Yield and Characterization Engineer Intern (Summer 2027)

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. With global manufacturing operations across the U.S., Europe and Asia, 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.

Internship Program Overview:  

Our Interns & Co-ops are our entry-level talent pipeline for GF across the globe. Our goal is to provide students with a meaningful work experience that will equip them with the skills to embark on a career in the fast-paced and growing semiconductor industry after graduation. As an intern at GF, you’ll experience one-on-one mentorship, work assignments that prioritize your growth and potential, professional development opportunities, and the chance to network with executives.

Summary of Role:

GLOBALFOUNDRIES FAB 9 is seeking an experienced Engineer to join our Functional Electrical Test Characterization team. This role requires an organized individual with strong communication skills. The individual will have responsibilities to characterize signals from all sources (wafer test, kerf test, and inline), define and drive yield improvement projects while balancing the business objectives. The individual will be responsible for working across multiple teams within and outside of GLOBALFOUNDRIES and have both direct and indirect communication with customers. 

Essential Responsibilities include:

Monitoring electrical performance tends, disposition of holds at electrical test, support general/urgent fab operational issues, analysis for material and change review board, abnormal product investigations, yield analysis, improvement plans 

Support process module engineering activities to improve cost, cycle-time, and manufacturing robustness 

Develop and improve yield characterization and data analysis methodologies to rapidly determine yield limiters, correlation to in-line defectivity, and electrical parametric signals 

Other Responsibilities:

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

Required Qualifications:

B.S. in Electrical/Computer Engineering  

Understanding of semiconductor technology, solid state device physics 

Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively within a globally matrixed team or environment  

Aggressive learner and a strong team player, excellent analytical skills, on-time delivery of assigned work  

Preferred Qualifications:  

Prior related internship or co-op experience

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

Project management skills, i.e., the ability to innovate and execute on solutions that matter; the ability to navigate ambiguity.  

Strong written and verbal communication skills  

Strong planning & organizational skills  

Experience – 1+ years experience in semiconductor industry

Customer facing experience is a plus

Expected Salary Range

$20.00 - $40.00

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Expected Salary Range

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