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Get Access To All JobsAbout GlobalFoundries:
GlobalFoundries is a leading full-service semiconductor foundry providing a unique combination of design, development, and fabrication services to some of the world’s most inspired technology companies. With a global manufacturing footprint spanning three continents, GlobalFoundries makes possible the technologies and systems that transform industries and give customers the power to shape their markets.
Summary of Role:
This position is for a senior engineering leader who will be leading a team of bench characterization engineers supporting new product development. This role requires a candidate with people leadership skills coupled with hands-on technical skillset. Candidate will have equal amount of focus spent between people leadership skills and hands-on technical contribution. This role requires close co-ordination and collaboration with design teams, SW/FW teams, Product/Test engineering teams, PM teams, and also may require engagement with external customer teams, to deliver product characterization results that support project goals.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Lead silicon bring-up, validation, and characterization activities for complex SoCs.
- Manage and develop a team of validation engineers and lab technicians.
- Define validation plans and drive execution across functionality, performance, power, and reliability.
- Lead debug and root-cause analysis of silicon issues in collaboration with Design, Product Engineering, DFT, and Test Engineering teams.
- Oversee characterization of analog, mixed-signal, and RF subsystems and IPs across digital, analog, and RF product lines.
- Code bench test plans bench characterization board/socket hardware design, including compliance to parasitics requirements, stack-up, grounding, shielding, power integrity, and component placement.
- Develop and deploy automated validation and data analysis solutions using Python, MATLAB, or equivalent data-analytics tools.
- Own lab infrastructure, equipment planning, calibration, safety, and operational excellence.
- Drive correlation between simulation, bench results, and ATE production test data.
- Review characterization data, correlate findings to system-level parameters, and ensure reports are ready for stakeholder review.
- Support qualification, customer engagements, and production release activities.
Other Responsibilities:
Communicate team progress, risks, and priorities to engineering leadership.
Required Qualifications:
- BS/MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related discipline with 10yrs+ of work experience in semiconductor characterization, bench measurements, or related engineering work.
- Experience leading, mentoring, or managing engineers, or demonstrated readiness to grow into people leadership.
- Experience using benchtop equipment such as power supplies, multimeters, signal generators, AWGs, SMUs, pattern generators, VNAs, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, etc.
- Programming experience in developing test code and automation using Python, MATLAB, LabVIEW, or equivalent.
- Strong debugging, problem-solving, and cross-functional leadership skills.
- Strong cross-functional communication skills and the ability to represent the team to senior stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with RF/mmWave, radar, wireless, networking, or high-speed communication products.
- Project management skills - i.e., the ability to innovate and execute on solutions that matter; the ability to navigate ambiguity.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong planning & organizational skills.
Expected Salary Range
$171,000.00 - $296,000.00
The exact Salary will be determined based on qualifications, experience and location.
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at usaccommodations@gf.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.
An offer with GlobalFoundries is conditioned upon the successful completion of pre-employment conditions, as applicable, and subject to applicable laws and regulations.
GlobalFoundries is fully committed to equal opportunity in the workplace and believes that cultural diversity within the company enhances its business potential. GlobalFoundries goal of excellence in business necessitates the attraction and retention of highly qualified people. Artificial barriers and stereotypic biases detract from this objective and may be illegally discriminatory.
All policies and processes which pertain to employees including recruitment, selection, training, utilization, promotion, compensation, benefits, extracurricular programs, and termination are created and implemented without regard to age, ethnicity, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other characteristic or category specified by local, state or federal law.
About GlobalFoundries:
GlobalFoundries is a leading full-service semiconductor foundry providing a unique combination of design, development, and fabrication services to some of the world’s most inspired technology companies. With a global manufacturing footprint spanning three continents, GlobalFoundries makes possible the technologies and systems that transform industries and give customers the power to shape their markets.
Summary of Role:
This position is for a senior engineering leader who will be leading a team of bench characterization engineers supporting new product development. This role requires a candidate with people leadership skills coupled with hands-on technical skillset. Candidate will have equal amount of focus spent between people leadership skills and hands-on technical contribution. This role requires close co-ordination and collaboration with design teams, SW/FW teams, Product/Test engineering teams, PM teams, and also may require engagement with external customer teams, to deliver product characterization results that support project goals.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Lead silicon bring-up, validation, and characterization activities for complex SoCs.
- Manage and develop a team of validation engineers and lab technicians.
- Define validation plans and drive execution across functionality, performance, power, and reliability.
- Lead debug and root-cause analysis of silicon issues in collaboration with Design, Product Engineering, DFT, and Test Engineering teams.
- Oversee characterization of analog, mixed-signal, and RF subsystems and IPs across digital, analog, and RF product lines.
- Code bench test plans bench characterization board/socket hardware design, including compliance to parasitics requirements, stack-up, grounding, shielding, power integrity, and component placement.
- Develop and deploy automated validation and data analysis solutions using Python, MATLAB, or equivalent data-analytics tools.
- Own lab infrastructure, equipment planning, calibration, safety, and operational excellence.
- Drive correlation between simulation, bench results, and ATE production test data.
