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

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3.6

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3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Culture & values

3.2

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

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4.0

Dec 18, 2021

Growing to meet market needs

Engineering

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Looking for passionate engineers to expand teams to exceed customer and market expectations! A lot of new opportunities to shine and make a difference at Veeco.

Cons

Rapidly growing team to meet the expectations, growing pain management and attempting to stay ahead is difficult at times.

Veeco Instruments Response

Thanks for the feedback. You're right - we are doing lots of hiring, looking for difference-makers to help us grow. Growing pains will undoubtedly be part of that, but in the spirit of our Continuous Improvement Core Value, we are always looking to do better. If you have ideas or suggestions that can help, please share those with your Manager or HR Partner, me directly at bwright@veeco.com or Bob Bradshaw at rbradshaw@veeco.com. He hope to hear from you! Best, Brenden

3.0

Jun 24, 2021

good job with average management

Manufacturing technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

its a very good job which makes days go by fast. Management is all over the place. Some people care about their job way too much and other just don't care.

Cons

management needs much work for future success.

Veeco Instruments Response

Thanks for taking the time to share your feedback and your comments on management. It would be great to work with you to help us improve in this area. Please feel free to reach out to me directly, to Bob Bradshaw, or even your HR Partner to share your ideas. As you know one of your Core Values is "We will never stop IMPROVING" and we need your help to get better.

4.0

Jan 10, 2021

Evolving Culture. ELT is in the process of driving needed culture improvement

Product specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Compensation and benefits are fair

Cons

Management methodologies are not consistent department to department

Veeco Instruments Response

Thanks for leaving your feedback about your experience at Veeco. It seems like you've been here for quite some time and you've probably seen a lot of changes during that time. I'll be sure to pass on your comment about management consistency (important) and also your note about development and mentorship (super critical to our future success). If you have any specific recommendations, please let me know, reach out to Bob Bradshaw directly, or you can even use the employee hotline. Anything you can share to help us improve is appreciated. Thanks again for your feedback!

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