Universal Instruments Corp, the electronics equipment manufacturer and service provider located in Binghamton/NY, is about to change infrastructure and staffing to increase its product quality, sales growth and customer satisfaction. The changes are predominantly focused 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. President Jeroen Schmits explains, “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”. As a result of the reorganization, and due to lower than expected business volumes, approximately 30 staff in manufacturing operations, management and indirect positions at Binghamton will be affected by a layoff. In addition, Universal is now hiring additional sales and service staff worldwide to strengthen its customer commitment, and adding new engineering positions in Binghamton.
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