do
- Own system requirements and architecture for laser annealing products, translating customer and business needs into measurable subsystem and component specifications.
- Lead cross-functional integration of mechanical, electrical, optical, software, thermal, pneumatic, gas-flow, control, and process subsystems.
- Define verification and qualification strategies that demonstrate performance, reliability, safety, and readiness for high-volume semiconductor manufacturing.
- Design and execute experimental test plans, analyze system and process signals, and convert results into design decisions and corrective actions.
- Resolve complex system issues through structured root-cause analysis, disciplined experimentation, and coordinated action across engineering teams.
- Evaluate concepts and technology trade-offs to recommend platform architecture choices supporting device requirements and product roadmaps.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, optical engineering, systems engineering, physics, or a related field with at least 8 years of experience; master’s degree with at least 6 years; or a doctorate with at least 3 years.
- Demonstrated experience defining requirements and leading system integration, verification, and performance qualification for complex equipment.
- Experience developing test plans and using experimental results to validate system-level performance.
- Deep working knowledge of one or more areas: laser systems, optical systems, electromechanical motion, thermal management, pneumatic or gas-flow control, control systems, or semiconductor metrology.
- Experience working across at least three engineering disciplines, such as mechanical, electrical, optical, software, controls, thermal, fluid, or process engineering.
- Proficiency in advanced data analysis for time-series signals, equipment telemetry, designed experiments, and system performance characterization.
Skills: laser annealing, optical systems, system integration, qualification, thermal management
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This role has been open 0 days — well below the 47-day median for Semiconductor Equipment Engineering roles.
Semiconductor Equipment Engineering · Optical Laser Systems
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Open roles in category
48
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Median days open
47 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$158k
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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 (48 roles · 11 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 2 | 48 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 87 | 10050 · 106 employers |
| Median days open | 0 d | 47 d (−47 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $158k |
Skills observed across this category: laser annealing, optical systems, system integration, qualification, thermal management
Who's hiring in this category
- KLA Corporation · 14 open roles · median 131 d
- ASML · 12 open roles · median 29 d
- Applied Materials · 5 open roles · median 45 d
- MKS Instruments · 5 open roles · median 105 d
- Keysight Technologies · 4 open roles · median 9 d
- Coherent Corp · 2 open roles · median 58 d
How we counted: 48 open Semiconductor Equipment Engineering (Optical Laser Systems) roles from 11 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 3 Nov 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.