About GF
GlobalFoundries® Inc. (GF®) is one of the world's leading semiconductor manufacturers. GF redefines innovation and semiconductor manufacturing by developing and delivering feature-rich process technology solutions with leading performance in all growth markets. GF offers a unique mix of design, development and manufacturing services. With a talented and diverse team and manufacturing locations in the U.S., Europe and Asia, GF is a trusted technology provider to its global customers. GF employs approximately 13,000 people, including more than 3,000 in Dresden, Germany.
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Your Job
Lead the development and qualification of OPC, SRAF, and RET recipes for critical layers across FDX and FFX technology platforms.
Build, optimize, and maintain production-grade OPC flows in Siemens EDA Calibre (nmOPC, OPCverify, nmSRAF, Calibre WORKbench, ) and ASML/Brion Tachyon (MB-OPC/MB-SRAF, LMC).
Develop and maintain automation, recipe infrastructure, and analysis frameworks using Python and TCL; drive coding standards and code reuse across the team.
Execute lithography hotspot detection, LMC verification, and process window analysis; resolve hotspots through OPC, SRAF placement, and source/mask co-optimization.
Drive runtime, turnaround time, and compute-resource optimization for production OPC jobs running on large compute clusters.
Act as technical lead for cross-functional patterning issues; partner with integration, etch, metrology, mask shop, and design teams on root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
Mentor junior and mid-level engineers; review recipes, code, and methodologies as a senior technical reference.
Represent the OPC team in technical reviews with EDA vendors, scanner suppliers, and internal stakeholders; influence tool roadmaps based on production needs.
Document recipes, methodologies, and best practices to strengthen organizational knowledge.
Required Qualifications
Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Optics, Materials Science, or a related discipline. PhD will be beneficial.
Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience in OPC, RET, or computational lithography in a semiconductor manufacturing or advanced R&D environment.
Production-level expertise with Siemens EDA Calibre OPC tool suite (nmOPC, OPCverify, nmSRAF, WORKbench).
Production-level expertise with ASML/Brion Tachyon OPC platform (MB-OPC/MB-SRAF, LMC).
Demonstrated hands-on experience with FDX (FD-SOI) and FFX (FinFET) technology platforms, including familiarity with their distinct patterning challenges (e.g., back-gate alignment and analog/RF requirements for FDX; fin pitch, cut, and multi-patterning integration for FFX).
Strong proficiency in Python and TCL for recipe development, automation, and large-scale data analysis.
Solid understanding of optical lithography fundamentals, resist modeling, mask manufacturing constraints (MRC), and process window concepts.
Experience working with large compute clusters and managing long-running, resource-intensive computational jobs.
Excellent English skills are required (C1) ; proficiency in the German language is preferred.
Preferred Qualifications
Familiarity with source-mask co-optimization (SMO), inverse lithography (ILT), and machine-learning-assisted OPC approaches.
Knowledge of mask data preparation (MDP), fracturing, and mask process correction (MPC).
Experience with additional scripting/programming languages (Perl, C++, shell) and modern software engineering practices (Git, code review, CI).
Prior experience interfacing with design teams on DFM, DRC, and litho-aware design rules.
Experience with immersion ArF lithography.
We Offer
The position is open-ended and to be filled as soon as possible.
Attractive compensation components:
13th month salary, bonus payments, assistance with relocation to Dresden.
Flexible working time arrangements:
Family friendly part-time models, trust flextime, salary conversion into free time
Diverse opportunities for further development:
Career stages for every job, internal qualification offers, promotion of external educational qualifications
Focus on your health:
On-site gym and beach volleyball court, bike leasing, subsidized employee restaurant
Corporate culture:
Cooperation at eye level - everyone is on first name terms with us, budget for individual team events, social commitment via GlobalGives
You can find more benefits in detail at https://gf.com/de/careers/benefits/
Diversity is part of our corporate DNA. For this reason, we would like to encourage women in particular to apply for a job with us. As we value equal opportunities and inclusion is particularly important to us, we welcome applications from people with disabilities.
The job posting refers to a position up to job level 8 on the GF career ladder.
This position is part of our employee referral program and will be rewarded with a referral bonus of €2,000 upon successful recruitment.
Information about our benefits you can find here: https://gf.com/careers/opportunities-in-europe/
