Principal Engineer, IP Quality & Verification

GlobalFoundries; George Town; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

GlobalFoundries is seeking an experienced IP Quality engineer for our Penang IP Quality team. You will qualify and validate vendor IP libraries across platforms, coordinate with external IP providers and internal teams, and ensure compatibility with evolving PDKs and process updates.

You will define comprehensive test cases, perform IP regression (DRC/LVS/DFM, PEX extraction, Spice simulation), and document issues while supporting customer tape-out and resolution of technical challenges.

Qualifications

• Bachelor/Master in Electrical/Electronics Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum 10 years of working experience in IC design field.

Responsibilities

• Perform incoming IP QA against a predefined QA checklist and issue certificate of approval when QA passes.
• Qualify IP merge kit to support customer tape-out.
• Maintain IP information in IP database and IP Catalog.
• Define test cases for IP qualification and IP regression.
• Drive continuous improvement in QA methodology and test suites.

Skills

Verilog/SystemVerilog

DFT/ATPG/functional test vectors

Phy co-simulation

Cadence CAD tools

Scripting & automation

Education

Bachelor/Master in Electrical/Electronics Engineering

Tools

Cadence

Spice simulators

DFT tools

Job description

GlobalFoundries is seeking an experienced IP Quality engineer for our Penang IP Quality team. You will qualify and validate vendor IP libraries across platforms, coordinate with external IP providers and internal teams, and ensure compatibility with evolving PDKs and process updates.

You will define comprehensive test cases, perform IP regression (DRC/LVS/DFM, PEX extraction, Spice simulation), and document issues while supporting customer tape-out and resolution of technical challenges.