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.

This role will be responsible for develop and refining mathematical models for industrial engineering and operations research problems in semiconductor manufacturing and adjacent disciplines.  This will include creating and deploying methods/tools for solving single and multi-objective optimization problems.  This individual will be responsible for selecting appropriate solvers/approaches as well as maintaining/improving the optimization models once deployed.  The role will require collaboration and cross-disciplinary research with others in the engineering/application development teams.

Minimum qualifications include:

• Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining, a PhD degree in Computer Science, Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, or relevant technical field.  A Masters or Bachelors degree may be acceptable if accompanied by relevant professional experience.
• Hands-on experience in formulating and solving MILP problems with commercial and open-source solvers
• Knowledge of Python and SQL
• Demonstrated software engineering experience via an internship, work experience, or coding projects
• Must obtain work authorization in country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment

Preferred Qualifications

• Contribution (as the first author) to publications on industrial engineering and/or operations research
• Experience, including PhD research, in multi-objective optimization
• Interpersonal experience: cross-group and cross-culture collaboration
• Professional experience working in or supporting semiconductor factory operations

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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.