Manufacturing Technician (2nd Shift) (PSP)
Location
Horsham, PA
Wage
$43,187 – $63,341/yr
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on October 26, 2026
Location
Horsham, PA
Wage
$43,187 – $63,341/yr
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on October 26, 2026
Veeco is expanding its Precision Surface Processing (PSP) business to meet record demand for advanced wet processing systems in semiconductor manufacturing. The Manufacturing Technician on the 2nd shift will be responsible for advanced assembly, troubleshooting, and leadership of complex capital equipment, making this an ideal role for skilled builders looking to make an impact in the semiconductor technology field.
At roughly $26/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $28/hr median for welding jobs across Pennsylvania, whose middle half runs $25–$35/hr across 123 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 38% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.
Horsham, PA currently has 5 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 5 employers. 4 of them were added in the last week. Across Pennsylvania as a whole we're tracking 273 other active welding openings from 174 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Horsham, or widen the search to Pennsylvania.
The most active employers in Pennsylvania at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Hanwha Philly Shipyard (8), TradeWorx (7), and JB Poindexter Company (6). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.
Within Pennsylvania, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Philadelphia at $34/hr, York at $27/hr, and New Kensington at $22/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.
Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Manufacturing Technician (2nd Shift) (PSP) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.