BINGHAMTON, NY - Universal Instruments Corp., the global electronics equipment manufacturer and service provider located in Binghamton, announced infrastructure and staffing changes designed to increase its product quality, sales growth, and customer satisfaction. The changes are predominantly focused at company headquarters in Binghamton and Bangalore, India.
The most significant change announced is the relocation of a number of key software engineering and software test jobs from Bangalore to Binghamton. Approximately 26 positions will be removed in Bangalore and around 18 created in Binghamton. Jeroen Schmits, president of Universal Instruments, explained: “The Bangalore teams have made contributions to our software portfolio over the past two years, and this restructuring will shorten our communication cycle, improve operational efficiencies, and accelerate the pace of our software development.”
Because of the reorganization and lower-than-expected business volumes, approximately 30 positions in manufacturing, management, and indirect positions at Binghamton were eliminated in mid-October. In addition, Universal Instruments is now hiring additional sales and service staff world-wide to strengthen its customer commitment, and adding new engineering positions in Binghamton.
