Design Manual Publishing & Ground Rule Validation Engineer (2027 New College Graduate)
$85,000 - $146,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 9 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role develops, validates, documents, and publishes semiconductor design rules and Design Manual content that enable reliable, manufacturable, and customer-ready use of GlobalFoundries technologies.
What you'll do
- Partner with Process Integration, Manufacturing, Device Engineering, Customer Engineering, Program Management, PDK Development, and EDA teams to identify technology features and process limitations.
- Participate in the development, optimization, and qualification of semiconductor design rules across multiple technology platforms.
- Perform design-rule margin calculations using process, reliability, yield, and silicon-characterization data.
- Coordinate Ground Rule Validation activities from layout creation through silicon measurement and data collection.
- Analyze silicon characterization results using statistical and data-mining techniques to assess rule robustness and manufacturability.
- Own the preparation, review, publication, and maintenance of Design Manual content delivered as part of GlobalFoundries PDK releases.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Solid State Physics or related field.
- Overall 3.0 GPA and proven good academic standing.
- Understanding of semiconductor process fabrication flow, nanofabrication, solid-state and semiconductor-device physics, and Design of Experiments methodology.
- Familiarity with EDA tools such as Cadence Virtuoso Schematic Editor, Virtuoso Layout Suite, and Calibre DRC and LVS.
- Strong organizational and documentation skills.
- Strong data analysis, data mining, and problem-solving skills.
Nice to have
- Prior related internship or co-op experience.
- Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Solid State Physics, Materials Science, or another relevant engineering discipline.
- PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Solid State Physics, Materials Science, or another relevant engineering discipline.
- Strong interest in leveraging AI tools and emerging technologies.
- Project management skills.
This role has been open 6 days — well below the 73-day median for EDA/CAD Engineering roles.
EDA/CAD Engineering · EDA Tools
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Open roles in category
683
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Median days open
73 d
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Median salary
$195k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, and who else is hiring
| Metric | GlobalFoundries | All employers we track in this specialty (683 roles · 74 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 33 | 683 |
| Open roles in the wider Physical Implementation family | 40 | 1449 · 108 employers |
| Median days open | 36 d | 73 d (−37 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $195k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Cadence Design Systems · 153 open roles · median 169 d
- Synopsys · 63 open roles · median 39 d
- Micron Technology · 43 open roles · median 46 d
- Qualcomm · 38 open roles · median 73 d
- NVIDIA · 37 open roles · median 80 d
- GlobalFoundries (this employer) · 33 open roles · median 36 d
How we counted: 683 open EDA/CAD Engineering (EDA Tools) roles from 74 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 16 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Physical Implementation family row. Figures refresh nightly.