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GlobalFoundries

Semiconductor foundry delivering specialized chips

JEDI NCG 3D Heterogeneous Integration Engineer - Quantum Cryogenic 3D packaging

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/15/2026
No salary listed
Entry
Bachelor's, PhD
Leuven, Belgium
In PersonThree-year assignment in Leuven, followed by a path to GlobalFoundries in Malta, New York, or Burlington, Vermont.
Hardware EngineeringHardware Systems Integration

About the job

Requirements
  • A technology-related degree in Physics, Electrical Engineering, Chemistry, Computer Engineering, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, or another related engineering or physical sciences discipline.
  • Fluency in Microsoft Office applications, including Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams.
  • Ability to work effectively and efficiently with diverse teams, customers, and internal and external partners.
  • Fluency in written and spoken English.
  • Ability to use interpersonal skills in conflict resolution when required.
  • Ability to solve problems efficiently and provide clear guidance on critical decisions.
Responsibilities
  • Learn and transfer advanced packaging integration flows, including TSV/TOVs, die-to-wafer bonding, wafer-to-wafer bonding, and interposers, from the IMEC program to internal GlobalFoundries research and development.
  • Learn system architectures and their requirements to develop expected cryogenic 3D packaging solutions.
  • Own and drive bilateral projects between GlobalFoundries and IMEC.
  • Build and maintain relationships with semiconductor 3D materials and tooling vendors.
  • Contribute to intellectual property by writing invention disclosures.
  • Contribute scientific results to publications and conferences.
  • Understand application domains for 3D advanced packaging, including artificial intelligence, silicon photonics transceivers and interposers, radio-frequency interposers, and quantum computing.
  • Understand pathfinding areas for new materials in the IMEC 3D packaging ecosystem, including chemical-mechanical planarization slurries, III-V materials, cryogenic and superconducting materials, and new integration schemes such as die detachment or die-to-die bonding.
  • Support preparation of summaries and program feedback to IMEC after Partner Technical Weeks in April and October.
  • Contribute to executive readouts from IMEC.
  • Initiate and run technical update sessions in relevant technical domains.
  • Scout 3D program elements ready for technology transfer to GlobalFoundries, such as simulation models or design platforms.
Desired Qualifications
  • A PhD.
  • Systems partitioning expertise for product form-factor optimization and performance, and defining interconnect strategies such as heterogeneous integration, electrical die-to-die connections, and broadband surface coupling to guide technology development and partner selection among corporations, universities, and research institutes.
  • Experience designing electrical test structures for interconnects and packages.
  • Project management skills, including the ability to innovate, execute solutions, and navigate ambiguity.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Strong planning and organizational skills.

About the company

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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What believers are saying

  • Marvell expanded SiGe capacity on September 17, 2026, signaling demand through 2027.
  • Commerce finalized a $375 million R&D award on September 8, 2026, plus a July $300 million framework.
  • SMART Photonics partnered with GF on September 21, 2026, widening its photonics platform and customer funnel.

What critics are saying

  • Smart mobile is 36% of revenue, and management expects low-teens decline in 2026.
  • Tower Semiconductor litigation in Texas and the ITC risks injunctions, distraction, and patent retaliation.
  • If AI photonics demand normalizes before 2027, GF's growth story reverts to commoditized mature-node fabs.

What makes GlobalFoundries unique

  • GlobalFoundries abandoned bleeding-edge nodes in 2018, specializing in feature-rich chips for autos and connectivity.
  • Its Malta, Burlington, Dresden, and Singapore footprint sells trusted regional supply to governments and enterprises.
  • GF owns uncommon SiGe, silicon photonics, and FDX process depth for optical and edge chips.

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GlobalFoundries will build two new chip factories at its existing site in upstate New York, according to a deal announced on October 14. Japan's government will provide up to $21 billion in funding. The US government will buy about 4% of the company's shares. The two plants will be jointly held by the US and Japan. The new factories will make basic chips, reducing reliance on suppliers in East Asia.

Bloomberg
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GlobalFoundries Inc. plans to build two new chip plants with backing of as much as $21 billion from the Japanese government. The arrangement is part of a US-Japan deal that also includes the US taking a 4% stake in the company.

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GlobalFoundries shares rose nearly 6% Thursday after announcing a $2 billion manufacturing deal with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company to produce silicon interposers at its New York facility. The five-year agreement will support expanded manufacturing capacity, with volume production expected to begin in the first half of 2028. The facility is set to become the first US-based source of silicon interposers for advanced packaging technologies. These components are crucial for TSMC's Chip-on-Wafer-on-Substrate technology, which connects AI processors with high-bandwidth memory. The deal addresses constraints in TSMC's CoWoS packaging capacity, which has become a bottleneck for AI chip production. Counterpoint Research estimates the supply-demand gap could remain around 20% in 2026 before narrowing to roughly 10% in 2027.