Testsite Engineer

GlobalFoundries inc.; Essex Junction (VT); On-site; USD 85,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

GlobalFoundries inc. seeks a Testsite Design and Development professional to design in-house test chips and test structures, enabling characterization of next‑gen semiconductor technologies.

You will translate requirements into silicon implementations and collaborate across design, test, and manufacturing teams to accelerate maturity. You will plan electrical measurements, analyze silicon data, and iterate designs to improve learnings and measurement capability, documenting findings for

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field and relevant semiconductor experience.
• Experience with electrical characterization and silicon data interpretation.
• Familiarity with IC design flows and verification methods, English proficient.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop in-house test chips, testsites, and test structures for technology characterization.
• Translate characterization needs into testsite requirements and silicon implementations.
• Plan and execute electrical characterization of fabricated test chips and analyze results.
• Collaborate with multiple teams to drive technology maturity and testsite optimization.
• Document architecture, results, and conclusions for cross-functional stakeholders.

Skills

Semiconductor devices knowledge

IC design/layout

Electrical characterization

Silicon data analysis

Testchip design experience

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

EDA tools

Schematic capture / layout

Job description

About GlobalFoundries:GlobalFoundries is a leading full-service semiconductor foundry providing a unique combination of design, development, and fabrication services to some of the world’s most inspired technology companies. With a globalmanufacturing footprint spanning three continents, GlobalFoundries makes possible the technologies and systems that transform industries and give customers the power to shape their markets. For more information,visit www.gf.com.Summary of Role:The Testsite Design and Development role is responsible for designing, developing, and utilizing in-housesemiconductor test chips and test structures to characterize emerging technologies, generate actionable electricaldata, and accelerate technology and customer design enablement.Essential Responsibilities:• Design and develop in-house test chips, testsites, and test structures to characterize semiconductortechnologies and improve understanding of customer design and technology requirements.• Define and implement chip-level and device-level structures that enable electrical measurement, technologycharacterization, and development learning.• Collaborate with technology development, design enablement, product, test, and manufacturing teams totranslate characterization needs into testsite requirements and silicon implementations.• Evaluate and process internal and customer designs through design-to-mask readiness, including layoutreview and applicable design-rule, verification, and release activities.• Plan and execute electrical characterization and other relevant testing of fabricated test chips to quantifydevice, interconnect, circuit, and technology behavior.• Analyze silicon data, identify trends and performance gaps, and translate results into recommendations fortechnology, 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, andcommunicate findings to cross-functional stakeholders.Other Responsibilities:• Perform all activities in a safe and responsible manner and support all Environmental, Health, Safety &Security requirements and programs.• Work collaboratively on other projects and assignments as needed.Required Qualifications:• Education - Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Applied Physics,Microelectronics, or a related technical field.• Experience - Relevant experience in semiconductor IC or test-chip design, technology development, devicecharacterization, product engineering, or a related field; minimum years of experience to be aligned with theapplicable GF career level and scoping guidelines.• Skills - Working knowledge of semiconductor devices, integrated-circuit design or layout, electricalcharacterization, and interpretation of silicon measurement data.• Skills - Experience with semiconductor design and verification flows such as schematic capture, layout,DRC/LVS, extraction, simulation, or design-to-mask release processes.• Skills - Ability to analyze technical data, identify root causes and trends, and translate results into design ortechnology improvements.• Fluency in English - written and verbal.Preferred Qualifications:• Master’s degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Applied Physics, Microelectronics, ora related field.• Experience designing semiconductor test chips, process-control or characterization structures, or dedicatedtechnology-development testsites.• Experience with industry-standard EDA environments and data-analysis tools used for IC design, verification,characterization, and silicon debug.GF Confidential – Need to know• Understanding of CMOS process technology, device physics, parasitic effects, process variation, reliability,and design-technology interaction.• Experience working across design, process integration, characterization, modeling, PDK, test, ormanufacturing organizations.• Project management skills, including the ability to innovate, execute solutions that matter, and navigateambiguity.• Strong written and verbal communication skills.• Strong planning and organizational skills.Expected Salary Range$85,000.00 - $146,000.00The exact Salary will be determined based on qualifications, experience and location.If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at [e-mail] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.An offer with GlobalFoundries is conditioned upon the successful completion of pre-employment conditions, as applicable, and subject to applicable laws and regulations.GlobalFoundries is fully committed to equal opportunity in the workplace and believes that cultural diversity within the company enhances its business potential. GlobalFoundries goal of excellence in business necessitates the attraction and retention of highly qualified people. Artificial barriers and stereotypic biases detract from this objective and may be illegally discriminatory.All policies and processes which pertain to employees including recruitment, selection, training, utilization, promotion, compensation, benefits, extracurricular programs, and termination are created and implemented without regard to age, ethnicity, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other characteristic or category specified by local, state or federal law