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Sr Engineer - Process Engineering

GlobalFoundries

Essex Junction, VTFull-time$69–120K/yrPosted 3w agoStill listed today

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Compensation
$69–120K/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 seeks a Senior Process Engineer to own, sustain, and improve Reactive Ion Etch processes in its Front End of Line module at the Essex Junction site. The role is fully onsite, Monday through Friday during daytime hours. The engineer will support production, process improvement, tool and process qualifications, and development of new technologies, collaborating with technicians and cross-functional engineering teams.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Organizational Skills, requiredTask Management, requiredDeadline Management, requiredTeamwork, requiredSemiconductor Manufacturing, requiredStatistical Process Control, requiredDesign of Experiments, requiredSemiconductor Processing, nice to haveProject Leadership, nice to have

Qualifications

BS in Relevant Engineering or Physical Science, required2+ Years Semiconductor or Technical Manufacturing Experience, requiredFluent English, required4+ Years Semiconductor Process Engineer Experience, nice to haveMaster's in Relevant Engineering or Physical Science, nice to have

Full job description

About GlobalFoundries: GlobalFoundries is a leading full-service semiconductor foundry providing a unique combination of design, development, and fabrication services to some of the world’s most inspired technology companies. With a global manufacturing footprint spanning three continents, GlobalFoundries makes possible the technologies and systems that transform industries and give customers the power to shape their markets. For more information, visit www.gf.com.

Summary of Role: GlobalFoundries has a Sr Process Engineer opportunity at the Essex Junction, VT site to join the Front End of Line Reactive Ion Etch (RIE) module. The engineer will own, sustain, and improve RIE processes. This role is fully onsite on a Monday – Friday daytime schedule.

Essential Responsibilities:

  • Collaborate daily with maintenance technicians, process technicians, and equipment engineers to meet production demands

  • Design and execute experiments to perform root cause understanding

  • Drive continuous improvement efforts in support of throughput improvement, cost reduction, and yield learning

  • Lead process qualifications for new tools and processes and implement process control plans

  • Support cross functional problem solving, involving facilities, maintenance and equipment engineering

  • Create, execute and improve standard work

  • Partner with GlobalFoundries' integration, equipment, and quality engineering teams to support the development of new technologies

  • Communicate and collaborate with co-workers within and outside the department

Other Responsibilities:

  • Perform all activities in a safe and responsible manner and support all Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements and programs

  • Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor/manager

Required Qualifications:

  • Education: BS degree in Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Solid State Physics or other relevant engineering physical science discipline

  • Experience: Minimum 2-3 years of Semiconductor experience or relevant technical manufacturing experience

  • Fluency in English Language - both written & verbal

  • 10% travel may be required

  • Strong organizational skills along with demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and able to react to shifting priorities to meet business needs

  • Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and commitments

  • Ability to work effectively and efficiently with diverse teams, customers, internal and external partners

  • Understanding of semiconductor manufacturing, equipment and clean room facilities

  • Understanding and knowledge of Statistical Process Control (SPC) and Design of Experiments (DOE)

Preferred Qualifications:

  • 4+ years’ experience as a semiconductor process engineer

  • Knowledge of semiconductor/silicon processing

  • Master's degree in Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Solid State Physics or other relevant engineering physical science discipline

  • Project leadership experience

Expected Salary Range $69,000.00 - $120,000.00 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 [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 748 open Process Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$69–120K/yr
  • US median$104–150K/yr317 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $95K, is 24% below the US median midpoint ($125K) — in the lowest quarter of Process Engineering salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 12 open Process Engineering jobs in Vermont and 748 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four Process Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 432 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 366 of the 748 open Process Engineering jobs (49%) 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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