Company Description

INFICON is a leading provider of innovative instrumentation, critical sensor technologies, and Smart Manufacturing/Industry 4.0 software solutions that enhance productivity and quality of tools, processes, and complete factories. These analysis, measurement and control products are essential for gas leak detection in air conditioning/refrigeration and automotive manufacturing. They are vital to equipment manufacturers and end-users in the complex fabrication of semiconductors and thin film coatings for optics, flat panel displays, solar cells and industrial vacuum coating applications. Other users of our vacuum-based processes include the life sciences, research, aerospace, packaging, heat treatment, laser cutting and many other industrial processes. We also leverage our expertise in vacuum technology to provide unique, toxic chemical analysis products for emergency response, security, and environmental health and safety.

Job Description

Apply your mastery discrete event simulation techniques and high performance / parallel computing architectures to exciting problems in Operations Research. Work in a multi-disciplinary team that includes experts in Physics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Chemistry, Electronics, and Semiconductor Manufacturing. Your research will have high visibility due to its high potential to increase the value of global products.

Qualifications

Required qualifications: 

• Masters degree in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Industrial Engineering, or similar field with focus on discrete event modeling or high performance computing 

• 3+ years’ experience developing discrete event simulations in an operational environment 

• Experience with high performance computing, especially parallel programming 

Preferred qualifications: 

• Relevant PhD (Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Industrial Engineering, or similar field) with focus on HPC or discrete event simulation topics 

• 5+ years’ experience developing discrete event simulations in an operational environment 

• 3+ years’ experience in manufacturing (especially semiconductor) environments 

• 3+ years’ experience applying parallel programming and other HPC principles to operational solutions 

Additional Information

For New York, the expected salary range for this position is between $90,000 and $140,000 per year. In addition to a competitive base salary, INFICON employees are eligible for a profit sharing bonus with a target of 10%.  The actual compensation will be determined based on experience, location, and other factors permitted by law.

INFICON provides a dynamic work environment that promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our employees experience ongoing green initiatives, flexible work hours, and a variety of health and wellness programs.

INFICON’s forward-thinking approach offers countless opportunities to design, support, and manufacture a diverse product portfolio that expands globally. Our Lean and Agile work environment offers competitive compensation, relocation assistance, a discretionary bonus, and generous employee benefits; major medical, dental, health, vision, 401K, vacation and sick time, tuition reimbursement, and more!

INFICON is committed to ensuring that our online application process provides an equal opportunity to all job seekers that apply without regard to race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, gender, age, protected veteran status, disability status, genetic information, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic. A notice describing Federal equal employment opportunity laws is available here and here to reaffirm this commitment. 

INFICON, Inc. strictly complies with all aspects of the Export Administration Regulations ('EAR'), including those sections dealing with deemed exports to foreign nationals.