Veeco Instruments Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"Company is very good and workplace is very nice too. It seems that the company wants to help people to develop themselves if the work load allow them do so. I worked as a Contract job there and did not get that much benefit from company though. But work with them was nice."

"Veeco has great technically sophisticated products. They are learning how to successfully deploy them in the semiconductor market. In many ways the company feels like a start up - learning how to set up business systems to enable effective operations."

"I have worked at Veeco for 6 years. It was a very pleasant place to work at. There was a very high level of cooperation between the various departments. The work ethics were very good. Upper management was accessible and open to new ideas and innovation."

"Great place work, especially for someone with interest in semiconductors and electronics engineering. I was exited to be part of research and development team as a lead technician."

What do you like about working at Veeco Instruments?

"The variety of projects and responsibilities. There were always new systems to help design and learn about."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"The engineering team values individuals who can work without much oversight. Much of the rote documentation is contracted work, so the value is in making the decision and proving the plan is valid, not correcting the drawings."

What don't you like about working at Veeco Instruments?

"The poject deadlines came too quickly. Most design work was done on a just-in-time basis, so any delay or need for redesign made the whole project suffer."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Allow more time for development. Allow more time to make sure the project is something the customer really wants. Make sure the project fits the complete scope. Strike down projects that don't fit the complete scope early in the process."

What do you like about working at Veeco Instruments?

"The only positive about working for Veeco is a very competitive salary."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Anyone contemplating working for this company should first get themselves a psychological evaluation."

What don't you like about working at Veeco Instruments?

"You are expected to dedicate your life to this company, 24 hours a day. Attempting to use allotted vacation may result in threats of termination. Medieval indentured servitude is a good description of working here."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Do the world a favor and slit your belly open."

"Good people and good experience."

What do you like about working at Veeco Instruments?

"Very Interesting and Challenging Projects."

"Great place for backstabbing."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Enter at your own risk."

What don't you like about working at Veeco Instruments?

"Arrogant upper management."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Turn yourself in."

What do you like about working at Veeco Instruments?

"I enjoyed the challenge & technology"

What don't you like about working at Veeco Instruments?

"I have no compliants"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I have no suggestions"

"Don't plan to retire with this company."

What do you like about working at Veeco Instruments?

"Working with smart people that have free character. Involved, complex & interesting product to work on. Decent Cafeteria. Fun Christmas party. Usually Plenty of overtime, but no job security for working tons of overtime."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"If you don't mind working lots of overtime, being there early in the morning every day & half hour lunch breaks then this place is for you."

What don't you like about working at Veeco Instruments?

"1/2 hour lunch breaks. Very picky about being there exactly at 7:30am. All take it personally. Living in latex gloves."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Upper management takes all the money & will pay meager wages to their hardest workers that work 7 days a week for weeks. When things just start to get slow they start letting people go no matter how many 7 day weeks they worked or how many years they've been there. The top CEO makes millions & some of his job duties are having lunch with big politicians. I've never seen him at the place on a Sunday."

"Pays good, environment is messed up"

What do you like about working at Veeco Instruments?

"there is a potential for growth if you like to throw others under the bus to get ahead"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"if u r not competent and don't know how to BS around it u will be figured out, by the people that don't make the decisions and will not be noticed by those that do."

What don't you like about working at Veeco Instruments?

"there is a potential for growth if you like to throw others under the bus to get ahead. To many things done hap-hazard and wrong. Makes for doing things right even more difficult"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Clean out the people who are not good managers and in addition to the technical people who are less then stellar"

"Sometimes some heavy travel, but very talented people."