- Review characterization data, correlate findings to system-level parameters, and ensure reports are ready for stakeholder review.
- Support qualification, customer engagements, and production release activities.
Other Responsibilities:
Communicate team progress, risks, and priorities to engineering leadership.
Required Qualifications:
- BS/MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related discipline with 10yrs+ of work experience in semiconductor characterization, bench measurements, or related engineering work.
- Experience leading, mentoring, or managing engineers, or demonstrated readiness to grow into people leadership.
- Experience using benchtop equipment such as power supplies, multimeters, signal generators, AWGs, SMUs, pattern generators, VNAs, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, etc.
- Programming experience in developing test code and automation using Python, MATLAB, LabVIEW, or equivalent.
- Strong debugging, problem-solving, and cross-functional leadership skills.
- Strong cross-functional communication skills and the ability to represent the team to senior stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with RF/mmWave, radar, wireless, networking, or high-speed communication products.
- Project management skills - i.e., the ability to innovate and execute on solutions that matter; the ability to navigate ambiguity.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong planning & organizational skills.
Expected Salary Range
$171,000.00 - $296,000.00
The exact Salary will be determined based on qualifications, experience and location.
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at usaccommodations@gf.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.
An offer with GlobalFoundries is conditioned upon the successful completion of pre-employment conditions, as applicable, and subject to applicable laws and regulations.
GlobalFoundries is fully committed to equal opportunity in the workplace and believes that cultural diversity within the company enhances its business potential. GlobalFoundries goal of excellence in business necessitates the attraction and retention of highly qualified people. Artificial barriers and stereotypic biases detract from this objective and may be illegally discriminatory.
All policies and processes which pertain to employees including recruitment, selection, training, utilization, promotion, compensation, benefits, extracurricular programs, and termination are created and implemented without regard to age, ethnicity, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other characteristic or category specified by local, state or federal law.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Visa Sponsorship as a Validation Engineer
Verify your degree supports specialty occupation
Validation Engineer roles require a bachelor's degree in engineering, life sciences, or a directly related field. Confirm your Chilean credentials align with the specialty occupation definition USCIS applies before targeting employers, not after.
Check prevailing wages before salary negotiations
Your employer must certify a wage meeting DOL prevailing wage levels on the Labor Condition Application. Run your job title and location through the OFLC Wage Search before your offer conversation so you know the floor.
Target industries with active LCA filing histories
Pharmaceutical, medical device, semiconductor, and biotech firms file the most validation-specific LCAs. Use Migrate Mate to filter for employers with documented H-1B1 Chile filing history in those sectors rather than guessing at sponsorship willingness.
Clarify CSV versus IQ validation scope in applications
U.S. employers distinguish Computer System Validation from Instrument Qualification roles when assessing degree fit. Specify which validation frameworks you've worked in, since an LCA denial can follow if your degree field doesn't map to the posted role's defined specialty.
Understand the LCA must be certified before your interview
The Labor Condition Application gets filed with DOL and must receive certification before your consular appointment. Confirm your employer has submitted it and received approval, not just started the process, when you schedule your visa interview date.
Prepare your credential evaluation for the consular officer
Chilean engineering degrees from accredited institutions are generally accepted, but consular officers can request a foreign credential evaluation. Having a formal equivalency report from a NACES-member evaluator ready removes a common source of administrative processing delays.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Validation Engineer role qualify as a specialty occupation for the H-1B1 Chile visa?
Yes, Validation Engineer qualifies as a specialty occupation when the position requires at least a bachelor's degree in engineering, life sciences, computer science, or a directly related field. The O*NET profile for validation and quality engineering roles confirms the theoretical and practical application requirement that defines specialty occupation status.
How does the H-1B1 Chile visa differ from H-1B for Validation Engineer roles?
Both require a specialty occupation and employer-sponsored LCA, but the H-1B1 Chile has no lottery, no USCIS petition fee, and applications go directly to a U.S. consulate in Chile. The tradeoff is that H-1B1 doesn't allow dual intent, so maintaining clear nonimmigrant intent matters more throughout the process.
How do I find employers who have sponsored H-1B1 Chile visas for Validation Engineers?
Migrate Mate lets you search employers by visa type and occupation, surfacing companies with verified H-1B1 Chile LCA filing history in validation-relevant industries like pharmaceuticals and medical devices. That narrows your target list to employers who have already navigated the process rather than those who may be unfamiliar with it.
Can my employer file the LCA for a Validation Engineer role with a broad job description?
The LCA must match the specific duties the officer will assess at your consular interview. If the job description covers multiple functions, USCIS and DOL guidance requires the prevailing wage and specialty occupation basis to reflect your primary role. A validation-specific LCA tied to your actual engineering duties is stronger than a broadly worded one.
What happens to my H-1B1 Chile status if my Validation Engineer project ends early?
H-1B1 Chile status is tied to your specific employer and position. If your role ends before your authorized period expires, you don't have an automatic grace period the way H-1B visa holders do. Changing employers requires a new LCA and consular appointment, so clarifying project continuity with your employer before accepting an offer is essential.