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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-efficientand high-performance solutions for high-growth markets. GF is a trusted and holistic technology partner for customers around the world. GF's talented, global teamremainsfocused every day on security,longevityand 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'llexperience 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' RF Technology Development team is seeking a summer 2027 engineering intern who enjoys writing code and automating complex engineering workflows. In this hands-on role, you will own real deliverables with support from a named mentor, work within live technology development projects, and build scripts and tools that improve how the team creates, checks, and releases test structures, process design kits, design manuals, test-site data, and verification decks.

Essential Responsibilities include:

• Write andmaintainPython, Shell, andTclscripts that automate design manual generation, ground-rule validation builds, PDK builds, releases, and regression checks.

• Build internal tools and dashboards thatconsolidatespreadsheets andlogsinto a current view of project status.

• Automate data extraction and reporting from test-site, design-manual, and verification sources to reduce manual data entry and improve consistency.

• Develop and extend regression testsuitesso kit and deck changes are validated automatically before release.

• Improve version-control andcontinuous-integrationpractices through repeatable builds, code review, and reusable scripts.

• Translate complex manual engineering workflows into documented automation that can bemaintainedand reused by the team.

• Own assigned deliverables, collaborate with engineering stakeholders, and present project results to the broader technology development organization at the end of the internship.

Other Responsibilities:

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

Required Qualifications:

• Education - At least a sophomore at time of application and actively pursuing a Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field through an accredited degree program during the time of internship.

• Must have at least an overall 3.0 GPA and be in good academic standing.

• Language Fluency - English (Written & Verbal)

• Ability to work at least40 hoursper week during the internship.

• Comfortable writing Python and able to read and debug code written by others.

• Familiarity with Linux, command-line environments, and version control using Git.

• Demonstrated interest in programming through personal projects, open-source contributions, competitions, research, coursework, or independently developed automation.

• Ability to break down a loosely defined manual process into clear steps and implement those steps in code.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior related internship or co-op experience

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

• Strong interest inleveragingAI tools and emerging technologies to enhance productivity, streamline workflows, and support effective decision-making.

• Project management skills, i.e., the ability to innovate andexecute onsolutions that matter; the ability to navigate ambiguity.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Strong planning & organizational skills

• Exposure tosemiconductor device physics, VLSIdesign, orlayout and CAD tool flows.

• Scripting experience withTcl, SKILL, Perl, or Shell in addition to Python.

• Experience with data-handling libraries such as pandasor withplotting and dashboard tools.

• Exposure tocontinuous integration, test automation, or build systems.

• Curiosity about semiconductor manufacturing and technology development; prior industry experience is notrequired.

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