Frame Design Engineer – Tapeout Operations | GlobalFoundries Job | Bangalore, KA

June 8, 2024

Job description:

GlobalFoundries is conducting an interview for the post of Frame Design Engineer.

Job duties and responsibilities:

GlobalFoundries is looking for a highly motivated engineer to work in the Tapeout organization, & The successful candidate will support tapeout operations activities that would vary from frame design for a range of technologies to process improvements for enhanced productivity and quality. This role requires working with worldwide Frame and other engineers that use semiconductor manufacturing tools (i.e., lithography and metrology) and test tools in our Fabs. The successful candidate would be engaging in continuous process improvement in the increasingly complex world of chip manufacturing by applying Failure Mode and Effect Analysis, structured problem-solving and driving actions to reduce risks.

Engage in daily operations activities: facilitating technology frame requirements, frame structures layout and frame generation for chips, ad-hoc change execution, work queue prioritization, and work hand-off across geographic locations.

Use or customize internally developed software tools and commercially available software tools to enhance design process productivity. (Include generating input files that drive automation for Fabs and Mask House.)
Make decisions to hold, escalate, promote and reject tape out support issues in alignment with FAB, Tape out Logistics Integration and AEs.
Interact with other teams such as Application Engineering, Product Engineering, Release Team, and Design Enablement, to assist with providing a best-in-class Customer Tape-out Operations experience.
Close collaboration with FAB and TD Team to provide solution to improve efficiencies, reduce costs and improve cycle time.
Participate in assessing our team business processes and suggest continuous
improvements as well as automation opportunities to enhance the teams’ productivity.
Ensure that processes are well documented, that failure modes are assessed and have mitigation and detection in place,
This role will require rotating shift (day shift and night shift), weekend and holiday coverage.
Perform all activities in a safe and responsible manner and support all Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements, and programs.

Qualifications and experience required:

Bachelor’s Degree in EE/ECE/CSE/Physics/Mechanical.
Working knowledge of Unix shells and interest/aptitude to learn domain-specific programming/scripting languages/data formats
Experience with Cadence Mask Compose is a big plus
Experience with Virtuoso environment and SKILL Programming, Device Layout Knowledge/Experience will be a plus
Ability to communicate and work with a cross-geographic, multicultural global teams
Fluency in English Language – written & verbal – is a requirement.
Analytical problem solving and decision-making skills are basic requirements.
This role will require rotating shift (day shift and night shift), weekend and holiday coverage.