GlobalFoundries

Senior Director, Integration & Yield – 200mm

GlobalFoundries  •  $198k - $333k/yr  •  Vermont, AU / Essex Junction, VT (Onsite)  •  4 days ago
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Job Description

The Senior Director of Integration & Yield will lead the end-to-end integration, characterization, yield, contamination-free manufacturing (CFM), and metrology functions for GlobalFoundries’ 200mm semiconductor manufacturing facility in Vermont. This role is accountable for driving overall fab yield performance, process integration excellence through strong technical leadership, data-driven execution, and cross-functional alignment.

As a key member of the site leadership team, this leader will ensure that technology and manufacturing processes are fully integrated, optimized, and delivering against yield, reliability, and customer performance targets. The role also serves as a critical interface with global engineering and product teams to enable technology transfer, product ramp, and continuous improvement.

GlobalFoundries operates in a highly collaborative, global environment where leaders are expected to drive accountability, innovation, and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

Integration & Yield Strategy

  • Lead overall integration and yield strategy across thefab, ensuring alignment to site performance goals and global technologyimprovementroadmaps

  • Own yield performance across products and technologies, including systematic improvement plans and long-term yield roadmap development

  • Drive cross-module integration to ensure robust process interactions andoptimizedend-to-end performanceand cost

Yield Performance & Continuous Improvement

  • Drive yield improvement through advanced data analytics, statistical methods, and structured problem solving

  • Lead root cause analysis and resolution of yield excursions, defectivity issues, and reliability concerns

  • Establish rigorous yield monitoring systems, KPIs, and governance to ensure sustained performance improvements

  • Partner with process and equipment engineering teams to resolve systemic manufacturing challengesimpactingyield and quality

Process Integration & Characterization

  • Own process integration across all modules, ensuring alignment between process steps and successful device performance outcomes

  • Lead electrical characterization and process characterization activities to support technology development and manufacturing stability

  • Support new product introduction (NPI) and technology transfers through robust integration and qualification processes

Contamination-Free Manufacturing (CFM) & Metrology

  • Lead CFM strategy and execution to ensure contamination control, defect reduction, and process integrity across thefab

  • Oversee metrology and inspection capabilities to enableaccurateprocess monitoring, defect detection, and yield improvement

  • Drive advancements in defect detection, inline monitoring, and process control methodologies

Global Collaboration & Technology Interface

  • Partner with global technology development teams to align on best practices, standards, and continuous improvement initiatives

  • Support cross-fabtechnology transfer and yield learning cycles across GlobalFoundries’ manufacturing network

  • Interface with product engineering and customers as needed to resolve complex technical and yield-related challenges

Talent Leadership & Organizational Development

  • Build and lead a high-performing organization across integration, characterization, CFM, and metrology teams

  • Develop technical depth and leadership capability within the organization through coaching, talent development, and succession planning

  • Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and innovation across engineering functions

Operational Governance & Compliance

  • Ensure compliance with Environmental, Health, Safety, and Security (EHS&S) standards, as well as quality and regulatory requirements

  • Drive disciplined engineering practices, documentation, and process control frameworks across integration and yield functions

  • Own key performance metrics related to yield, defectivity, and process capability

Minimum Qualifications

Education & Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or related field (Master’sor PhD preferred)

  • 15+ years of experience in semiconductor manufacturing or technology development

  • 5+ years of leadership experience in integration, yield, or process engineering organizations

Technical & Leadership Competencies

  • Deepexpertisein semiconductor process integration, device physics, and yield engineering

  • Strong experience with yield improvement methodologies, defect reduction, and statistical process control

  • Proventrack recorddriving yield improvement and resolving complex manufacturing issues in afabenvironment

  • Strong understanding of characterization, failure analysis, and reliability methodologies

  • Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives across process, equipment, and manufacturing teams

Leadership Profile

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset with a bias toward data-driven decision making

  • Ability tooperateeffectively in a matrixed, global organization and influence across functions

  • Strong communicationand stakeholder management skills, including experience interfacing with senior leaders and customers

  • Proven ability to lead change and drive alignment across diverse teams

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in200mmsemiconductor manufacturing

  • Background in specialty technologies (e.g.,GaN,RF, analog, power, automotive)

  • Experience supporting technology transfer across globalfabs

Expected Salary Range

$198,000.00 - $333,000.00

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

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at usaccommodations@gf.com and 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.

An offer with GlobalFoundries is conditioned upon the successful completion of pre-employment conditions, as applicable, and subject to applicable laws and regulations.

GlobalFoundries is fully committed to equal opportunity in the workplace and believes that cultural diversity within the company enhances its business potential. GlobalFoundries goal of excellence in business necessitates the attraction and retention of highly qualified people. Artificial barriers and stereotypic biases detract from this objective and may be illegally discriminatory.

All policies and processes which pertain to employees including recruitment, selection, training, utilization, promotion, compensation, benefits, extracurricular programs, and termination are created and implemented without regard to age, ethnicity, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other characteristic or category specified by local, state or federal law

GlobalFoundries

About GlobalFoundries

GlobalFoundries (GF) is one of the world’s leading semiconductor manufacturers. GF is redefining innovation and semiconductor manufacturing by developing and delivering feature-rich process technology solutions that provide leadership performance in pervasive high growth markets. GF offers a unique mix of design, development, and fabrication services. With a talented and diverse workforce and an at-scale manufacturing footprint spanning the U.S., Europe and Asia, GF is a trusted technology source to its worldwide customers.

For more information, visit www.gf.com.

GlobalFoundries is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action (EEO/AA) employer.

Industry
Hardware & Semiconductors
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Malta, NY
Year Founded
2009
Website
gf.com
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