Silicon Photonics Technology Development & Integration Engineer (2025 PhD New College Graduate)

GlobalFoundries • Malta, NY

93d • $65,400 - $145,800

About The Position

GlobalFoundries (GF) is a leading full-service semiconductor foundry providing a unique combination of design, development, and fabrication services to some of the world's most inspired technology companies. With a global manufacturing footprint spanning three continents, GF makes possible the technologies and systems that transform industries and give customers the power to shape their markets. We offer many full-time employment paths for recent graduates, which provide accelerated training in a fast-paced work environment, cross-functional working opportunities, and talent mobility. New college graduates are provided with mentorship, networking, and leadership opportunities, which give our new team members life-long connections and skills. If you are passionate about developing and manufacturing the industry's first foundry monolithic and custom silicon photonics technologies, GlobalFoundries is the place to grow your career as a key member of our FotonixTM team. GF FotonixTM is a monolithic platform, the first in the industry to combine its differentiated 300mm photonics features and world-class RF-CMOS on a silicon wafer, delivering best-in-class performance at scale. GF FotonixTM enables the highest level of co-integration of RF, CMOS and photonics components onto a single product die. This monolithic solution also enables innovative packaging solutions, such as attachment of fiber arrays, support for 2.5D packaging, and on-die lasers. GF is also developing custom silicon photonics solutions for our clients and their industry-leading applications. GF FotonixTM solutions are developed and manufactured at the company's advanced manufacturing facility in Malta, N.Y. Be BOLD in driving the exciting field of silicon photonics and be part of the industry-leading GlobalFoundries FotonixTM team!

Requirements

• Graduating with PhD degree in Science, Math, Engineering, Semiconductor Manufacturing or related field from an accredited degree program.
• Must have at least an overall 3.0 GPA and proven good academic standing.
• Fluency in English (Written & Verbal).

Nice To Haves

• Prior related internship or co-op experience.
• Demonstrated prior leadership experience in the workplace, school projects, competitions, etc.
• Project management skills, i.e. the ability to innovate and execute solutions that matter; the ability to navigate ambiguity.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong planning & organizational skills.
• Excellent structured problem solving and knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles.
• Lab or pre-professional experience in semiconductor processing or in Silicon Photonics.
• Understanding and knowledge of Statistical Process Control (SPC) and/or Design of Experiments (DOE).
• Ability to work effectively and efficiently with diverse teams, customers, as well as internal and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Complete ownership of a technology module, accountable for prioritization of projects based on business need, delegation of tasks to extended module team, lead for definition of improvement experiments and hardware disposition.
• Sustaining and improving manufacturing technologies by ensuring product quality, reducing defectivity, improving process stability (Cp/Cpk), and increasing processing efficiency.
• Detecting line issues through data analysis and driving appropriate containment and resolution in a timely manner in order to limit the impact to yield and delivery.
• Collaborating with device, process module in driving development work for new production technologies.
• Driving cost reductions through expense elimination, line and test yield improvement, and efficiency improvements.

Benefits

• Mentorship and networking opportunities.
• Leadership opportunities.
• Accelerated training in a fast-paced work environment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree