Senior Trainer, Manufacturing Operations

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US - NJ - Somerset

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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.

We’re looking for material difference-makers to join our growing team.

Veeco's Somerset production organization must build advanced semiconductor equipment safely, correctly, and efficiently across multiple product platforms while developing technicians fast enough to meet manufacturing demand. As Senior Trainer, Manufacturing Operations, you will create the level-based qualification system that turns technical knowledge into repeatable capability across Manufacturing, Assembly, Integration, and Final Test. Your work will improve technician readiness, troubleshooting consistency, out-of-box quality, and equipment uptime for ion beam deposition, ion beam etch, physical vapor deposition, diamond‑like carbon, metal organic chemical vapor deposition, and optical coating systems.

You will shape the training architecture, certification standards, technical content, and train‑the‑trainer model that prepare today's technicians and tomorrow's technical leaders.

• Build and continuously improve a level-based technical training and certification program that defines clear readiness standards for new hires, experienced technicians, and employees advancing into more complex roles.
• Qualify technicians to assemble, integrate, test, commission, and troubleshoot semiconductor capital equipment through classroom instruction, hands‑on practice, on‑the‑job learning, written assessments, and practical demonstrations.
• Translate field failures, manufacturing defects, engineering changes, and lessons learned into realistic simulations, standardized troubleshooting methods, and updated training content that improve out‑of‑box quality and equipment uptime.
• Establish platform‑specific learning paths covering vacuum systems, gas delivery, radio frequency systems, plasma sources, programmable logic controls, safety interlocks, motion control, electrical power distribution, sensors, actuators, and process qualification.
• Create and govern qualification records, skills matrices, work instructions, training manuals, technical guides, visual aids, and a searchable knowledge base that remain aligned with current engineering and manufacturing processes.
• Define escalation paths and teach structured problem solving, including design of experiments, Eight Disciplines, Five Whys, and fishbone analysis, so technicians can isolate root causes and resolve issues with appropriate urgency.
• Develop supervisors, leads, and qualified trainers to coach technicians consistently, expand cross‑training, reinforce safe work practices, and strengthen the pipeline of future technical leaders.

• Associate degree in science, engineering, or a related technical field and at least…