About Global Foundries

Global Foundries is a world-leading contract manufacturer for the global semiconductor industry with facilities in Dresden, Singapore, New York and Vermont (USA). Our products are used in various technical applications, e.g. mobile communications, consumer electronics, automotive and more. Global Foundries employs around 13,000 people worldwide, including 280 in Sofia.

Our Sofia based team will enhance GF’s scale and capabilities, while strengthening competitiveness of its specialized application solutions to further position the company for growth and value creation.

Our Design and Technology Enablement teams are working on the development of a broad portfolio of semiconductor technologies ranging from 350 nm down to 12nm including FD-SOI, RF, High-Voltage and automotive applications.

Your Job

As a Design Enablement Engineer, you will be a member of the Design Enablement Team responsible for developing design components for Process Design Kits (PDK). We offer specialized training.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Microelectronics, Physics, Computer Science or equivalent

• Excellent technical problem solving skills

• Fluent in English – both written and verbal

• Good attitude and interpersonal skills, tactful and works well in a team environment

• Self-motivated, resourceful and shows initiative

• Well organized and exhibits attention to detail

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in semiconductor and/or EDA industries

• Good knowledge of electronic devices and semiconductor theory

• Experience with CAD systems in Electronics (Cadence IC, Cadence OrCAD, Protel or similar)

• Experience with scripting languages (Perl, Tcl, Bash...) is a plus

• Exposure to Cadence IC (Virtuoso Layout, Schematic or Skill programming language) is a plus

• Previous experience with Unix/Linux systems is also a plus

We offer

• Attractive compensation package with competitive salary, performance related bonus plan and a global recognition program

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (including 20% match and 50 seed shares for first time participants, non-executive)

• Individual, technical or management career path opportunities supported by enhanced learning and development programs

• Healthy and team building work environment with various perks:

Additional medical service, including dental and, coverage of employees’ children

• Food vouchers and canteen discounts

• Sports card 50% subsidized by the employer; possibility to add a family member

• Top-rated office location with recreation Spa facilities

• Discounts for Spa & Wellness Programs at NV Tower

• Regular Team Events and Celebrations

• Relocation/Immigration Support for international hires

• Focus on employee work-life balance:

Hybrid working model and flexible working time

• 21 to 25 days paid vacation depending on years with the company

Information about our benefits you can find here: https://gf.com/careers/opportunities-in-europe/