Testsite Design Engineer for Semiconductor Characterization

GlobalFoundries inc.; Essex Junction (VT); On-site; USD 98,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

GlobalFoundries in Essex Junction, VT is seeking a Testsite Design and Development engineer to design, develop, and utilize in-house test chips and test structures that characterize emerging semiconductor technologies and accelerate customer design enablement.

You will collaborate with technology development, design enablement, product, test, and manufacturing teams to translate characterization needs into silicon implementations, plan electrical tests, and analyze data to drive improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Applied Physics, Microelectronics, or a related technical field.
• Experience in semiconductor IC or test-chip design, technology development, device characterization, or a related field.
• Ability to analyze technical data and translate results into design or technology improvements.
• Fluency in English, written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop in-house test chips, testsites, and test structures to characterize semiconductor technologies.
• Define and implement chip-level and device-level structures that enable electrical measurement.
• Collaborate with technology development, design enablement, product, test, and manufacturing teams to translate characterization needs into testsite requirements and silicon implementations.
• Plan and execute electrical characterization and other relevant testing of fabricated test chips to quantify device, interconnect, circuit, and technology behavior.
• Analyze silicon data, identify trends and performance gaps, and translate results into recommendations for technology, model, design-rule, or testsite optimization.
• Iterate testsite and chip designs based on measured silicon results to improve learning efficiency, measurement capability, and technology maturity.
• Document testsite architecture, design intent, measurement results, and key technical conclusions, and communicate findings to cross-functional stakeholders.

Skills

Semiconductor devices

IC design/layout

Electrical characterization

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

EDA tools

Layout verification

Job description

GlobalFoundries in Essex Junction, VT is seeking a Testsite Design and Development engineer to design, develop, and utilize in-house test chips and test structures that characterize emerging semiconductor technologies and accelerate customer design enablement.

You will collaborate with technology development, design enablement, product, test, and manufacturing teams to translate characterization needs into silicon implementations, plan electrical tests, and analyze data to drive improvements.