Associate Research Staff

at  INFICON

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

We are looking for an Associate Research Staff with an ownership mindset to maintain thin film coating tools and equipment. In this role you will

• Maintain thin film coating tools, materials, and analytical instruments
• Troubleshoot issues and perform minor repairs
• Write test procedures and quick start guides
• Assist with thin film coating
• Coordinate with EHS manager to maintain safety measures
• Occasionally build test stands to perform experiments
• Help with experimental setups, conduct experiments to support research activities, gather data, analyze and present results to fellow scientists.

You will have a wonderful opportunity to work with Thermal evaporation, electron beam evaporation, sputter, OLED, ALD, CVD, and Etch tools. You will also have the opportunity to work on new innovations with scientists from many of our core competencies.

Qualifications

• Good knowledge and experience of thin film coating tools, and related equipment
• Experience with troubleshooting tools such as Helium leak detector, Oscilloscope, and DVM.
• Experience with vacuum pumps, Chillers, and Helium Cryopumps/Compressors.
• Good knowledge of chemical hood usage, chemical hazards, high voltage safety.
• Good writing skills to create documents such as incident reports, protocols, quick start guides.
• Knowledge of small vacuum test stand set up to run research experiments.
• Knowledge of communicating to instruments using LabVIEW, python, or any other software.
• Knowledge of hazardous chemicals used in Semiconductor industries is preferred.
• Knowledge of PLC programming is preferred.
• A Bachelor’s of Science is preferred, although additional relevant experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.

Additional Information
For New York, the expected salary range for this position is between $60,000 and $80,000 per year. In addition, 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

• Maintain thin film coating tools, materials, and analytical instruments
• Troubleshoot issues and perform minor repairs
• Write test procedures and quick start guides
• Assist with thin film coating
• Coordinate with EHS manager to maintain safety measures
• Occasionally build test stands to perform experiments
• Help with experimental setups, conduct experiments to support research activities, gather data, analyze and present results to fellow scientists