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GlobalFoundries

Semiconductor foundry delivering specialized chips

Technician - Equipment Engineering

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/23/2026Deadline 10/31/26
No salary listed
Entry, Junior
Singapore
In Person
General Maintenance & RepairEquipment Maintenance

About the job

Requirements
  • A Nitec, Higher Nitec, or Diploma in Electrical, Electronics, Mechanical, Mechatronics, or Microelectronics Engineering is required.
  • Zero to two years of working experience in the Electrical or Electronics industry is required.
  • Must be able to perform 12-hour rotating shift duties.
  • Must be able to work effectively as part of a team.
  • Must have strong logical and analytical thinking skills.
  • Must demonstrate a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
  • Must be flexible and willing to support overtime when required.
  • Must be self-motivated, meticulous, and disciplined, with a commitment to quality and safety.
Responsibilities
  • Follow standard operating procedures and carry out CAS according to specifications.
  • Maintain support tools properly.
  • Perform 12-hour shift duties to support production in the Module and ensure equipment readiness and suitability for production.
  • Execute in-depth preventive maintenance according to the preventive maintenance schedule and specifications.
  • Troubleshoot basic equipment-related issues and minimize equipment downtime.
  • Assist Engineers with the installation and hook-up of new or upgraded equipment.
  • Use SPACE to monitor SPC charts, understand all PR rules, and follow CAS correctly.
  • Use measurement instruments effectively for data collection.
  • Maintain good housekeeping on the production floor, in the sub-fab and office, and in maintenance support areas.
  • Follow good safety practices and ensure the safe custody of Module tools, equipment, and other property.
  • Provide accurate handover of line issues and maintain documentation by completing and filing checklists.
  • Maintain awareness of wafer scrap reduction.
  • Coordinate with Specialists to ensure work efficiency and meet manufacturing and Module objectives.
  • Comply with and implement applicable environmental, health, safety, and security systems, policies, procedures, and guidelines to maintain a healthy and safe workplace.
  • Perform all activities safely and responsibly and support all Environmental, Health, Safety, and Security requirements and programs.

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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Yahoo Finance
Oct 15th, 2026
US doubles GlobalFoundries stake to about 8% in deal with up to $21B Japan-backed chip plants

The US government has doubled its equity stake in chipmaker GlobalFoundries to nearly 8%, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday. He said the stake is now "worth over 2 Billion Dollars" in a company with a market capitalisation of about $27.2 billion. The deal reallocates a $955 million award under the 2022 Chips and Science Act toward modernising the company's facilities. GlobalFoundries said the government is taking an additional stake of about 4%. A new vehicle co-owned by the US and Japanese governments will fund two fabrication plants, described as "up to $21 billion" in investment, with about $10 billion initially. GlobalFoundries will build and operate them, and expects about $3 billion in compensation over the next decade. The first plant is due online in 2029, the second in 2031.

Guggenheim Partners
Oct 14th, 2026
GlobalFoundries selected to operate two new semiconductor fabs in New York under landmark U.S.-Japan initiative | GlobalFoundries

GF has been selected as the technology provider and operator for two new fabs at its Malta, New York, site under a U.S.-Japan initiative.

Sohu
Oct 14th, 2026
GlobalFoundries to build two New York chip plants with up to $21B from Japan, US to take 4% stake

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
Oct 14th, 2026
GlobalFoundries to build two chip plants with up to $21B in Japanese backing

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.

Yahoo Finance
Oct 8th, 2026
TSMC signs $2B deal with GlobalFoundries for AI chip silicon interposers at New York plant

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.