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. Interested? Learn more at www.veeco.com/careers.
Overview:
Veeco is seeking an ambitious Field Service Engineer who is eager to learn our technology and drive customer satisfaction at our customer site in Villach, Austria. The successful candidate will be responsible for installation, calibration, preventative maintenance, equipment repairs and general upkeep of semiconductor equipment. The role is also responsible for the implementation and delivery of timely and effective service support strategies for Veeco’s key customer account with the objective of providing maximum customer satisfaction while meeting financial performance targets.
In this role, you will provide support to MOCVD customers, performing complex customer support activities involving the installation, modification, repair and preventive maintenance of complex equipment and systems to ensure proper working order. You'll lead on-site installations, testing and repair of equipment following established procedures and policies and isolate and resolve complex equipment malfunctions and initiate corrective action. You'll do all this while resolving complex issues in creative and effective ways. You may also act as a site lead and coordinate and provide work direction to other FSEs as needed - a great leadership opportunity!
Responsibilities:
- Install, modify, repair and perform preventive maintenance procedures on MOCVD Vacuum Equipment and systems, following SOP policies, procedures and work direction of supervisor or site lead
- Lead on-site installation, upgrade, testing and repair of equipment
- Perform final configuration and functionality testing of systems
- Host customers for acceptance tests prior to shipping equipment
- Train Veeco and customer personnel (Process Engineers, Maintenance Personnel and Operators on-site) on equipment operation and maintenance procedures
- Perform equipment upgrades, software upgrades and firmware upgrades
- Provide training, mentoring and guidance to less experienced personnel
- Support customer needs by interfacing with technical support and other support personnel, including development engineering on problems necessitating equipment design changes or on potential new product applications
- Conform at all times to Veeco and customer safety, cleanliness, and working protocol policies to maintain a safe and clean work environment
- Maintain and initiate direct contact with customers through daily and weekly on-site meetings to ensure customer satisfaction
- Create and present reports, project plans, training plans, certification matrices and other documentation as required
- Initiate, evaluate, analyze and document new processes, methods and designs
- Attend seminars/conferences on pertinent topics to increase the Veeco knowledge base of standards or new ideas
- Perform customer site audits as directed by management to ensure the quality of service is maintained at the highest level achievable
- Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
Associate's degree and a minimum of two years of experience in a technical customer service position is preferred. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered. Experience with vacuum & electro-mechanical systems and an understanding of basic software/ programming structures is required.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Must be fluent in both English and German and must possess excellent communication skills with the ability to speak with clarity and interface effectively with customer, management and peers
- Requires excellent systematic troubleshooting skills, utilizing a structured and comprehensive process to determine the root cause of an outage with ability to handle problems independently and implement corrective action
- Must be able to travel a minimum of 50% to multiple site locations in multiple countries if deemed necessary to align with customer work schedule. Will also be required to be available for specific emergency call-in work
- Ability to build strong customer relationships
- Displays commitment to resolve problems and make decisions based upon the priority of the problem in relation to business needs
Veeco is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected characteristics. Veeco is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities.
Notice to Applicants:
All communication about open positions and hiring will come from someone with a @veeco.com email address. You will always have multiple interviews and meet several team members (in-person or virtually) before we present an offer. We may also check references or conduct a background investigation as part of the offer process. We will never ask you for money for any reason, especially to send equipment or for pre-employment training. If you have any questions or concerns, or if someone has reached out to you and you think it might be a scam, please get in touch with us at recruiting@veeco.com.
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