Reliability Engineer for BEoL/MoL

About GF 

GlobalFoundries® Inc. (GF®) is one of the world's leading semiconductor manufacturers. GF redefines innovation and semiconductor manufacturing by developing and delivering feature-rich process technology solutions with leading performance in all growth markets. GF offers a unique mix of design, development and manufacturing services. With a talented and diverse team and manufacturing locations in the U.S., Europe and Asia, GF is a trusted technology provider to its global customers. GF employs approximately 13,000 people, including more than 3,000 in Dresden, Germany.

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Your Job

To strengthen our team, we are seeking a BEOL/MOL Reliability Engineer. In this role, you will focus on interconnect reliability within an interdisciplinary team, collaborating with a global network of design, process, and integration stakeholders.

• Develop and execute BEOL/MOL reliability technology qualifications (e.g., EM, IMD-TDDB, SM, TC at highly integrated metallization, reliability of passive device).

• Analyze reliability test data and drive failure root cause investigations.

• Define reliability requirements and ensure compliance with customer, internal and global standards.

• Collaborate with process and integration teams to optimize metallization schemes and materials.

• Support technology development by assessing reliability risks for new processes and design changes.

• Drive MRB/PCRB (Material/Product Review Board) decisions through comprehensive reliability assessments integrating inline metrology, electrical testing and reliability data.

• Own reliability-related design rules and models within PDK releases.

• Continuously enhance reliability methodologies, models, and simulation approaches, leveraging AI-assisted techniques.

• Prepare technical reports and present results to internal stakeholders and customers.

• Support R&D projects and contribute to international conferences and workshops.

Required Qualifications

• Master’s, Diploma or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Materials Science, or a related field.

• Solid understanding of semiconductor device physics and BEOL integration schemes.

• Experience with reliability mechanisms such as Electromigration (EM), Time-Dependent Dielectric Breakdown (TDDB), Stress Migration (SM) and Temperature Cycling (TC).

• Strong expertise in statistical data analysis and proficiency with relevant tools (e.g., MATLAB, JMP, Minitab, or similar).

• Solid programming skills (Phyton, VBA or similar).

• Familiarity with physical failure analysis techniques.

• Knowledge of reliability simulation and modeling tools.

• Understanding of customer qualification requirements and standards (e.g., JEDEC).

• Strong problem-solving skills and structured working approach.

• Excellent communication skills in English (C1); German is a plus.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in semiconductor manufacturing or foundry environment.

• Experience in advanced technology nodes (<90 nm) and related applications (e.g., embedded NVM, RF, analog/mixed-signal, HV/BCD).

• Hands-on experience with EDA-based EM/IR (Electromigration / IR-drop) analysis and sign-off methodologies including mission profile analysis.

We Offer 

The position is open-ended and to be filled as soon as possible.

Attractive compensation components:   

13th month salary, bonus payments, assistance with relocation to Dresden.  

Flexible working time arrangements:   

Family friendly part-time models, trust flextime, salary conversion into free time  

Diverse opportunities for further development:   

Career stages for every job, internal qualification offers, promotion of external educational qualifications  

Focus on your health:   

On-site gym and beach volleyball court, bike leasing, subsidized employee restaurant  

Corporate culture:   

Cooperation at eye level - everyone is on first name terms with us, budget for individual team events, social commitment via GlobalGives  

You can find more benefits in detail at https://gf.com/de/careers/benefits/ 

Diversity is part of our corporate DNA. For this reason, we would like to encourage women in particular to apply for a job with us. As we value equal opportunities and inclusion is particularly important to us, we welcome applications from people with disabilities.

This job posting is for a position up to pay grade ENG/IC2 at GlobalFoundries ETV.

This position is part of our employee referral program and will be rewarded with a referral bonus of €2,000 upon successful recruitment.