Does Veeco Instruments pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Veeco Instruments employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Veeco Instruments. This rating has decreased by 8% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Veeco Instruments?

64% of Veeco Instruments employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Veeco Instruments 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Veeco Instruments?

Engineer (16) , Mechanical Engineer (6) , Director (5) , Manager (5) , Field Service Engineer (4) , Manufacturing Technician (4) , Process Engineer (4) , Research Scientist (4) , Senior Assembler (4) , Technician (4) , Buyer (3) , Project Engineer (3) , Project Manager (3) , Senior Field Service Engineer (3) , Senior Research Scientist (3)

What are the pros of working at Veeco Instruments according to real employee reviews?

"The people were great and I was able to just do my work and enjoy it." ((in 32 reviews)); "Self managed environment,good pay, and great IT Team" ((in 10 reviews)); "Excellent Work Environment with Good Benefits" ((in 10 reviews)); "The benefits at Veeco were good." ((in 8 reviews)); "Salary is also fair" ((in 7 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Veeco Instruments according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management." ((in 16 reviews)); "Lots of change in leadership and in company direction, poor communication, very short sighted with business strategy, tons of turnover and constant layoffs" ((in 8 reviews)); "ness of Senior Management and deceitful nature of VPs/ GMs." ((in 7 reviews)); "Some managers are abusive of employees and HR looks the other way." ((in 5 reviews)); "Horrible/ dishonest upper management, filled with “yes” men, bad culture, entrenched VPs who constantly play favorites and zero IT support." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Veeco Instruments layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Veeco Instruments layoffs and their outlook for job security at Veeco Instruments in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Veeco Instruments locations?

Somerset , Plainview , San Jose , Horsham , Santa Barbara , Saint Paul , Fremont , New York , Elizabeth , Jersey City , New Brunswick , Boise , Kingston , Napanoch , Chandler , Gilbert , Minneapolis , Fresno , Santa Clara , Goleta , Fort Collins , Allentown , Philadelphia , Fridley , Bergen , Germany , Horsham Terrace

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3.8

64% would recommend to a friend

(53 total reviews)

William J. Miller

69% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

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3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Culture & values

3.2

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

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3.0

Mar 24, 2023

OK

Product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good travel opportunities, interesting equipment

Cons

Poor company culture, some bad managers

Veeco Instruments Response

Thank you for sharing your feedback about your time with Veeco. Hopefully, you traveled to some incredible places while working with our high-tech equipment. I also hope you voiced your opinions about bad managers and your thoughts about poor company culture while you were here so that we might have worked together to impact positive change. If you have ideas or observations you didn't get a chance to share, please contact me at bwright@veeco.com. I'm all ears to make things better for our Veeco colleagues. Best, Brenden

3.0

Oct 22, 2022

Not the best company

Marketing director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Organized structure and good co-workers

Cons

Lack of vision and knee jerk management shakeups

Veeco Instruments Response

Thanks for sharing your thoughts about Veeco. Thanks for making a material difference for more than four years! I'm sure the feeling that there's a lack of vision and knee-jerk management shakeups is frustrating. It would be great to understand how this shows up in the day-to-day. If you'd be willing to contact Bob Bradshaw or me to talk in more detail, we'd appreciate it. Hope to hear from you. Best, Brenden

4.0

Sep 23, 2022

Senior Assembler at Veeco

Senior assembler

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The culture of the company is fantastic. The people are amazing, talented and nice.

Cons

Management does not care too much or help you in your advancement.

Veeco Instruments Response

We love a four-star review! It's so great to hear about the fantastic company culture, and nice, talented people. Helping our Veeco colleagues grow and advance their careers is super important to us. Have you shared your thoughts with your manager or HR Partner? Or, would you be willing to reach out to Bob Bradshaw or me so we can talk more about your goals and see how we might work together? We'd love to hear from you. Best, Brenden

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