Senior Mechanical Engineer

About Veeco

You probably don’t realize it, but what we do at Veeco touches the lives of every person, every day. It’s a bold statement, but it’s true. From the smartphones in our pockets that access the world’s collective knowledge, to the cloud-based services where all that information lives, to high-speed wireless communication and computing power needed to drive artificial intelligence, augmented and virtual reality, gaming and so much more, our technology is all around us.

We design, develop, manufacture, and service highly complex, cutting‑edge machines used by our customers to create the essential devices that drive the digital age, connect the world, and improve the human experience. Along with the world’s leading technology companies, many of which are household names, we help solve their most difficult material science challenges, enabling technologies for a more connected, sustainable, and convenient world.

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The Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, based in Horsham, PA, will be responsible for the mechanical design and development of complex wafer processing equipment involving wet processing technologies used in the manufacturing of advanced semiconductors, LEDs, displays, photonics, VCSELs, power electronics, compound semiconductors, hard disk drives, MEMS and wireless chips. This is a key member of the R&D and Engineered to Order (ETO) team.

The engineer will work closely with engineering leadership, cross functional engineering team members, and manufacturing operations. This role involves overall system design, automation/robotics, gas and fluid delivery, as well as many other engineering and design areas.

• Act as lead team member for product development projects of wet processing technologies, with the responsibility for all mechanical design aspects of the equipment, subassemblies, and components
• Provide mechanical engineering expertise, while focusing on design quality, reliability, effective cost, and ease of manufacturing
• Perform analytical studies and theoretical calculations, requiring a variety of engineering knowledge, including analysis of vacuum vessels, heat transfer, material structural analysis, static and dynamic, fluids, motion mechanisms
• Define mechanical design specifications based on customer requirements and company capabilities
• Ensure that manufacturing processes are compliant with standard design practices and safety codes; ensure appropriate tests are in place to produce reliable products in a repeatable manner
• Prepare presentations and present design concepts, ideas, and test results to internal and external customers
• Provide expertise in mechanical engineering while participating in design reviews
• Support procurement efforts in correlation with overall project deadlines
• Provide “hands on” assistance and support to the manufacturing team
• Develop test plans and design of experiments and is directly involved in prototype development and testing
• Create and release engineering documentation through the Engineering Change Order (ECO) process
• Support Program Management with project flow through the Product Life Cycle (PLC) Phase gates
• Understand and adhere to various industry standards

BS Degree in Mechanical Engineering with a minimum of 8 years of experience designing or manufacturing capital equipment, subassemblies and components, or an MS degree in Mechanical Engineering with 6 years of experience is required. MS degree preferred. Experience with Solid Works and AutoCAD, or similar 3D CAD systems is required as is experience with Finite Element Analysis (FEA), both structural and thermal.

• Experience with SAP, or similar PLM system is required
• Ability to work effectively in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment as part of a multi‑disciplinary team, able to take initiative, own full projects, and/or lead a small project team
• General knowledge of electrical and software engineering disciplines
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced environment with a high level of technological complexity
• Excellent oral and written communication skills,…