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This role develops and maintains OPC technology files and works across lithography, design rules, etch, modeling, and infrastructure teams to improve pattern fidelity, process margin, and yield.\nEssential Responsibilities:\nDevelop, qualify, maintain, and optimize OPC technology files, recipes, and computational lithography solutions for advanced-generation semiconductor lithography processes.\nDevelop and evaluate OPC strategies, model-based corrections, and patterning solutions to improve wafer pattern fidelity, process-window performance, manufacturability, and yield.\nCollaborate with design rule, lithography, etch, metrology, modeling, mask, and computational infrastructure engineers to define and implement optimal computational patterning solutions.\nPerform root-cause analysis of printing, patterning, and yield-limiting hotspots using simulation, wafer data, design data, and established computational lithography analysis tools.\nValidate and release OPC solutions through simulation-to-wafer correlation, process-window assessment, hotspot verification, and appropriate quality and change-control methodologies.\nDevelop automated analysis, verification, and data-processing workflows that improve OPC development efficiency, coverage, reproducibility, and cycle time.\nResearch, apply, and continuously improve industry and company best practices in OPC, computational lithography, patterning optimization, and design-to-manufacturing interaction.\nParticipate in cross-functional semiconductor technology development projects and communicate technical results, risks, recommendations, and solution readiness to key stakeholders.\nOther Responsibilities:\nPerform all activities in a safe and responsible manner and support all Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements and programs.\nWork and collaborate on other projects and/or assignments as needed.\nRequired Qualifications:\nEducation - Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, Applied Physics, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, or a related technical field.\nExperience - Minimum years of relevant experience in optical proximity correction, computational lithography, semiconductor lithography, patterning, or a related field to be aligned with the applicable GF career level and scoping guidelines.\nSkills - Working knowledge of semiconductor lithography, optical proximity effects, OPC concepts, process-window behavior, pattern fidelity, and semiconductor manufacturing fundamentals.\nSkills - Experience with computational lithography, OPC development, lithography simulation, hotspot analysis, or related semiconductor patterning tools and methodologies.\nSkills - Ability to analyze complex simulation and wafer data, perform structured root-cause analysis, and translate findings into computational or process improvements.\nSkills - Experience with scripting or programming for engineering automation and data analysis, such as Python, Perl, Tcl, shell scripting, or equivalent.\nTravel - Up to 10%.\nFluency in English Language - written & verbal.\nPreferred Qualifications:\nEducation - Master’s degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Applied Physics, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, or a related technical field.\nExperience - Experience developing, qualifying, and maintaining production OPC technology files for advanced semiconductor process technologies.\nSkills - Experience with model-based OPC, lithography modeling, computational patterning, process-window optimization, mask data preparation, or design-technology co-optimization.\nSkills - Familiarity with leading computational lithography and OPC platforms and large-scale compute environments used for semiconductor mask synthesis and verification.\nSkills - Experience correlating computational lithography simulations with wafer metrology and using silicon results to improve OPC models, recipes, or process assumptions.\nSkills - Understanding of interactions among lithography, etch, design rules, mask manufacturing, metrology, and yield.\nProject management skills - i.e., the ability to innovate and execute on solutions that matter; the ability to navigate ambiguity.\nStrong written and verbal communication skills.\nStrong planning & organizational skills.\nNo Recruitment Fee Policy: GlobalFoundries is committed to ethical and transparent hiring practices. Candidates will not be charged any fees at any stage of the recruitment process. Any request for payment related to a GlobalFoundries employment opportunity is unauthorized and should be reported immediately. All legitimate recruitment communications are conducted exclusively through official GlobalFoundries channels. To report concerns or suspected recruitment fraud, please contact our Ethics & Compliance Office at  or visit our official website.\nThe Ethics & Compliance mailbox is not a recruitment channel. CVs/resumes submitted to this mailbox will not be reviewed, processed, or considered for employment opportunities. Please apply through the official GlobalFoundries careers site only.\nExpected Salary Range\n$85,000.00 - $146,000.00The exact Salary will be determined based on qualifications, experience and location.\nIf you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at  let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.\nAn offer with GlobalFoundries is conditioned upon the successful completion of pre-employment conditions, as applicable, and subject to applicable laws and regulations.\nGlobalFoundries is fully committed to equal opportunity in the workplace and believes that cultural diversity within the company enhances its business potential. 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