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 33 reviews)); "Self managed environment,good pay, and great IT Team" ((in 9 reviews)); "Excellent Work Environment with Good Benefits" ((in 9 reviews)); "The benefits at Veeco were good." ((in 9 reviews)); "Good work life balance" ((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 10 reviews)); "ness of Senior Management and deceitful nature of VPs/ GMs." ((in 6 reviews)); "Some managers are abusive of employees and HR looks the other way." ((in 5 reviews)); "First of all, they don't have formal training even safety training." ((in 3 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

Veeco Instruments reviews about "manager"

61% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

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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Reviews by job title

19 reviews

5.0

Sep 19, 2018

Marketing/engineer working across multiple technologies

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very sharp people, willing to help and explain technical challenges. Each division may have a range of experiences depending on the individual but personally, I have found it both empowering and a fun/challenging environment thanks to a great manager. Learning a range of cutting edge technologies from GaN Power/RF, VCSEL and microLED to EUV mask blanks, STT-RAM and more.

Cons

None really, but its more of a macro, industry-wide issue that needs to attract new talent. Lots of employees are super smart and clearly loyal -- many with 20+ years of experience, some even 30! A positive sign is seeing young research scientists and engineers who have recently joined. Will help retain our edge in this global competitive environment…they are the future!

Veeco Instruments Response

7y

Definitely cutting edge technologies and our smart, talented, and loyal people are no doubt our competitive advantage. Thanks for the feedback!

3.0

Sep 7, 2017

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

High tech in exciting markets

Cons

Stock underperforms so don't expect as part of compensation

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

3y

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

5.0

May 25, 2022

The best company

Mechanical engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very nice people, and a good management system. They are very friendly and you can feel they act like a family. I am just talking about Veeco San Jose. It was Ultrtech before and people still are friendly like in the old days. You can see lots of old people who act like your uncle or your dad and they help you in any situation. All higher managers respect the new employee and they try their best to make the situation comfortable for them. The whole environment is very good and the work-life balance is perfect. Nobody pushes you and you have the freedom to grow. I took more than 10 courses and they paid for all of them.

Cons

The only cons that they have is that they are too much friendly. For example an engineer can not work for more than two weeks and nobody says you should do something. This situation put pressure on other people who likes t work.

Veeco Instruments Response

3y

Thanks for sharing your perspective about your experience at Veeco. There are many positives in your post, with a couple of things we'd like to learn more about so we can improve. If you'd be willing, you can contact me directly at bwright@veeco.com, Bob Bradshaw at rbradshaw@veeco.com, or use our confidential employee hotline. I appreciate you sharing your feedback, and we hope to work with you to get better! Best, Brenden

5.0

Dec 2, 2024

veeco is really nice company

Production assembler

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

free fruit on tuesday, free day before holidays

Cons

production manager are rough, and mean

Veeco Instruments Response

1y

Thank you for sharing your feedback. We’re glad to hear you enjoyed the free fruit on Tuesdays and the floating personal holidays — we strive to offer some fun perks for our team! We’re sorry to hear that your experience with the production managers wasn't as positive. We take feedback like this seriously and are committed to creating a respectful and supportive work environment. We encourage you to bring your concerns to your HR Business Partner who can look into this and ensure that all team members are treated with kindness and professionalism. Thank you again for choosing to be here and making a material difference!

3.0

May 20, 2020

Could be a great company, after it cuts all the useless management.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, fair pay and good people. The smart people in this company is the only thing that keeps it in business. Managers should should not take credit for this as they haven't earned it.

Cons

Poor management is rampant at Veeco, it prevents great people from working to their best potential. Cut the fat and let the smart people do the work. Managers often get in the way of the people who actually need to do the work. In many cases the managers are completely redundant!

Veeco Instruments Response

6y

Thanks for posting a review of your experience at Veeco. Your comments about your view of management are concerning and tough to read. We want to improve, and we'd like your help to that - but we need to know a little more so we can work to make things better. There are a few ways we can do this. First, I'm happy to talk with you. I can be reached at (516) 714-1202 or at bwright@veeco.com. You can also contact Bob Bradshaw directly (he's also aware of this review). Or if you'd like to remain anonymous, you can use our Veeco Hotline (by telephone or online): within the U.S.: Dial 888‐419‐0572 or you can go to veeco.alertline.com in your browser. We hope to hear from you. Best, Brenden

4.0

Mar 1, 2022

Innovative company

Field service engineer (fse)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very good work environment. Focusing on personal growth

Cons

Too many middle manager slows down the performance

Veeco Instruments Response

4y

Thanks for taking the time to write about your experience at Veeco. We try hard to promote a good work environment and, as you know, are making additional investments to help our teams continue to learn and grow, personally and professionally. We certainly don't want to slow down performance - we want to go faster! I bet you have ideas on how we can improve and I'd encourage you to share those with your manager, HR Partner, me, Bob Bradshaw or even our confidential employee hotline. Thanks for all you do in Field Service and for making a material difference! Best, Brenden

5.0

Mar 2, 2017

Great Place to Work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Ability to work with some very talented people Managers very supportive and have your back Work on a daily basis with new and innovative technology Strong, team building atmosphere Very good position in the marketplace Competitive compensation structure

Cons

Typical downsides of working with a public company in terms of quarterly pressure to impress the street

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