Foundry Engineer for Advanced Technology, Sr. Staff
$164,000 - $246,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 19 May 2026 by the employer.
About the role
Drive the bring-up, qualification, and ramp of advanced semiconductor technologies for Qualcomm's Automotive business. The role works across internal teams and external foundry partners to establish technology roadmaps, process integration, yield, and product reliability.
What you'll do
- Define technology roadmaps and ensure process integration, high yield, and reliable product performance with external foundry partners. - Collaborate with internal cross-functional teams to define Automotive product roadmaps and align on product requirements. - Improve manufacturing yield and verify compliance with automotive quality standards. - Debug complex reliability issues across the product lifecycle. - Liaise with internal design, product engineering, supply chain, and external foundry partners to select optimum technology configurations.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or a related field with 6+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience (or Master's degree with 5+ years, or PhD with 4+ years). - Experience in semiconductor process development, integration, or yield improvement. - Data analysis and statistical analysis proficiency for device and yield analysis. - Experience engaging with external foundry partners and internal engineering teams.
Nice to have
- 8 years of experience in leading semiconductor process development, integration, and yield improvement. - Proficiency across advanced technology topics: process flow, device physics, testing, repair scheme, and reliability. - Understanding of yield improvement methodology, including defect pareto development and Failure Analysis (FA) methodology. - Proficiency with data analysis tools for both device and yield analysis.
Skills: foundry engineer, semiconductor process development, integration, yield improvement, device physics, failure analysis, data analysis
This role has been open 157 days — well above the 60-day median for Process Integration roles.
Process Integration · Process Integration
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Open roles in category
245
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Median days open
60 d
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Median salary
$158k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Qualcomm | All employers we track in this specialty (245 roles · 38 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 2 | 245 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 52 | 10039 · 106 employers |
| Median days open | 90 d | 60 d (+30 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $158k |
Skills observed across this category: foundry engineer, semiconductor process development, integration, yield improvement, device physics, failure analysis
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 92 open roles · median 63 d
- GlobalFoundries · 35 open roles · median 45 d
- Intel Corporation · 12 open roles · median 20 d
- Infineon Technologies · 9 open roles · median 17 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 8 open roles · median 92 d
- onsemi · 8 open roles · median 51 d
How we counted: 245 open Process Integration (Process Integration) roles from 38 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 24 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 Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Figures refresh nightly.
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