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
As Head of INFICON Leak Detection Software Development, you will assume technical and disciplinary responsibility for our well-coordinated team of 10 developers. Your focus will be on the successful implementation of software projects in a hardware-related environment, combined with high standards of user-friendliness and modern user interfaces. In line with our people-oriented values, you will actively promote the implementation of technological developments and innovations with AI support and agile methods through a performance-enhancing team culture. With a keen strategic eye, you will promote the personal development of your employees, thus preparing the department for the demands of the future.
Your tasks:
- Management and further development of software development and its integration into interdisciplinary project teams
- Coaching and mentoring of your team members
- Responsibility for planning, implementation, and quality assurance of all software projects (embedded, GUI)
- Promotion of agile, collaborative, and proactive working methods (especially Scrum/Kanban)
- Ensuring efficient development processes using modern tools and AI support – for early time-to-market, high code quality, and excellent test coverage
- Close collaboration with product management, hardware development, service, production engineering, and teams at various international INFICON locations
- Selection, coordination, and management of external service providers
- Designing software architecture, interfaces, and well-thought-out, user-centered UI concepts
- Monitoring technological trends (e.g., IoT, AI, edge computing) and their strategic use
Qualifications
This is what you have to offer:
- Degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or a comparable field; alternatively, proven long-term experience in software engineering
- Relevant professional experience in leading and developing development teams
- Routine in dealing with AI-supported software development – for example, through code generation, copilots, or ML-based tools – as well as a keen sense for modern and intuitive user interfaces in the desktop and web areas
- Confident in dealing with agile methods, code reviews, and modern testing procedures
- A high degree of social competence as well as strong communication skills, organizational skills, and initiative
- Very good written and spoken German and English
- Experience in hardware-related development (e.g., Embedded C/C++, Yocto) and knowledge of C#, Python, or modern web technologies (e.g., TypeScript, Angular, React) are an advantage
- International experience is desirable but not a prerequisite
Additional Information
INFICON offers a dynamic work environment that promotes diversity, equality and inclusion. Our appreciative, innovative and vibrant corporate culture is tangible in everyday life in everything we do and how we do it.
What you'll find with us:
- Smart and friendly colleagues who value team spirit, a positive attitude and reliability and never miss out on having fun
- Innovative working environment with creative freedom and an appreciative corporate culture
- Home office up to 2 days per week as well as flexible working hours, flexitime and lifetime working time account
- Attractive remuneration in accordance with the IG Metall collective agreement, supplemented by INFICON profit sharing and a high-performance company pension scheme
- Further training opportunities for professional and personal development
- Urban Sports Club allowance and canteen allowance for health and well-being
- Celebrating successes (and mistakes!...) together. they are invaluable for our continuous development)
- Cool company events such as summer parties, ski days and TeamDays - for team spirit
Take your next career step with us now!
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