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Manufacturing Quality Engineer (2027 New College Graduate)

GlobalFoundries

Essex Junction, VTFull-time$58–101K/yrPosted 2w agoStill listed today

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Compensation
$58–101K/yr
Location
Essex Junction, VT
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree, required

Job overview

GlobalFoundries is hiring a Manufacturing Quality Engineer for its Foundry Manufacturing Quality Engineering team. The role supports quality and reliability in the fab by monitoring and auditing manufactured wafers and modules, helping ensure they meet quality standards while minimizing costs and maintaining customer satisfaction. It is part of the company’s new college graduate program, which offers training, cross-functional opportunities, mentorship, and leadership opportunities.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Quality Management Systems, nice to haveQuality Measurements, nice to haveQuality Processes, nice to haveSemiconductor Processes, nice to haveLeadership, nice to haveAI Tools, nice to haveEmerging Technologies, nice to haveProject Management, nice to haveInnovation, nice to haveSolution Execution, nice to haveAmbiguity Navigation, nice to haveWritten Communication, nice to haveVerbal Communication, nice to havePlanning, nice to haveOrganization, nice to haveIndependent Work, nice to have

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science or Related Field, requiredGPA 3.0+, requiredEnglish Fluency, requiredPrior Related Internship or Co-Op Experience, nice to have

Full job description

About GlobalFoundries GlobalFoundries (GF) is a leading manufacturer of essential semiconductors, enabling AI at scale from the cloud to the physical world. Through deep partnerships with customers, GF delivers differentiated, power-efficient and high-performance solutions for high-growth markets. GF is a trusted and holistic technology partner for customers around the world. GF’s talented, global team remains focused every day on security, longevity, and sustainability. For more information, visit www.gf.com.

New College Graduates Overview: 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: Our Foundry Manufacturing Quality Engineering (MQE) team provides leadership in engineering and technical support for quality and reliability issues within our fab by monitoring and auditing the quality of manufactured wafers and modules. As a Manufacturing Quality Engineer, you will help ensure that wafers and modules meet required quality standards while minimizing costs, maximizing customer satisfaction, and maintaining adherence to quality procedures and processes.

Essential Responsibilities include:

  • Support key quality management processes, including non-conforming product management, process change reviews, structured problem solving, and Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA).

  • Analyze business processes and identify and implement improvements that increase quality, efficiency, and effectiveness.

  • Create and maintain quality documentation, including quality manuals, procedures, and supporting records.

  • Generate, analyze, and respond to key performance indicators and quality metrics.

  • Meet with members of the production team to provide recommendations and communicate results.

  • Communicate the status of quality-related tasks, projects, and metrics to leadership and internal teams.

  • Lead and facilitate quality meetings with internal GF teams and customers, including customer audits.

  • Support the preparation of responses to assigned customer quality audit questionnaires and requests, and assist with planning and coordinating customer audits.

  • Follow up on corrective action request closure from internal audits and verify the effectiveness of implemented corrective actions.

  • Collaborate across Quality, Manufacturing, Value Stream, Supply, and other functional teams within Fab 9 and across GlobalFoundries fabs.

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 in Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or related field from an accredited degree program.

  • Must have at least an overall 3.0 GPA and proven good academic standing.

  • Language Fluency - English (Written & Verbal)

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Prior related internship or co-op experience.

  • Demonstrated prior leadership experience in the workplace, school projects, competitions, etc.

  • Strong interest in leveraging AI tools and emerging technologies to enhance productivity, streamline workflows, and support effective decision-making.

  • 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

  • Strong planning & organizational skills

  • Ability to work independently and with minimal supervision.

  • Knowledge of Quality Management Systems and supporting measurements and processes.

  • Knowledge of semiconductor processes.

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Expected Salary Range $58,400.00 - $100,800.00 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 [email protected] 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

How this job compares

Set against the 1,101 open Quality Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$58–101K/yr
  • US median$116–184K/yr659 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $80K, is 47% below the US median midpoint ($150K) — in the lowest quarter of Quality Engineering salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 1,101 open Quality Engineering jobs across the US. 7% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
Quality Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 4 to 10 years (820 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 443 of the 1,101 open Quality Engineering jobs (40%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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