About the role

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The Senior Engineer (Yield Defect Density) at GlobalFoundries is responsible for identifying, analyzing, and resolving process integration and yield-related issues to improve manufacturing performance. This role involves project management, data analysis, developing test structures, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to reduce defects and support customer needs. The engineer will also build defect source libraries, drive continuous improvement plans, and ensure processes are well-documented with failure mode mitigation.

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Key Responsibilities

Identify, resolve, and improve process integration and yield issues and related problems
Perform project management and data analysis to support process optimization
Identify and resolve process integration issues and related problems
Develop custom or derivative processes to meet customer needs
Support new designs with module characterization and design rule development
Work with cross-functional teams to reduce defect activities and resolve technical and yield concerns
Develop and improve test structures that enable fast and rigorous characterization of process
Drive CIP (Continuous improvement plans) to deliver organizational goals
Build and develop defect source library and tool's defect source fingerprinting
Perform product/process partitioning study for yield and defect characterization to drive defect improvements
Ensure processes are well documented, failure modes are assessed and have mitigation and detection in place
Perform all activities in a safe and responsible manner and support all Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements

Requirements

Fundamental knowledge in one specialized discipline
Requires a technical (University) degree
BS + 2-4 years of experience or MS + 1-3 years or PhD + 0-1 year
Ability to use standard engineering methods to analyze and resolve problems
Experience working on projects of moderate scope with accountability for outcomes
Directed contact at engineering level with cross-functional teams
Initiative and creativity exercised within defined job scope