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GlobalFoundries · 11 hours ago

Litho Principal Process Engineering (Silicon Photonics)

GlobalFoundries is a leading full-service semiconductor foundry providing design, development, and fabrication services. They are seeking a Principal Lithography Process Engineer to drive technology development in their advanced fab located in Malta, New York, focusing on lithography process development and improvements for high-volume manufacturing.

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Responsibilities

Define and implement lithography process improvements for new technology insertion to improve process robustness and achieve technology milestones for yield, reliability, etc
Lead, plan and execute continuous improvement projects to increase yield, productivity, and cost effectiveness (including rework improvement)
Engage in proactive teamwork to support cross functional milestones through collaboration with quality, equipment, integration, and operations engineering teams
Execute strategy projects for improvement of sustaining of operations through monitoring of statistical process control (SPC) charts and disposition of out of spec material
Drive process improvements for high volume manufacturing using statistical tools, DOE techniques, data driven decision making and systematic problem-solving skills
Achieve on-time delivery and cycle time commitments through tool qualification and runpath management with manufacturing operations
Use Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) to assess and mitigate risk for process changes
Lead troubleshooting task forces and help develop solutions that prevent recurrence for excursion incidents (8D methodology)
Perform all activities in a safe and responsible manner and support all Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements and programs
Other duties as assigned by manager

Qualification

Litho Process DevelopmentStatistical Process ControlFailure ModeEffects AnalysisMaterial SelectionOverlay ModelingCommunication SkillsOrganizational Skills

Required

Education – Bachelors, Masters or Ph.D Degree in electrical / electronic / Mechanical / Microelectronics / Chemical process Engineering / Chemistry / Physics or related field
Experience - Minimum 4 year of working experience in Litho Process Development
Travel - Up to 10%
Fluency in English Language – written & verbal

Preferred

5+ years' experience as lithography process engineer or scanner equipment engineer familiar with 193nm, 248nm and i-line processes
Expertise in one or all of the following: New material selection and evaluation, process characterization (resist, BARC, underlayer)
Litho Process and OPC development as part of DTCO (design technology co-optimization)
Overlay modeling and scanner alignment including applications experience with ASML and KT Analyzer
Optical Frame Mark Design and simulation (DBO, DBF, alignment)
Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills, energetic and self-starter
Outstanding communication skills - both written and verbal
Strong organizational skills along with demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and able to react to shifting priorities to meet business need
Individuals must be willing to work a compressed shift for the first 2 months during training

Company

GlobalFoundries

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GlobalFoundries is a full-service semiconductor foundry that manufactures integrated circuits in high volume.

H1B Sponsorship

GlobalFoundries has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2025 (114)
2024 (76)
2023 (66)
2022 (100)
2021 (87)
2020 (187)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$4.39B
Key Investors
European CommissionU.S. Department of CommerceU.S. Department of Defense
2025-12-11Grant· $579.33M
2024-11-20Grant· $1.5B
2024-05-22Post Ipo Secondary· $750M

Leadership Team

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DK Sohn
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Jonathan Park
IP Strategy and Offering Management
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