Principal Design Enablement Design Manual Engineer

RF Design Enablement Engineer

About GlobalFoundries

GlobalFoundries is a world-leading contract manufacturer for the global semiconductor industry with facilities in Dresden, Singapore, New York, and Vermont (USA). Our products are used in various technical applications, e.g. mobile communications, consumer electronics, automotive and more. GlobalFoundries employs around 13,000 people worldwide, including 300 in Sofia.

Our Sofia based team will enhance GF’s scale and capabilities, while strengthening competitiveness of its specialized application solutions to further position the company for growth and value creation.

Our Design and Technology Enablement teams are working on the development of a broad portfolio of semiconductor technologies ranging from 350 nm down to 12nm including FD-SOI, RF, High Voltage and automotive applications.

About the Team

This position is within GlobalFoundries RF Design Enablement team with focus on ground rule development and Silicon Validation (GRV).

The Ground Rule Validation (GRV) is part of the Design Manual Engineering (DME)/Design Enablement team that creates and supports the Design Rules based on technological, manufacturing and business considerations. The Design Manual itself is one of the key components of the Process Design Kits (PDKs) provided by GLOBALFOUNDRIES.

These Design Rules (or Ground Rules) must be carefully engineered and qualified to ensure the competitiveness and manufacturability of GLOBALFOUNDRIES technologies. This qualification is performed by the Ground Rule Validation team.

The Design Manual Engineering (DME) team is a very dynamic and international team of experts, involved in development projects with the US, Germany, and Singapore manufacturing sites.

The team is also a very active player in GF innovation and patent submissions. We cover a broad range of projects, which offers many opportunities for new technical solutions and ideas.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with Program Managers, Manufacturing teams (Process Integration), Customer engineers, Benchmarking teams to identify and understand the key technological features that need to be controlled and secured by Design Rules
• Create layout Designs of Experiment (DoE) and design Test Structures that will be delivered on Test vehicles
• Perform rigorous Silicon data analysis and efficiently communicate the conclusions to Design Rule engineers, as well as Integration teams. Champion modifications of process or Design Rules based on data to optimize GlobalFoundries' technology portfolio
• After taking the GRV training curriculum, the new team member will start with the technologies manufactured in Fab9/8 (US) or Singapore. His/her primary role will also include the GRV validation of the transfer technologies to ensure the full compatibility of the current Design Rules with the respective fabrication line

Your Job

• Solves complex, novel and non-recurring problems.
• Contributing inventor on a few patents
• Contributes to conference or journal publications
• Works on small projects or on sets of tasks of large projects and assignments.
• Trains and guides others in the own work area on technical skills as needed; ability to break down information for internal and external customers in a systematic and communicable manner.
• Participates in and/or leads (project) teams
• Maintains awareness of industry trends.
• Actively engages with suppliers (demos, in-house work).
• Attends consortia technical reviews.

Required Qualifications

• Technical (University) degree in Electronics, Physics, or related disciplines
• Strong knowledge of chip design development workflows and verification flows
• Experience in design tools, physical layout design, and process/design interactions
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and project management skills
• Understanding of design for manufacturing processes

We Offer

• Attractive compensation package with competitive salary, performance related bonus plan and a global recognition program.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (including 20% match and 50 seed shares for first time participants, non-executive).
• Individual, technical or management career path opportunities supported by enhanced learning and development programs.
• Healthy and teambuilding work environment with various perks:
• Additional medical service, including dental and, coverage of employees' children
• Food vouchers and canteen discounts
• Sports card 50% subsidized by the employer; possibility to add a family member.
• Top-rated office location with recreation Spa facilities
• Discounts for Spa & Wellness Programs at NV Tower
• Regular Team Events and Celebrations
• Focus on employee work-life balance:
• Hybrid working model and flexible working time
• 21 to 25 days paid vacation depending on years with the company

GlobalFoundries is an equal opportunity employer, cultivating a diverse and inclusive workforce. We believe having a multicultural workplace enhances productivity, efficiency, and innovation whilst our employees feel truly respected, valued and heard.