Full-Time

SMTS BEOL Integration Engineering

Posted on 11/23/2025

GlobalFoundries

GlobalFoundries

10,001+ employees

Semiconductor foundry delivering specialized chips

Compensation Overview

$107.4k - $204.5k/yr

Company Does Not Provide H1B Sponsorship

Malta, NY, USA

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Category
Process Engineering
Required Skills
Data Analysis
Requirements
  • PhD's/Master/Degree with 10+ years of working experience in relevant field. Degree must be in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Solid State Physics or other relevant engineering physical science discipline.
  • Experience in Silicon photonics preferred
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, both oral and written
  • Fluency in English Language – written & verbal.
Responsibilities
  • Responsible for developing/qualifying silicon photonics Back-end-of-line (BEOL) process flows and process integrations to enable meeting the product requirements for performance, reliability, and defect free manufacturing.
  • Ensure methods and processes in place to test the devices and structures being developed.
  • Develops and implements methods and procedures for process control and inspection to ensure that the products are free of flaws and function as designed.
  • Analyzes reports and defective products to determine trends and recommend corrective actions.
  • Responsible to freeze developed processes in preparation for manufacturing and drive technology cost reduction & process convergence.
  • Customer engagement through reporting of issues, status, and milestones
  • Work and collaborate other projects and/or assignments as needed.
  • Develop and improves test structures to enable fast and rigorous characterization of process.
  • Lead cross functional teams to resolve technical issues.
  • Perform project management and reporting to management.
  • Perform all activities in a safe and responsible manner and support all Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements and programs.
Desired Qualifications
  • Results oriented and focused on quality of work.
  • Excellent structured problem solving and knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles.
  • Ability to work effectively and efficiently with diverse teams, clients, as well as internal and external partners.
  • Strong presentation and technical writing skills
  • Self-starter and highly motivated to succeed in a fast-paced and challenging professional environment.

GlobalFoundries is a semiconductor foundry that manufactures chips for a broad range of customers, focusing on feature-rich, reliable technologies for cars, IoT, 5G, and other high-growth markets. It operates by fabricating silicon wafers for customer designs, offering mature, specialized processes rather than chasing the most advanced nodes. This makes it different from peers that prize the latest process nodes; GlobalFoundries emphasizes diversification across a global manufacturing footprint (U.S., Europe, Singapore) and stable supply for essential applications. Its goal is to be a leading supplier of high-volume, specialty manufacturing that enables reliable chips for everyday devices and growing tech markets.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Town of Malta, New York

Founded

2009

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Q1 2026 revenue reached $1.634 billion, with gross margin improving to 27.6%.
  • The first quarterly dividend and 50% cash-return policy signal stronger capital discipline.
  • CHIPS-funded quantum manufacturing and defense partnerships expand addressable markets.

What critics are saying

  • Intel Foundry is attacking its domestic supply-security positioning in industrial and automotive chips.
  • TSMC and hyperscaler packaging ecosystems can limit traction in AI interconnect markets.
  • Mubadala still owns 73%, creating persistent stock overhang and control risk.

What makes GlobalFoundries unique

  • GlobalFoundries focuses on specialty chips, not bleeding-edge leading-node manufacturing.
  • Its global footprint spans the United States, Europe, and Singapore.
  • It now targets silicon photonics, quantum hardware, and radiation-hardened space chips.

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