Tapeout Engineer, 2026 New College Graduate

About GlobalFoundries

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. For more information, visit www.gf.com.
 

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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.​
 

Summary of Role:

As a Tapeout and Mask Operations Engineer with a data focus, you will partner with a global team of engineers, product owners, and data architects to drive next-generation tapeout workflows and data platforms as part of a greenfield business transformation project.

This role combines tapeout domain expertise with data engineering, cloud architecture, and analytics, enabling scalable, high-quality, and automated tapeout operations in a modern cloud environment.

Join a team that offers exceptional career growth through:

• Hands-on ownership of tapeout data ecosystems
  • Work across configuration, execution, and analytics data domains to define, model, and enable scalable data solutions supporting end-to-end tapeout workflows
  • Partner with Product Lines, Manufacturing Fabs, EDA teams, and IT to ensure data integrity, traceability, and governance across the tapeout lifecycle
• Building cloud-native data and automation capabilities
  • Contribute to the development of data pipelines, validation frameworks, and automation supporting tapeout execution in AWS-based environments
  • Develop tools and dashboards to analyze tapeout KPIs, execution data, and system performance, driving data-informed decision-making
• Driving transformation of legacy to modern tapeout systems
  • Play a key role in data migration, mapping, and reconciliation efforts from legacy systems into modern cloud platforms
  • Help implement best practices in data modeling, validation, and cross-system integration to improve quality and reduce manual effort
• End-to-end visibility into the customer tapeout lifecycle
  • Gain exposure to complex, real-world semiconductor challenges across design, data exchange, execution, and mask manufacturing
  • Build a strong systems-level understanding of how data flows across the full tapeout process

Essential Responsibilities include:

• Enable scalable, Electronic Design Automation (EDA) functions in a Cloud environment
• Continuously learn and explore new technologies and trends in tapeout interactive tool/app development, including AI/ML technologies and AWS services
• Create data visualizations, tools to view EDA tool outputs to bring process improvements and documentation
• Data analytics on Tapeout processing key performance indicators (KPIs), to drive optimized performance of Cloud Tapeout execution
• Support customer Tapeouts, Mask manufacturing enablement, Fab Wafer start enablement

Other Responsibilities:

• Perform all activities in a safe and responsible manner and support all Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements and programs

Required Qualifications:

• Education – Graduating with bachelor’s degree in electrical and computer engineering, data science or related field from an accredited degree program.
• Must have at least an overall 3.5 GPA and proven good academic standing.
• Architecting and developing process improvement automations and KPI metrics using Python, Angular,  Quicksight, and PowerApps in various cloud platforms.
• Knowledge of relational and non-relational databases to process tapeout / EDA data.
• Language Fluency - English (Written & Verbal)
• Knowledge of developing business process improvement tools in cloud utilizing out of box services.
• Knowledge of project life cycle, exposure to project managements tools like ADO, JIRA and integration pipeline tools like Bamboo, GIT, Jenkins etc..

Preferred Qualifications:

• 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, planning & organizational skills
• Must be proactive, with a desire to continuously improve system solutions, process documentation, and operating procedures.
• Knowledge/working with Semi-conductor domain (Foundry) is a plus.

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Expected Salary Range

The exact Salary will be determined based on qualifications, experience and location.